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Obama's Policing Task Force Begins With Public Hearing

6:45pm January 13, 2015

by Martin Kaste

In response to last year's Ferguson protests, President Obama created a blue-ribbon "Task Force on 21st Century Policing," to study the problems and recommend solutions. We hear some of the public's concerns from the task force's first public hearing in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

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College Football Playoffs A Ratings Win On Television

6:45pm January 13, 2015

Audie Cornish speaks to John Ourand, media writer for the Sports Business Journal, about the gamble to switch to a national playoff system for college football.

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Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush Could Split Republican Loyalties

6:45pm January 13, 2015

Melissa Block speaks with Patrick O'Connor, political reporter for the Wall Street Journal about Mitt Romney telling donors he wants to run again for president in 2016.

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High school students protest the pending state takeover and privatization of the York, Pa. School District.

For-Profit Charters Set To Run Pa. District's Schools

6:45pm January 13, 2015

by Emily Previti

Pennsylvania's worst-performing district would have all of its schools run by a private charter school company.

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Alex Sanchez with his wife, Blanca, and sons Duvan and Irvin. Sanchez has been eligible to live and work legally in the U.S. since 2001, when his home country, El Salvador, experienced a major earthquake.

For Some Immigrants, Temporary Life In U.S. Can Mean A Long Stay

6:45pm January 13, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

A little-known program allows some immigrants to stay in the U.S. when a disaster strikes their home country. Designed to be short-term, Temporary Protected Status can sometimes last for many years.

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The president spoke about one measure aimed at the data collected in schools, through increasingly popular educational software.

Obama: 'If We're Going To Be Connected, Then We Need To Be Protected'

6:02pm January 13, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The president is calling for new measures to protect consumers against identity theft and to safeguard students' electronic privacy.

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Political signs in Gilbert, Ariz. are permitted to be larger and stay up longer than "directional" signs like those pointing residents to local church services.

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In Battle Over Church Signs, Is Ariz. Town Being 'A Little Unreasonable'?

5:20pm January 13, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

In a case before the Supreme Court Monday, an Arizona town maintains that Good News Community Church's signs are temporary directional signs for events, and thus limited to 6 square feet.

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For Cuba, Hostile Relationship With U.S. No Longer An Alibi

5:20pm January 13, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. rapprochement with Cuba seems to be on track. On Monday, the State Department confirmed that Cuba has kept its pledge to release 53 political prisoners and a top state department official is moving ahead with her plans to visit the island next week.

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White House Says It Should Have Sent More Senior Official To Unity March

5:20pm January 13, 2015

by Mara Liasson

On Monday, White House spokesman Josh Ernest said the administration erred in not sending a senior representative to join the unity march in Paris on Sunday.

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U.S. State Dept.: Weak Government Has Slowed Haiti's Recovery

5:20pm January 13, 2015

Five years ago, Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. Haiti Special Coordinator Thomas Adams for the U.S. State Department tells Audie Cornish why the reconstruction has been achingly slow.

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