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Former Oregon Gov. Says Key To Health Care Is Costs

November 30, 2009 • John Kitzhaber says Congress is too focused on access to health care in its proposed overhaul — and not focused enough on costs. He's running for governor again and wants to make Oregon a model for health care by focusing on prevention and rationing.

Former Oregon Gov. Says Key To Health Care Is Costs

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Iran Defies West With Plans For New Nuclear Sites

November 30, 2009 • Iran says its decision to build 10 more uranium-enrichment plants is a direct response to an IAEA resolution criticizing Iran for secret nuclear activities. Iran may not have the capacity to carry out the plan, but its announcement has prompted talk of new sanctions.

Iran Defies West With Plans For New Nuclear Sites

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Obama Lays Groundwork For Afghanistan Address

November 30, 2009 • The president will use Tuesday night's nationally televised speech on Afghanistan policy to reiterate "that this is not an open-ended commitment," a White House spokesman said Monday.

Marijuana Sales Boost Northern California County

November 30, 2009 • It's boom times for the marijuana trade in Northern California. Rural Humboldt County's economy depends on both the legal and illegal sales of pot, as growers to trimmers to entrepreneurs aim to land quick cash. But some citizens, and the mayor of Arcata, are trying to "rope back in" the business.

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Is That So? A Look At Health Overhaul Claims

7 Things You Didn't Know About Senate Health Bill

KFF Health News

November 30, 2009 • While much of the attention paid to the Senate health bill has been about the public option or financing, there are many lesser-known provisions that would affect consumers, from breast-pumping at work to retiree health benefits.

Mom Finds Strength To Fight For Wounded Marine

Nellie Bagley embraces Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C., in May. In 2006, Bagley's son Jose's Humvee was hit by a grenade — and now he can't talk, walk, eat or move most of his body. But Bagley has fought for his rights and for resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Chad J. McNeeley/Department of Defense hide caption

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The Impact of War

Mom Finds Strength To Fight For Wounded Marine

November 30, 2009 • Nearly four years ago, Jose Pequeno's Humvee was hit by a grenade in Iraq; he was severely brain damaged. Jose can't talk, walk or eat. But his mother, Nellie Bagley, has stayed by his side and fought for resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs — paving the way for other families who may follow.

Mom Finds Strength To Fight For Wounded Marine

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Suspected Cop Killer Eludes Police; Manhunt Goes On

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Suspected Cop Killer Eludes Police; Manhunt Goes On

November 30, 2009 • Officials say the suspect in the slaying of four police officers gunned down in a coffee shop may still be in the neighborhood staked out overnight by Seattle police, but that the location of Maurice Clemmons, 37, is not known.

Business

Cyber Monday: Shoppers Encouraged To Log On

November 30, 2009 • Online shopping normally picks up momentum the Monday after Thanksgiving — so-called Cyber Monday. Overall retail sales have been sluggish in this economy, but online sales have continued to climb. Among the best-selling items online: Susan Boyle's new CD, and Zhu Zhu hamsters, which may be the toy of the season.

Cyber Monday: Shoppers Encouraged To Log On

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Health

Media Should Tread Carefully In Covering Suicide

November 30, 2009 • Suicide clusters, three or more deaths around the same time in a specific location, are rare, but they do occur, largely among teens. Experts say media reaction can play a role in exacerbating or slowing "copycat" behavior by the way they cover the deaths.

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Parents Go On 'Track Watch' After Calif. Teen Suicides

November 30, 2009 • Parents and volunteers in Palo Alto, Calif., have begun a nightly watch at a railroad crossing where four teens from the same high school have been victims of suicide in the past six months.

Parents Go On 'Track Watch' After Calif. Teen Suicides

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Obituaries

Transsexual 'L.A. Times' Sportswriter Dead

November 29, 2009 • Los Angeles Times reporter Mike Penner, who publicly chronicled his gender transition and returned to the paper under the name Christine Daniels, died Friday evening at age 52.

Transsexual 'L.A. Times' Sportswriter Dead

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National

On The Road To Safety

November 29, 2009 • In the past 40 years cars have gotten safer, and highway deaths have dropped as well. But as new technologies emerge, so do new risks. Are we on the road to greater safety? Or have we sped past the era of declining fatalities? This week NPR explores these and other matters on the air and at NPR.org.

Books

Book Highlights Quirks Of La. Cajun Swamp Town

November 29, 2009 • Just beyond the Mississippi River and over by the Atchafalaya swamp is where you'll find Henderson, La. Longtime Southern newspaper columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson's book, Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana, chronicles her love affair with the town.

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At This Church, Parishioners Wear Collars, Too

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At This Church, Parishioners Wear Collars, Too

November 29, 2009 • When a Los Angeles pastor decided his church needed a boost in membership, he did a little soul-searching and decided man's best friend should be part of the fold. Now, his Sunday service at Covenant Presbyterian Church is attracting new parishioners — and their faithful pooches.

At This Church, Parishioners Wear Collars, Too

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118 Days In An Iranian Prison

November 29, 2009 • Newsweek reporter and documentary filmmaker Maziar Bahari was accused of being a foreign spy after the disputed presidential elections in Iran.

118 Days In An Iranian Prison

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Monday November 30, 2009

Former Oregon Gov. Says Key To Health Care Is Costs

Iran Defies West With Plans For New Nuclear Sites

Marijuana Sales Boost Northern California County

KFF Health News

Mom Finds Strength To Fight For Wounded Marine

Cyber Monday: Shoppers Encouraged To Log On

Media Should Tread Carefully In Covering Suicide

Parents Go On 'Track Watch' After Calif. Teen Suicides

Sunday November 29, 2009

Transsexual 'L.A. Times' Sportswriter Dead

Book Highlights Quirks Of La. Cajun Swamp Town

At This Church, Parishioners Wear Collars, Too

118 Days In An Iranian Prison