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Pastoral Medicine Credentials Raise Questions In Texas

8:22am April 25, 2016

by Lauren Silverman

They're called doctors of pastoral medicine and tout certificates to prove it. But they don't have real medical degrees, and critics worry that patients don't understand what those titles really mean.

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Federal Judge Clears Lawsuit Against CIA Torture Program To Proceed

8:20am April 25, 2016

by David Welna

The lawsuit, on behalf of three men, accuses two psychologists based in Spokane, Wash., of devising and overseeing an "experimental torture program" as a "joint criminal enterprise" with the CIA.

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Politics & Government

Populists' Appeals Hit Home To Voters Who Feel They're Unheard

8:04am April 25, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Populism has been the biggest force this election year. What lasting effect might populism have on both Democrats and Republicans — even after Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have left the scene?

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Ted Cruz (center) and John Kasich shake hands while Donald Trump looks on following the CNN Republican presidential debate last month.

Cruz And Kasich Announce Joint Strategy To Block Trump

7:43am April 25, 2016

by Arnie Seipel

In a statement sent out Sunday, the Cruz campaign said it will focus resources on Indiana, "and in turn clear the path for Gov. Kasich to compete in Oregon and New Mexico."

Proposed Calif. Measure Would Fine Tweeting Jurors

6:54am April 25, 2016

Court officials support a measure that would require jurors to turn off their smartphones. Judges could fine jurors $1,500 if they talk about the case on social media or research cases on Google.

Politics & Government

This Week In Politics: 5 States Hold Primaries On Tuesday

5:00am April 25, 2016

There are primaries in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland and Connecticut. Steve Inskeep talks to commentator and columnist Cokie Roberts and Robert Costa of The Washington Post.

Inside Livingston Junior High School in Sumter County, Ala. The state does not send extra dollars to districts that serve low-income kids.

'Why Can't Our Kids Go To School Together?' Asks Board Member In Alabama

10:49pm April 24, 2016

by Dan Carsen

One school in Sumter County, Ala., is so underfunded, the principal says there's no money for badly needed repairs. And something else is missing from the schools: the county's white residents.

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National

One Year Since Riots, Baltimore Activists Gather In Peace

6:03pm April 24, 2016

Hundreds of people gathered for a peace march in West Baltimore to mark the anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray and the unrest that followed.

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North Carolina: To Boycott Or Not

6:03pm April 24, 2016

What are the ethics of boycotting North Carolina in protest of HB2? We ask Evangelist Rev. Alex McFarland, Duke Divinity School Professor William Willimon and Washington Post columnist Steven Petrow.

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Baltimore Police Chief Wants To Reform Department

5:25pm April 24, 2016

by Mary Rose Madden

Since the unrest in Baltimore a year ago, new police chief Kevin Davis openly criticizes the Baltimore police department's old strategies — and says he wants to police "smarter."