Unions Assume A Support Role For Occupy Movement
Attend just about any of the Occupy Wall Street-inspired protests across the country and you’re likely to see a group …
Actor Alan Alda Plays ‘Not My Job’
You know Alan Alda as an actor — most famously as Hawkeye Pierce in the classic TV comedy M*A*S*H — …
Justin Timberlake On Music, Comedy, And Wearing Out His NPR T-Shirt
It was almost two years ago now that Justin Timberlake, while filming The Social Network, cemented his place in the …
Bachmann: ‘I’m The Tea Party Candidate’
The Bachmann campaign isn’t letting this one go by without a fight. Hours after the Minnesota congresswoman’s presidential campaign responded …
Aspirin, Colon Cancer And You
For some people at especially high risk of developing colon cancer, taking a couple aspirin a day appears to help …
Hundreds Try To Influence The Supercommittee
The deficit reduction committee, the so-called supercommittee, has less than a month to agree on massive spending cuts and deficit …
Groups That Plan To Lobby The Supercommittee
In all, 619 different groups and corporations said they intend to lobby around the work of the Joint Select Committee …
Republicans Struggle To Sway Latino Voters In Nevada
Barack Obama won Nevada when he won the presidency in 2008. So did George W. Bush before Obama and Bill …
Mitt Romney Criticized For Slow Motion, Climate-Change ‘Flip Flop’
Mitt Romney drew barbs Friday for his continued shift to the ideological right on the climate change issue. Actually, the …
Kids’ Book Club: A ‘Graveyard’ Tour With Neil Gaiman
Welcome to the first installment of NPR’s Back-Seat Book Club! We’ve invited all of our younger listeners to join us …
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