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3:01 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

New Orleans Football Players Have Suspensions Lifted

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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 4:18 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

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Economy
3:01 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

New Unemployment Report Weaker Than Expected

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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 4:18 pm

The jobs report released Friday morning came in weaker than expected. Employers added 96,000 jobs to payrolls. The unemployment rate did fall to 8.1 percent, but that was because so many people left the workforce.

Shots - Health Blog
2:55 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

How Broken Is The U.S. Health Care System? Let's Count The Ways

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Complaints about disorganized health care are rampant.
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Originally published on Tue September 11, 2012 10:29 am

Just about everybody who's ever needed health care in this country has seen firsthand the problems that make our system inefficient, costly and often downright unsatisfying.

The nonpartisan Institute of Medicine just put out a 450-page report about the problems along with some ideas for improvements.

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The Salt
2:46 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

Want To Control Your Alcohol Intake? Ask For A Different Glass

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Question: Which one of these glasses contains the most liquid? Answer: None. Each of them contains 4 oz. of iced tea.
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Originally published on Wed September 19, 2012 2:10 pm

Downed a few too many drinks at the office happy hour? The shape of the glass may be at fault — at least in part — for encouraging drinkers to overindulge. The reason, scientists say, is simple: A curved glass interferes with the ability to judge alcohol intake.

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NPR Story
2:31 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

Obama Administration: 'Recovery Has Been Resilient'

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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 4:18 pm

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

Joining us now to talk about today's jobs numbers is Alan Krueger. He's the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Welcome.

ALAN KRUEGER: Thank you.

SIEGEL: Is it fair to say that the good news here, the lower unemployment rate is produced by bad news, so many people leaving the workforce and that 96,000 jobs in a month is a discouraging jobs report?

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2:31 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

A Few 'Baloney' Facts In Biden, Obama's Speeches

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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 4:18 pm

Melissa Block talks to Robert Farley, deputy managing editor of FactCheck.org, to truth squad some of the comments made Thursday night by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Two-Way
2:21 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

Texas Road Will Inaugurate 85 MPH Speed Limit, Nation's Highest

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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 4:18 pm

The highest speed limit in America will be officially unveiled in November, when drivers on one portion of a Texas highway will be allowed to reach 85 mph without keeping an eye out for police cars and speed cameras.

As Transportation Nation reports, the new speed limit allows drivers to "legally drive faster than hurricane force winds."

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Planet Money
1:06 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

The Economics Of Stealing Bikes

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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 4:18 pm

The normal bike market is pretty straightforward — supplier, middleman and buyer. The market for stolen bikes has the same roles, but different players. Here's a quick look at how it works.

The Supplier

The supplier, instead of Schwinn or Cannondale, is the bike thief.

Hal Ruzzal, a bike mechanic at Bicycle Habitat in Manhattan, describes two types of thieves.

Thief Type 1: "Your standard drug addict."

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Summer Nights: Funtown
1:02 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

A Slamming Good Time On The Jersey Shore

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Keith Van Brunt (left) and Tom Mgerack, known as the "Bumper Car Psychos," go for a ride July 27 at the Keansburg Amusement Park in Keansburg, N.J.
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Signs line the walls of the bumper car ride at the Keansburg Amusement Park on the Jersey shore.
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Originally published on Mon September 10, 2012 4:30 pm

The "Bumper Car Psychos" are easy to spot. While the other bumper cars at New Jersey's Keansburg Amusement Park spin wildly from one collision to the next, the Psychos cruise gracefully around the track, grinning from ear to ear as they slam their targets into the wall.

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Sports
12:59 pm
Fri September 7, 2012

A Year After War Wound, American Wins Paralympics

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Lt. Brad Snyder mounts the starting blocks while training on his starting technique. Snyder was permanently blinded last year by an IED in Afghanistan, and is now competing in the Paralympics in London.
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Following the explosion, Snyder became permanently blind.
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A native of St. Petersburg, Fla., Snyder was captain of the swim team at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he graduated in 2006. Here, he walks with his coach at his training center in Baltimore.
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Navy Lt. Brad Snyder talks with his coach, Brian Loeffler, during a training session at the North Baltimore Swim Club in Maryland on July 29. Last year the lieutenant was working on a bomb-disposal squad in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device took his vision.
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A new generation of wounded war veterans from the U.S. and U.K. has taken their particularly competitive spirit to the Paralympic Games.
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Snyder's times in the 400-meter freestyle have improved so drastically in the past year that he set a world record for blind athletes.
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Snyder uses the lane dividers to position himself in the pool and stay on the fastest course possible.
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Organizers of the Paralympics say new vets raise the caliber of the competition, while veterans say the games provide inspiration and therapy for young catastrophically injured soldiers.
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Synder and Loeffler head to the showers after training.
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Snyder went to London for the Paralympics ranked No. 1 in several events, including the 100-meter freestyle, where he took gold on Aug. 31.
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Bradley Snyder celebrates after winning gold in the 400-meter freestyle at the Paralympics in London on Friday. The Navy lieutenant won the event exactly one year after losing his sight in an explosion in Afghanistan.
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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 8:06 pm

The first thing you need to know about Navy Lt. Brad Snyder is that he's a bit intense.

If you go to the U.S. Naval Academy, swim competitively, and make the cut for the Navy's elite bomb-disposal squad, you're probably going to be the competitive type.

"Crossfit, surfing, biking, running, swimming, you name it I'm into it. Rock climbing," says Snyder.

The second thing you should know is that Snyder plans to continue doing all these things — even though he's now blind.

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