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Court Rules That Arizona Sheriff Engages In Racial Profiling
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's department violated the rights of Latinos in its crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge says, issuing an injunction against the practice.
 
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Toronto Mayor: 'I Do Not Use Crack Cocaine'
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Rob Ford responded to a video that surfaced last week that The Toronto Star says appears to show him smoking the drug.
 
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Obama's Terrorism Fight Is Colored Gray, Not Black And White
May 24, 2013 | NPR · If President Obama's newly recalibrated counterterrorism strategy demonstrates anything, it is his penchant for nuance.
 
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Hedge Fund Manager Apologizes For Comments On Female Traders
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones says he's sorry for his comments at a university symposium that motherhood causes women to lose the focus needed to be good traders.
 
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'Four Little Girls' Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
May 24, 2013 | NPR · They were just little girls when they were killed in what came to be known as the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing. And now Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley have been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, nearly 50 years after the attack in Birmingham, Ala.
 

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A Race Against Time To Find WWI's Last 'Doughboys'
May 24, 2013 | NPR · In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys.
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The Great Charcoal Debate: Briquettes Or Lumps?
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes to grilling up a tasty steak or other food on the grill? Yes — but deciding which one to use depends on what you're after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — aka "natural" hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages.
 
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Are Women Really Missing From Film Criticism?
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Are women really being shut out of film criticism? One recent study claims that they're worse off in the online world than they were in print.
 
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This Time, It's A Dull Ache Of A 'Hangover'
May 24, 2013 | NPR · In dumping his formula, director Todd Phillips has thrown out just about everything else that made the surprise-hit first movie even a little likable.
 
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Can Eyewitnesses Create Memories?
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Forensic psychologist Scott Fraser studies how we remember crimes. He describes a deadly shooting and explains how eyewitnesses can create memories that they haven't seen. Why? Because the brain is always trying to fill in the blanks.
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October 26, 2009

Round-Up

A Colorado Springs group that aims to help Native Americans overcome alcoholism and other health issues wins a prize from a San Francisco think tank…two soldiers based at Ft. Carson have been killed in Afghanistan…Governor Ritter names a new head of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources….and, state lawmakers from the West meet in Wyoming to talk about energy issues.

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