All Things Considered
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Hoops, He Did It Again: Player Has Second 100-Point Game
by Mark Memmott
Junior guard Jack Taylor of Grinnell College has followed up last year's record-breaking 138-point performance with another "century." He scored 109 points Sunday night in a victory over Crossroads College. He's the only player in NCAA history to have reached or exceeded 100 points twice.
Moved By Kennedy's Death, The Boston Symphony Played On
by Theo Balcomb
The orchestra was mid-performance when news of the president's assassination reached the symphony hall in 1963. The musicians had to decide: suspend the concert or continue? Their decision transformed a moment of shock into a moment of shared consolation.
ATF Chief Faces Tough Challenge At Troubled Agency
by Carrie Johnson
B. Todd Jones is in charge of a bureau whose relevance and performance are being questioned and whose resource problems appear to be growing larger. He's trying to put the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives back on solid footing after years of controversy and criticism.
Arturo Sandoval: Free To Blow His Trumpet The Way He Wants
by Shereen Marisol Meraji
What A Bitcoin Political Debut Could Mean For Transparency
by Peter Overby
The Federal Election Commission is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to allow virtual currency contributions to political action committees.