Must Reads : The Two-Way Some stories are just too weird, too funny or too sad to ignore. They may not be "serious news," but are so fascinating you must read them. NPR correspondents are on the watch for such tales. We pass along the best, from NPR and other news outlets.

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Saturday October 31, 2009

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'Fall Back' An Hour This Weekend

October 31, 2009 • It's time to change the clocks again.

Friday October 30, 2009

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Hitler Aide's Death Could Shed Light On Dictator's Holocaust Role

October 30, 2009 • The last surviving member of Adolph Hitler's inner circle died last weekend and some historians believe his death at age 96 may bring some clarity about the extent of the Nazi dictator's involvement in the Holocaust.

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Vatican Bashes Halloween And It's Not Alone

October 30, 2009 • Pope Benedict XVI is a man after my own heart, he's no fan of Halloween, although for different reasons than mine.

Thursday October 29, 2009

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Do Not Rap Your McDonald's Order In Utah Town

October 29, 2009 • Some Utah teenagers learned a useful lesson: just because you see somebody do something goofy on YouTube doesn't mean you should try it too. Four teens pulled up to a McDonald's drive-through window and one of them, copying a popular YouTube vi...

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eBay Bids Start At $500 For 'DWI Recliner'

October 29, 2009 • "DWI recliner" hits e-Bay.

International

Iran's Behbahani Is mtvU's Poet Laureate

October 29, 2009 • By Mark Memmott Iranian poet Simin Behbahani, who back in June wrote two poems about the post-election turmoil in her country -- and read them for NPR's Davar Iran Ardalan, who sent us the audio for this post -- is the 2009 mtvU Poet Laureate. T...

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Race Fans! GM's Lutz Is About To Test The Cadillac CTS-V Against Challengers

October 29, 2009 • GM marketing legend Bob Lutz is racing the Cadillac CTS-V.

Wednesday October 28, 2009

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Journalist Amy Wallace Welcomes 'Conversation' She's Started About Vaccines

October 28, 2009 • Amy Wallace writes in Wired about some parents' rejections of vaccinations and gets many flaming responses.

Journalist Amy Wallace Welcomes 'Conversation' She's Started About Vaccines

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NASA Launches Ares I-X Rocket

October 28, 2009 • Ares I-X launches.

NASA Launches Ares I-X Rocket

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Test Yourself: Yankees-Phillies Trivia

October 28, 2009 • World Series gets started. How about some Yankees-Phillies trivia?

America

Blue Language From Schwarzenegger's Red Pen?

October 28, 2009 • Did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger drop the F-bomb on legislators?

Blue Language From Schwarzenegger's Red Pen?

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Tuesday October 27, 2009

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FAA Revokes Wrong-Way Pilots' Licenses

October 27, 2009 • The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the pilot licenses of the two Northwest pilots who have admitted to being distracted in the cockpit by their laptop computers and letting their plane fly 150 miles past their intended destination of ...

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Scientology Convicted Of Fraud In France

October 27, 2009 • The Church of Scientology's troubles in Europe continued on Tuesday with a French court's conviction of the religious group on fraud charges.

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First In Chess, Now Sudoku; 'Eugene Varshavsky' Focus Of Cheating Allegations

October 27, 2009 • Who is "Eugene Varshavky" and did he cheat at the sudoku (and chess) championships?

First In Chess, Now Sudoku; 'Eugene Varshavsky' Focus Of Cheating Allegations

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NASA Scrubs Test Of New Rocket

October 27, 2009 • NASA scrubs launch of new rocket.