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Obama Campaigns For College Affordability Plan

11:39am August 24, 2013

by Scott Horsley

The president returned from vacation to take to the road, touring college towns in New York and Pennsylvania to talk about higher education. He's proposing a system that would rank colleges' affordability, which could then be tied to federal aid — but in Washington, a budget battle is waiting.

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Trading Domain Names For A Day With The Candidates

11:39am August 24, 2013

Michael Deutsch loves politics so much so that he systematically purchases Internet domain names that political campaigns might want. But it's not a get-rich-quick scheme. When the campaigns come knocking, asking to take over the domains, he bargains for face time with the candidates.

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1972 Dolphins Finally Get To Meet The President

11:39am August 24, 2013

Host Scott Simon talks with coach Don Shula, who led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to an undefeated season. Shula and 31 members of that team visited the White House Tuesday.

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What To Make Of Tiger Woods' Major-less Year

9:12pm August 23, 2013

by Mike Pesca

By the standard of normal golfing mortals, Tiger Woods has had an incredible summer. He's won multiple tournaments and millions of dollars in prize money. What he didn't do was win any of golf's four major championships. And those major wins are his measure of success.

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San Diego Mayor Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

9:12pm August 23, 2013

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner resigned on Friday. The city council struck a deal under which Filner — a Democrat — will step down on Aug. 30. It's the end result of a sexual harassment scandal that has seen more than a dozen women accuse Filner of inappropriate behavior.

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Members of the Congress of Racial Equality leaving Brooklyn en route to the March on Washington, on April 15, 1963. At 16, Lawrence Cumberbatch (fourth from left, in back wearing a white hat) was the group's youngest member.

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At 16, Making A Trek To Make The '63 March On Washington

6:47pm August 23, 2013

by NPR Staff

Lawrence Cumberbatch's parents thought their 16-year-old son was too young to walk from Brooklyn to the March on Washington in 1963. And enlisting Lawrence's uncle to dissuade him didn't have quite the effect they had hoped for, Lawrence tells his son, Simeon.

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Kesennuma, in the Tohoku region of Japan, was devastated in a March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. A researcher studying recent mega-quakes says this one, centered some 300 miles from Tokyo, could actually mean an increased risk of a quake hitting Japa

Can A Big Earthquake Trigger Another One?

3:58pm August 23, 2013

by Christopher Joyce

A new scientific report claims that a powerful quake can, in effect, be contagious. The finding could have important implications for hazard planning in earthquake zones.

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A newspaper clipping from The Cincinnati Herald on Sept. 14, 1963, included a picture of Jack Hansan and other members of the Cincinnati delegation.

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To Join '63 March On Washington: 'Like Climbing A Mountain'

9:49am August 23, 2013

by Michele Norris

When civil rights worker Jack Hansan traveled to Washington to participate in the march, the fear of violence breaking out was very real. But the father of four knew he had to be there, not just to witness history, but also to play a part in changing it.

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FBI Director Robert Mueller had been on the job just a week before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. On Sept. 12, he took questions from reporters with U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft about the investigation.

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Outgoing FBI Boss On His Legacy And What Kept Him Up At Night

7:25am August 23, 2013

by Carrie Johnson

For nearly a dozen years now, FBI Director Robert Mueller has started his morning — every morning — with a secret threat briefing. On the eve of his departure, he talks to NPR about what leading the bureau has been like in an age of al-Qaida and more.

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Unemployment Claims Drop To Pre-Recession Levels

5:08pm August 22, 2013

More than 330,000 people filed new claims for unemployment insurance benefits last week. That sounds like a big number — and is a slight increase over the previous week — but it's being taken as some very good news. For a month, now, fewer new people are asking for unemployment insurance than at any time since November, 2007. That's before the Great Recession.

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