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1:31 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

One Afghan Girl's Healing Journey To The U.S.

Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 8:09 pm

There is limited medical infrastructure in war-torn Afghanistan, so severely wounded children are sometimes brought to the U.S. for medical care. Doctors in America say that for one little girl, her struggle to stay alive for three years until finding her way from central Afghanistan to a hospital in Los Angeles is nothing short of a miracle.

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World Cafe
12:24 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

Band Of Horses On World Cafe

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Band Of Horses.

Originally published on Mon October 29, 2012 12:21 pm

Two years after the success of 2010's Grammy-nominated Infinite Arms, the twangy rock group Band of Horses just returned with a new album titled Mirage Rock.

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The Salt
12:21 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

Juice Maker Helps Tight End Block Thieving Teammates

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Niles Paul (right) at a Redskins practice with then-teammate Tim Hightower, before the juice-stealing incidents came to light.

Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 2:58 pm

Niles Paul had a problem. The second-year tight end for the Washington Redskins couldn't stop his teammates from stealing his Capri Sun. You know, Capri Sun — those sugary-sweet packets of juice that come in triangular foil containers with their own straws attached.

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The Two-Way
12:19 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

Romney's 2011 Tax Return Shows He Paid At 14.1 Percent Rate, Campaign Says

Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 4:53 pm

Mitt Romney and his wife Ann paid $1,935,708 in federal taxes last year on income of $13,696,951, an effective tax rate for the couple of 14.1 percent, the Republican presidential nominee's campaign just reported.

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Shots - Health Blog
11:29 am
Fri September 21, 2012

'Downton Abbey' And The History Of Medical Quackery

The third season of the television show Downton Abbey premiered in the U.K. last weekend, and if you're a dedicated follower like me, you'll know that medical tragedy is no stranger to the Crowley household.

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History
10:57 am
Fri September 21, 2012

Civil War Historian Drew Gilpin Faust On PBS

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Historian Drew Gilpin Faust speaks onstage at the American Experience Death and the Civil War panel in July.

Originally published on Thu November 8, 2012 9:57 am

This interview was originally broadcast on Jan. 9, 2008. Gilpin is featured in PBS's American Experience called Death and the Civil War. It premiered Sept.

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The Two-Way
10:52 am
Fri September 21, 2012

Please Tell Us Your Password Isn't 1-2-3-4

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Try 1-2-3-4 and there's a fair chance you'll get in.
  • From 'All Things Considered': PINs That Aren't So Secure

Be honest, now.

Is 1-2-3-4 the password to some of your supposedly secure accounts?

If so, as Nick Berry of the analysis firm Data Genetics told All Things Considered's Robert Siegel, you're definitely not alone. When it comes to bank cards, he says, "the single most common password is 1-2-3-4 and over 10 percent of all cards use that particular number."

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Politics
10:05 am
Fri September 21, 2012

Was Romney Right On Video Comments?

Many people erupted in outrage when secretly taped remarks by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney were released earlier this week. But people from both sides of the political aisle suggest that maybe Romney has a point. Host Michel Martin speaks with David Sirota who wrote about this on Salon.com, and Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute.

Faith Matters
10:05 am
Fri September 21, 2012

A Look At Islam And Free Speech

Anti-American protests continued throughout the Muslim world today, sparked by a video that insults the Prophet Mohammad. Host Michel Martin looks at the heated debate about freedom of speech, Islam and American values with Dalia Mogahed of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies and Dr. Zuhdi Jasser of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy.

Movie Reviews
9:21 am
Fri September 21, 2012

The Art Of Preserving A High School 'Wallflower'

Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 10:57 am

The hero of both the novel and the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a high school freshman loner named Charlie whose best friend committed suicide the previous spring. He's on psychiatric meds, lots of them, and still has blackouts and mysterious visions of a doting aunt who died when he was 7.

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