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Al Franken's campaign website allows users to download b-roll of the candidate, including a file called "Franken reading to children."

What's With This Video Of McConnell Doing Stuff?

6:59pm March 29, 2014

by NPR Staff

Congressional campaigns have been releasing b-roll of their candidates, which can then be used for superPAC ads in their favor. Footage of Sen. Mitch McConnell got some extra attention online.

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Planned Parenthood worker Alicia Gonzales promotes the Affordable Care Act during an outreach event for the Latino community in Los Angeles in September.

Latinos Wary Of All-Out Push To Sign Up For ACA

12:51pm March 29, 2014

by Cheryl Corley

Latinos are the most uninsured group in the country, but they're newly leery of President Obama and the Affordable Care Act.

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A Boeing 747 jumbo jet starred at the Paris Air Show in 1969. Singapore and Japan airlines have now retired their 747 fleets and others plan to follow.

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Boeing's Iconic 747 May Be Flying Into The Sunset

11:36am March 29, 2014

by Christopher Werth

Sales of the airliner are flagging, and airlines are retiring their 747 fleets. The end may be near for the original "jumbo jet," but in its glory days, it offered an experience like no other.

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sent a telegram to Mary Peabody's son, Massachusetts Gov. Endicott Peabody. King thanked the governor for the sacrifices of his mother, Mary, and for her willingness to be jailed for the St. Augustine sit-in.

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Why A Proper Lady Found Herself Behind Bars

10:55pm March 28, 2014

by Karen Grigsby Bates

As racial tensions were rising in 1964, Mary Peabody, the mother of the Massachusetts governor, went to St. Augustine, Fla., to protest segregation.

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American Pastime's Season Starts Off, In Australia

6:34pm March 28, 2014

The Major League Baseball regular season began last week in Sydney, Australia. As sportswriter Stefan Fatsis explains, it resumes with one game on Sunday and a full slate on Monday.

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Internal Report Clears Christie Of Bridgegate, But Dems Don't Buy It

7:03pm March 27, 2014

by Joel Rose

Gov. Chris Christie's administration has released the results of an internal investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closures. The report clears Christie of wrongdoing, but New Jersey Democrats question its validity.

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The research team used yeast chromosome No. 3 as the model for their biochemical stitchery. Pins and white diamonds in the illustration represent "designer changes" not found in the usual No. 3; yellow stretches represent deletions.

Custom Chromo: First Yeast Chromosome Built From Scratch

7:03pm March 27, 2014

by Richard Harris

It's not about making designer beer. Johns Hopkins scientists and undergrads stitched together strands of yeast DNA as a step in exploring the essential genetics of various species: What makes us us?

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President Prepares To Meet King As U.S.-Saudi Divisions Deepen

7:03pm March 27, 2014

On the eve of President Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia, Robert Siegel speaks with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations. They discuss U.S.-Saudi relations and questions on Iran.

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Attendees wear Oculus Rift HD virtual reality headsets at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.

Backlash To Facebook Buying Virtual Reality Firm Comes Swiftly

11:08am March 27, 2014

by Noah Nelson

Facebook's purchase of Oculus VR is only a day old, but the founders are already defending themselves against threats of abandonment by game developers.

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A street vendor in Simferopol, Crimea, sells eggs with the dual currency price tags in Russian rubles and Ukrainian hryvnias. Russia's annexation of Crimea mean it will now have to prop up the peninsula's weak economy.

How Russia's Annexation Of Crimea Could Hurt Its Economy

11:05am March 27, 2014

by Chris Arnold

President Vladimir Putin's swift move to annex Crimea has been popular among many Russians. But when it comes to Russia's economy, many analysts think the country's prospects are looking weaker.

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