NPR 2010-07-16

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NPR 2010-07-15

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NPR 2010-07-04

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NPR 2011-12-15

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NPR 2010-05-04

Law enforcement officials who are investigating car bombing attempt in New York City tell NPR they believe the evidence is starting to point to an international plot. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. Two people close to the case say they believe tha

NPR 2011-07-16

A short-term approach to the nation's pressing debt limit deadline falls well short of what Washington should be doing. Says President Obama: This notion that we're going to go through a multiyear process instead of seizing the moment now and taking

NPR 2011-01-11

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NPR 2011-03-04

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Pam Coulter. President Obama wants to reduce drug violence in the neighborhood. After a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House, Mr. Obama said US efforts are producing some success. The Unit

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AP 2010-05-19

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AP 2010-07-19

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AP 2012-03-06

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