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Open Carry Activists Bear Arms In The Streets — And Chipotle

6:02pm June 07, 2014

by John Burnett

As part of the open carry movement, some gun rights activists in Texas have been carrying rifles into restaurants. Many national chains have responded by instituting no-guns policies.

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Move Over, Bridgegate: Chris Christie's Next Campaign Roadblock

12:02pm June 07, 2014

by Joel Rose

Turns out New Jersey's economy — not the George Washington Bridge scandal — may be the biggest threat to the governor's presidential ambitions.

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What Happened To Unemployment Benefits?

9:46pm June 06, 2014

by Tamara Keith

Five months have passed since the expiration of the emergency unemployment benefits program for the long-term unemployed. Amid congressional delays, it's unclear whether those benefits ever will be extended.

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Jim Ryun becomes the first high-schooler to break the four-minute-mile record, with a run of 3:59 in 1964. He went on to break the record three more times while in high school.

A Campaign To Bring Back 'America's Distance': The 1-Mile Race

7:45pm June 06, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The mile was once an important running competition, but today's races are generally measured in meters. A race that's often called a mile — four laps around a 400-meter track — is just shy of one.

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Doughnuts at a Krispy Kreme store in Washington, D.C. An environmental coalition says leading doughnut companies like Krispy Kreme source palm oil from suppliers who are clear-cutting rain forests and destroying wildlife habitat.

Doughnut Day Downer: Palm Oil In Pastries Drives Deforestation

7:29pm June 06, 2014

by Allison Aubrey

An environmental group is blasting Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme for buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy rain forest and peatlands. The group says sustainable palm oil should be used instead.

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Bergdahl Homecoming Party Canceled, As Joy Turns To Worry

7:58pm June 05, 2014

In Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's hometown, a celebration had been planned for his homecoming. Now, facing new questions and controversy, the town of Hailey, Idaho, has cancelled that celebration. Jeff Gunter, chief of the Hailey Police Department, explains the decision.

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Questions Abound Over Why Bergdahl Left Afghan Post

12:40pm June 05, 2014

by Tom Bowman

A classified Pentagon investigation suggests Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked off his post in Afghanistan, though it does not conclude he deserted. He was held captive for 5 years.

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If It Comes Time To Negotiate With Terrorists, Never Say Never

12:40pm June 05, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to negations expert Amos Guiora, who is a professor at the University of Utah, and author of Tolerating Intolerance: The Price of Protecting Extremism.

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Despite Video Of Bergdahl's Release, Questions Dog His Capture

9:40am June 05, 2014

by Tom Bowman

Questions surround Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's initial disappearance. Bergdahl has said he was captured by the Taliban while lagging behind on a patrol, but many wonder whether he planned to desert.

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After State Lawmaker Comes Out, Campaign Becomes Battle Of Write-ins

7:18pm June 04, 2014

by Kate Lao Shaffner

Mike Fleck, who was re-elected three times before he came out as gay in 2012, lost the Republican state house primary to a write-in candidate. So he won as a write-in on the Democratic ballot instead.

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