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Op-Ed: Give Tiger The Privacy He Requests

November 30, 2009 • Since Tiger Woods' mysterious car crash, there has been a great deal of speculation about what caused the accident. John Paul Newport, golf columnist for The Wall Street Journal, says that the public should "give Mr. Woods and his family the privacy he requests."

Op-Ed: Give Tiger The Privacy He Requests

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Can I Just Tell You?

A Role Model For 'Precious' Girls

November 30, 2009 • In her weekly commentary, host Michel Martin reflects on the much-discussed film Precious, and how prominent black women like first lady Michelle Obama play a role in the lives of young black girls longing to feel — yes — precious.

A Role Model For 'Precious' Girls

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Foreign Policy: Ukraine's Phantom Swine Flu

Foreign Policy

November 30, 2009 • According to a campaign advisor to Yulia Tymoshenko, the Ukrainian prime minister and presidential candidate purposely inflated fears of an ongoing swine-flu epidemic to aid her presidential run. Did she do more harm than good?

The New Republic: How Will Health Care Reform End?

The New Republic

November 30, 2009 • The health care reform debate that unfolds over the next few weeks will be full of drama. While it's hard to imagine opponents of reform stopping a bill from passing, it's not at all hard to imagine the opponents of reform drastically altering the bill before it goes forward.

The Nation: How To Save Journalism

The Nation

November 30, 2009 • The decline of commercial journalism predates the web, but the Internet has without question rattled the industry. Here's the good news: politicians and regulators are finally discussing what to do about it.

The National Review: Fixing Our Fatal Fiscal Flaws

The National Review

November 30, 2009 • Federal spending has soared so high that 40 percent of this year’s budget will be funded by borrowing. Unfortunately, centrist legislators’ plan to restore fiscal sanity will do nothing of the sort.

Big-Screen Memories Of A New York Adventure

November 29, 2009 • It was 1939, the year of the New York World's Fair, Germany's invasion of Poland, and the publication of Steinbeck's classic The Grapes of Wrath. It's also the year two 18-year-old girls from Denver took a train to the East Coast for an adventure that inspired a Hollywood musical.

Big-Screen Memories Of A New York Adventure

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On The Road To Safety

Letter To A Speed Demon

November 29, 2009 • Erica Molitor tells her fellow commuters that driving fast and furious is not the way to a woman's heart.

Rectangles Vs. Triangles: The Great Sandwich Debate

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Food

Rectangles Vs. Triangles: The Great Sandwich Debate

November 28, 2009 • You've got a lot of decisions to make as you build that leftover turkey sandwich. One decision you'll probably make with ease is whether to cut the sandwich into triangles or rectangles. If you go for the diagonal slice, you're in good company. Chefs, foodies, an architect and even a mathematician all told us: Diagonal rules. But why?

Rectangles Vs. Triangles: The Great Sandwich Debate

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On The Road To Safety

Small Cars Don't Get Any Respect

November 28, 2009 • When Lisa Troch is behind the wheel of her Mini Rover, she says other drivers treat her like she's invisible.

Simon Says

A Young Boxer's Final Act Of Giving

November 28, 2009 • Paco Rodriguez, known as El Nino Azteca on the west side of Chicago, died last week of injuries sustained in the ring. His organs have been donated. "He's not only in heaven, but walking the earth in other people," his brother says.

A Young Boxer's Final Act Of Giving

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Television

Go Ahead, Sing Along: When Television Is Karaoke

November 27, 2009 • Half a million people have bought the TV show Glee's version of Journey's song "Don't Stop Believing." The show's winning formula is to transform an original song without its reeking of a knockoff.

Go Ahead, Sing Along: When Television Is Karaoke

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On The Road To Safety

On Two Wheels, The Road Looks Different

November 27, 2009 • As soon as Caroline Keem started commuting to work on a bike, she learned the hard lessons of the road.

On The Road To Safety

When Emotions Go Into Overdrive

November 26, 2009 • Alissa Corby says drivers should make eye contact to help reduce road rage.

News Analysis

Afghanistan Speech A Defining Moment For Obama

November 25, 2009 • Next week, President Obama will lay out his Afghanistan plan in a televised address. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says it's a defining moment for the president — and warns that like war presidents before him, Obama will likely face pressure to escalate the war in the weeks and months ahead.

Afghanistan Speech A Defining Moment For Obama

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