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As U.S. Strikes Targets In Iraq, A Sense Of Deja Vu

5:13pm August 09, 2014

On Thursday, President Obama became the fourth U.S. president in a row to initiate military strikes in Iraq. NPR's Arun Rath reflects on 23 years of on and off airstrikes in the country.

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Bulleit is one of 50 different brands a food blogger says is using whiskey from an Indiana factory.

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Why Your 'Small-Batch' Whiskey Might Taste A Lot Like The Others

3:25pm August 09, 2014

by NPR Staff

A food blogger says dozens of distilleries are buying rye whiskey from a factory in Indiana and using it in bottles labeled "artisan."

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Sen. Ted Cruz presented himself at the event as the one to take on Washington and defend the Constitution.

Perry And Cruz Do The Presidential Candidacy Dance

11:40am August 09, 2014

by Lauren Silverman

At RedState's convention Friday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tried to capture the attention of GOP voters, but they two-stepped around the question of whether they will run in 2016.

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Federal Judge Rules Some College Players Are Entitled To Payment

9:52pm August 08, 2014

by Melissa Block

College athletes scored a victory in court. A federal judge issued a ruling that the NCAA violated antitrust law by prohibiting athletes from payment for the use of their names, images and likenesses.

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Paul Herringshaw says farmers like him have been taking steps to reduce crop runoff for years.

Lake Erie's Toxic Bloom Has Ohio Farmers On The Defensive

7:15pm August 08, 2014

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Ohio farmers say they are not the only ones to blame for Toledo's polluted drinking water. They say they are using only as much fertilizer as they need to grow their crops.

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A Summer School Math Problem: How To Fit A Full Year In 5 Weeks?

6:57pm August 08, 2014

by Youth Radio

It's a nightmare borne by many kids: summer school. Within five weeks, students are expected to complete a course that would otherwise be conducted over a whole year.

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Unlike Some Of Their Fathers, Today's Married Men Seek A 'Full Partner'

6:57pm August 08, 2014

Audie Cornish speaks with Stephanie Coontz, professor of family studies at Evergreen State College, about how American men have changed in marriage and family life over the past 50 years.

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In recent years, public pension funds have been dramatically increasing their investments in hedge funds.

Some Public Pension Funds Making Big Bets On Hedge Funds

2:28pm August 07, 2014

by Chris Arnold

States and cities have been investing billions of pension money dollars in hedge funds. That's costing a lot of money in fees, and experts say the pensions don't have much to show for it.

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This photo comes from @dhmath64. He writes: "Me, Summer of 1959."

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Carroll, Iowa: Where The Childhood Paper Route Is Alive And Well

12:21pm August 07, 2014

by Noah Adams

Most newspapers today are delivered by adults in cars, not kids on bikes. But in Carroll, young people who want to make some money on a paper route are growing up in the right place.

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Construction Industry Missing Key Tool: Skilled Workers

7:56pm August 06, 2014

by Miles Bryan

Construction is booming once again in the Gulf Coast, Midwest and Rocky Mountain states. But there are about 20 percent fewer skilled workers in construction than there were in 2008.

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