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Boston's Heroes Seriously Inspire Ray From 'Car Talk'
Mark Memmott

Jokes weren't on his mind Thursday morning when Car Talk funny guy Ray Magliozzi was a guest

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Boston Marathon Explosions: Thursday's Developments
Mark Memmott

Throughout the day, we'll be updating with the latest news about the two explosions Monday near the fini

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Boston Marathon Explosions: Wednesday's Developments
Mark Memmott

Throughout the day, we'll be updating with the latest news about the two explosions Monday near the fini

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Boston Bomb Victim: Krystle Campbell Was 'Caring ... Loving' 'Daddy's Little Girl'
Eyder Peralta

Multiple news organizations are reporting that 29-year-old Krystle Campbell was among those killed during Monday's Boston Marathon bombing.

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Boston Marathon Explosions: Latest Developments
Mark Memmott

Throughout the day, we'll be updating with the latest news about the two explosions Monday near the finish l

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A Brief History Of Secret Recordings
Linton Weeks

Secret recordings are becoming a tradition in American politics.

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Mother Of Slain Sandy Hook Student Sits In For Obama's Weekly Address
Bill Chappell

In a rare departure from tradition, Saturday's weekly presidential address was delivered not by President Obama but instead by Francine Wheeler, whose son Ben, 6, died in the Sandy Hook Elementary

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Goat's Head Sent To Cubs Owner Not From The 'Rahm-Father'
David Schaper

While many in Chicago immediately thought of the famous "Billy Goat curse," when a severed goat's head was delivered to Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts at Wrigley Field this week, I immediately

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Explosives Said To Be In Package Addressed To Sheriff Arpaio
Mark Memmott

Authorities in Arizona say a package addressed to controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was safely destroyed Thursday after a test for explosive residue confirmed it "contained black pow

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Oil, Chavez And Telenovelas: The Rise Of The Venezuelan Novel
Marcela Valdes

Marcela Valdes is the books editor of The Washington Examiner and a specialist in Latin American literature and culture.

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Venezuelan Candidates Campaign In Chavez's Long Shadow
Juan Forero

For the first time in 14 years, Hugo Chavez is not on the ballot for a presidential election in Venezuela that set for Sunday.

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Genetically Modified Rat Is Promising Model For Alzheimer's
Jon Hamilton

A rat with some human genes could provide a better way to test Alzheimer's drugs.

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Britain's Thatcher An Unlikely Icon For American Conservatives
Scott Neuman

As an icon of the American conservative movement in the 1980s, it would have been difficult to find a more unlikely figure than Britain's Margaret Thatcher, who

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Oregon Weighs Own Gun Measures After Mall Shooting, Newtown
04/04/2013
Chris Lehman

Oregon state lawmakers have scheduled a marathon public hearing Friday on four gun control bills.

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Facebook's Online Speech Rules Keep Users On A Tight Leash
04/03/2013
Steve Henn

Corporations may have more control over online speech today than the courts. Executives determine which videos, pictures and comments are permitted and what art is allowed.

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