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Campaign Dirty Tricks Watchdogs Crowdsource Mid-Terms

September 30, 2010 • Two watchdog groups have crowdsourcing web tools to gather reports on campaign dirty tricks. The Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Foundation want citizens to report deceitful robocallls and other practices to their web sites.

Johnson & Johnson Concedes Mistakes On Motrin

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Johnson & Johnson Concedes Mistakes On Motrin

September 30, 2010 • Executives testified they would handle a recall of Motrin differently, if they had it to do over. A Food and Drug Administration said it wasn't aware of the surreptitious way the recall was carried out until long afterward.

World

Back To Afghanistan

September 30, 2010 • A year after the country’s presidential elections and amid a new U.S. military strategy to subdue the Taliban, NPR Morning Edition host Renee Montagne travels across Afghanistan to gauge the progress of the war and the prospects of its people.

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Meg Whitman Blames Jerry Brown For Housekeeper 'Smear'

September 30, 2010 • Meg Whitman, the Republican nominee for California governor, blamed her rival, Democrat Jerry Brown, for smearing her via the undocumented housekeeper story. Whitman denied exploiting her ex-housekeeper and said she followed the law.

Schwarzenegger Makes Free Drinking Water The Law In Calif. Schools

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Schwarzenegger Makes Free Drinking Water The Law In Calif. Schools

September 30, 2010 • California Gov. Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will require school districts to provide students with free drinking water where they eat. Supporters of the legislation say it will help combat obesity and improve students' performance.

Election 2010

New York Governor's Race Grows Nastier

September 30, 2010 • GOP candidate Carl Paladino's angry rhetoric spilled over into a heated confrontation with a reporter in upstate New York. The exchange could be chalked up to stress, but delivering such rage is one of Paladino's main campaign promises.

New York Governor's Race Grows Nastier

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Education

For-Profit Colleges Under Senate Microscope

September 30, 2010 • Are for-profit colleges taking low-income students to the cleaners or helping them improve their lives? That question found its way to a Senate hearing on Thursday. One whistle-blower testified that schools mislead students about job prospects.

For-Profit Colleges Under Senate Microscope

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Collaboration Beats Smarts In Group Problem Solving

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Research News

Collaboration Beats Smarts In Group Problem Solving

September 30, 2010 • You might think gathering a group of the smartest minds would make for the smartest team. But a new study says that might not always be right. Groups with more females and groups whose members each contributed equally were most successful at completing given tasks.

Collaboration Beats Smarts In Group Problem Solving

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Online Privacy, Suicide, And A New Cultural Norm

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The Two-Way

Online Privacy, Suicide, And A New Cultural Norm

September 30, 2010 • The tragic death of Tyler Clement, a gay college student who took his own life after his roommate broadcast him having sex with another man, raises the questions, how do technology and morality interact? And how do we define privacy in a new world?

Bin Laden Told Partners To Plan Mumbai-Like Attacks

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World

Bin Laden Told Partners To Plan Mumbai-Like Attacks

September 30, 2010 • Intelligence officials tell NPR that the al-Qaida leader was involved in the foiled plot to launch attacks in European cities, similar in style to a 2008 attack in Mumbai, India. Officials assume that the U.S. may have been a target, too.

Politics

Emanuel To Step Down As White House Chief Of Staff

September 30, 2010 • The longtime administration official and Washington political figure plans to return to his hometown of Chicago to pursue a potential bid for mayor, sources tell NPR.

Student's Suicide Highlights Bullying Over Sexuality

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September 30, 2010 • Hackers in Eastern Europe used computer viruses to steal usernames and passwords, and teamed up with foreign students who opened bank accounts in the U.S. to snatch at least $3 million from American bank accounts, authorities said Thursday. Charges were announced against more than 80 people.

Pakistan Closes Border Crossing In Protest Of Cross Border Strikes

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Rahm Emanuel, on his political aspirations, from "Charlie Rose."

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Thursday September 30, 2010

It's All Politics

Campaign Dirty Tricks Watchdogs Crowdsource Mid-Terms

Shots - Health News

Johnson & Johnson Concedes Mistakes On Motrin

World

Back To Afghanistan

It's All Politics

Meg Whitman Blames Jerry Brown For Housekeeper 'Smear'

Shots - Health News

Schwarzenegger Makes Free Drinking Water The Law In Calif. Schools

Election 2010

New York Governor's Race Grows Nastier

New York Governor's Race Grows Nastier

Education

For-Profit Colleges Under Senate Microscope

For-Profit Colleges Under Senate Microscope

Research News

Collaboration Beats Smarts In Group Problem Solving

Collaboration Beats Smarts In Group Problem Solving

Analysis

The Two-Way

Online Privacy, Suicide, And A New Cultural Norm

World

Bin Laden Told Partners To Plan Mumbai-Like Attacks

Politics

Emanuel To Step Down As White House Chief Of Staff

National

Student's Suicide Highlights Bullying Over Sexuality

National

Dozens Charged In Global Computer Virus Scam

The Two-Way

Pakistan Closes Border Crossing In Protest Of Cross Border Strikes

The Two-Way

Emanuel To Leave White House To Run For Chicago Mayor

Rahm Emanuel, on his political aspirations, from "Charlie Rose."