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Delayed Safety Recall May Haunt GM As It Continues Its Makeover

6:51pm March 11, 2014

by Sonari Glinton

General Motors is recalling 1.6 million vehicles because of faulty ignition switches linked to 13 deaths. It now faces a congressional inquiry into why it took nearly 10 years to warn the public.

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Social Distrust Blooms Among Millennials, But Where Are Its Roots?

7:59pm March 10, 2014

by Sami Yenigun

A Pew Study finds that the milliennial generation has a low level of social trust. There are several possible causes for this distrust, including a skewed social media culture and a faltering economy.

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At CPAC this year, even Sen. Rand Paul's cardboard cutout was drawing attention. The Kentucky lawmaker was leading in the straw poll among attendees Friday.

CPAC Is A Siren Call To GOP Presidential Hopefuls

2:00pm March 08, 2014

by Don Gonyea

Take one ballroom, add thousands of conservatives, stir in hundreds of reporters, and you have an irresistible attraction for GOP presidential hopefuls: the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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What Germans Know Could Help Bridge U.S. Workers' Skill Gap

11:31am March 08, 2014

by Susanna Capelouto

American job training programs are failing to turn out enough skilled workers to fill job openings in the U.S. That's puzzling to some Europeans, who have a different system for training workers.

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In Pennsylvania, Gas Company Complaints Grab Statewide Attention

11:42am March 07, 2014

by Marie Cusick

One of the biggest natural gas companies in the U.S. is facing legal trouble over allegations it cheats landowners out of royalty money. Chesapeake Energy has faced similar accusations across the U.S.

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Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee last month.

U.S. Knew Of 'Imminent' Move In Crimea, Top Official Says

11:39am March 07, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, tells NPR that U.S. decision-makers were given a week's notice that some Russian action was likely.

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How 4 Inmates Launched A Statewide Hunger Strike From Solitary

6:30pm March 06, 2014

The California convicts overcame the extreme isolation of their imprisonment to organize a 30,000-prisoner-strong movement. Their goal? To end long-term incarceration in solitary confinement.

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Terry Golway is a journalist and historian. His other books include Washington's General and Together We Cannot Fail.

The Case For Tammany Hall Being On The Right Side Of History

9:18am March 06, 2014

In a new book, Terry Golway takes a sympathetic view of Manhattan's infamous political machine. He says, "Tammany Hall was there for the poor immigrant who was otherwise friendless in New York."

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College Board Breaks Out Red Pen For SAT Corrections

8:42pm March 05, 2014

by Claudio Sanchez

The College Board is announcing new revisions to the SAT college entrance exam. NPR correspondent Claudio Sanchez lays out the Board's proposed changes.

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Debo Adegbile, special counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, speaks with the media outside the Supreme Court in Feb. 2013 after presenting arguments in the Shelby County, Ala., v. Holder voting rights case.

Senate Democrats Defect On Obama Civil Rights Nominee

8:42pm March 05, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

The clash over attorney Debo Adegbile's Justice Dept. nomination pitted powerful law enforcement interests against the civil rights community.

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