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Iran's Supreme Leader Signs Off On Nuclear Deal With World Powers

9:55am October 21, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered that the deal start being implemented. Khamenei said that the U.S. and the European Union should also begin dismantling the sanctions against Iran.

"There's a reason everybody's looking at Paul — he is the consensus choice," fellow Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said of Rep. Paul Ryan. "Other people may be able to step up to the plate, may be able to forge that consensus. But we already know

Meet Paul Ryan, The Man Who Might Be House Speaker

9:37am October 21, 2015

by Shawn Johnson

Ryan's ability to walk a fine line between the Republican Party's hard-line conservative and establishment wings goes back years and has made him "everybody's choice" to run for speaker of the House.

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Experts say that sitting down and creating a plan of action makes us 10 times more likely to achieve our goals — especially if we tell friends about our plan to create some gentle social pressure to follow through. Here's a worksheet to help with that.

The George Washington Of Investing Wants You For The Revolution

9:30am October 21, 2015

by Chris Arnold

Investor Jack Bogle is leading a populist revolution on Wall Street. He wants everyday Americans to make a lot more money in the stock market and give less of their returns away to financial firms.

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Germany's prime-time television news show quotes Merkel's silence over the weekend.

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'Merkel' Has Become A Verb In German Youth Vernacular

8:47am October 21, 2015

by Esme Nicholson

The German chancellor's last name is used locally as a word of action that ironically means to not act at all.

Miller wouldn't say whether he's a Republican or a Democrat, but said he identifies with whoever he thinks "Jesus would vote for if he were still walking the earth, and that's something I kind of see in [Ben] Carson."

Meet The Obama-Era Kids Who Are About To Be First-Time Voters

8:39am October 21, 2015

by Asma Khalid

We asked young voters to share their earliest political memories, and we heard about praying for George W. Bush, family members losing jobs and fears of terrorism.

World News

Increased Middle East Fighting Prompts Latest Wave Of Migrants

8:25am October 21, 2015

Migrants struggling north through the Balkans say they've departed late in the season, despite wintry weather, because of violence in once-safe areas of Syria and Iraq.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad during Tuesday's meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.

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Syria's Assad Visits Moscow To Discuss Military Plans With Putin

8:16am October 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The trip was kept secret until after Tuesday's meeting — and after President Bashar Assad had safely returned home.

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Sports

Baseball Hall Of Fame Reporter Back At Bat

5:22am October 21, 2015

This week, legendary baseball writer Tom Gage was picked up by Sporting News. As NPR reported in July, the Baseball Hall of Fame reporter was out of a job after 36 years covering the Detroit Tigers. Now, he'll be covering the World Series to finish out his Hall of Fame season.

National

Law Enforcement Veteran: Locking Up Minor Drug Offenders Makes Us Less Safe

5:22am October 21, 2015

Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy — a veteran with more than 30 years of policing experience in New York City, Newark and Chicago — says locking up minor drug offenders using mandatory sentencing makes America less safe.

Pop Quiz: Who Was The Only President To ...

11:05pm October 20, 2015

by Linton Weeks

In the exclusive club of American chief executives, some presidents are more exclusive than others. This is only a test.