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3:28 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

R.I. Strikes Out On Ex-Pitcher's Video Game Venture

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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling had to push through a mob of reporters on Monday after meeting with Rhode Island officials to discuss the finances of his troubled video game company and ask for more state help.
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Originally published on Thu May 31, 2012 9:04 am

In 2004, pitcher Curt Schilling became a New England folk hero. That's the year he helped the Boston Red Sox beat their archrival, the New York Yankees, by pitching with a surgically repaired ankle. And when that wound started to bleed, his bloody sock also became legend.

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It's All Politics
3:26 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Mitt Romney Vs. Rand Paul In 2016?

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Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and his son, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., talk at a campaign event for the elder Paul in Des Moines, Iowa, last August.
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The younger Paul campaigns for his father in Windham, N.H., in January.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 4:07 pm

As sort-of-still-a-presidential-candidate Ron Paul continues to collect delegates at state Republican Party conventions, the question of what the libertarian Texas congressman wants has become more urgent in GOP circles.

A speaking role at the Republican convention, where Mitt Romney is expected to accept the nomination?

A seat at the party's rule-making table to advocate making it easier for non-mainstream candidates to compete in future GOP nominating contests?

Well, yes, as a start.

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Health Care
2:57 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

The Ethics Of Compensating Organ Donors

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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 3:06 pm

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NEAL CONAN, HOST:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan, in Washington. Each year, too many people die waiting for a transplant. Just about everybody agrees that the current system to distribute organs is both ethical and fair, but it simply doesn't provide enough, and some argue it's time to change.

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The Two-Way
2:53 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

As Egyptians Prepare To Vote, Jimmy Carter Watches 'Complete Transformation'

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In Cairo on Monday, Egyptian Parliament Speaker Saad al-Katatni (left) met with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 6:44 pm

On All Things Considered today, NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson will look ahead to Egypt's first free presidential election — voting begins Wednesday and is expected to lead to a mid-June runoff — and how some Egyptians who played roles in last year's revolution there are refusing to take part because they don't trust the military leaders who run the country.

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Afghanistan
2:38 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Afghan Forces Prepare For Post-U.S. Future

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Afghan local police officers wait outside a classroom at a training facility in Marjah. U.S. Marines are training local security forces how to maintain calm in the region.
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Afghan soldiers on Marjah's outskirts. U.S. Marines will depart in the coming weeks, leaving a skeleton crew to work with Afghan forces.
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A man is reflected in the window of an Afghan police watchtower. Police will be an important part of the area's security after the Marines leave.
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The commander of an Afghan army battalion, Col. Nawruz Hidayati, says his troops don't have enough equipment to maintain security after the U.S. departs.
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Afghan police watch Marines demonstrate emergency first aid. The top Marine officer in the area says local forces will be prepared to keep the peace.
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An Afghan policeman carries a rocket-propelled grenade launcher as he leaves for patrol on the outskirts of Marjah, near the Sistani Desert.
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An Afghan army M-16 rifle has a sticker on it that reads, "Afghanistan, I served."
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Afghan police officers outside the house that serves as their headquarters. The police form the first level of Marjah's multilevel security structure.
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Afghan police meet in a house they use as their headquarters.
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Afghan police officers listen to instructions from their commanders at their makeshift headquarters before going out on patrol.
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An Afghan policeman guards the entry point to a brand new police station near a busy market.
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A man rides a motorcycle at a bustling Marjah bazaar. The market was the scene of bitter fighting between U.S. Marines and Afghan insurgents in February 2010.
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Today, the area is calm. Businessmen, farmers and shop owners gather for tea and conversation at a vegetable stand.
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Marines guide an armored vehicle into Marjah's government compound. The Marines meet regularly with police officers and government officials who control the area.
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An Afghan police officer talks with U.S. Marines. The police work with Marines and the Afghan army to provide security in the region.
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Afghan police officers wait outside a classroom at their recently built training facility.
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An Afghan army checkpoint sits on the edge of the Sistani Desert. It serves as an entry point to the farm fields of Marjah, in southern Afghanistan.
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Marine 2nd Lt. Jonathan Ross meets Afghan police in the southern district of Marjah, which was previously a Taliban stronghold.
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Abdullah Jan, an Afghan police officer, walks through a crowded market in Marjah. He tells US Marines he is confident that the Afghan police can maintain calm in this former Taliban stronghold.
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Originally published on Thu May 24, 2012 10:15 am

If there was a place in Afghanistan synonymous with the Taliban, it was the district of Marjah in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand.

Two years ago, thousands of U.S. Marines and British and Afghan forces descended on this checkerboard of villages, canals and fields. They pushed out the insurgents — but at a heavy cost.

Now, with U.S. combat forces on track to depart in the coming months, many are asking whether Marjah's relative peace will last after the Marines are gone.

'We Have Good Security Here'

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It's All Politics
2:24 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Under Obama, U.S. Gov't Spends At Lowest Rate In Decades, Says Journalist

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President Obama is getting a bum rap on the pace of federal spending, a journalist writes.
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Originally published on Tue May 29, 2012 10:39 am

(Updated on 5/23/12 @ 11:55 am. See end of post for Romney campaign response.)

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The Two-Way
1:57 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

In Italy, A Comedian Upends Local Elections

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Italian comedian Beppe Grillo poses during an interview at his home in Genoa.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 2:16 pm

Signs of global discontent are everywhere. States side it's represented by the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movements. In Italy, it's the Cinque Stelle (Five Star) movement, founded by comedian and satirist Beppe Grillo.

Grillo's movement upset the Italian political establishment in yesterday's local elections. This wrap from Reuters will sound terribly familiar:

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Deceptive Cadence
1:33 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Classical Lost And Found: Fine Quartets From A Forgotten Frenchman

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A portrait of French composer Félicien-César David (from 1876), celebrating his famous orchestral ode Le Désert.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 6:04 am

Orphaned at age five from a musical family, French composer Félicien-César David had a religious upbringing, and would go to study at the Paris Conservatory in 1830. But he left after eighteen months, later making his way to Egypt, where music of the East would make a lasting impression on him.

David wrote a significant body of work, including a highly acclaimed and innovative symphonic ode Le Désert in 1844. It established him as the first French romantic orientalist and gained him a reputation throughout the continent.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:29 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Shoddy Drugs Threaten Malaria Treatment

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The Anopheles stephensi mosquito transmits the malarial parasite while dining on human blood. You can find this type of mosquito in Afghanistan, China, India, Thailand and the Middle East.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 1:50 pm

A look at malaria drugs being used in places that are hotbeds for the mosquito-borne illness finds that many of them are substandard or even fake.

And that's a big problem. Combinations of well-made drugs, including those that contain arteminisin, are a cornerstone of malaria treatment. But when some of the drugs are of poor quality or are outright fakes, people don't get well. Ineffective combinations can promote drug-resistant malaria.

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Middle East
1:15 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

The Definition Of Success For Talks With Iran

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Originally published on Sun May 27, 2012 7:33 am

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NEAL CONAN, HOST:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. Talks that President Obama calls the last chance for negotiations reconvene tomorrow in Baghdad. The U.S. and five other great powers will meet with Iranian officials to discuss that country's nuclear ambitions.

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