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From Our Listeners

Letters: Eric Holder, Picking The Worst English Word

Robert Siegel and Audie Cornish read listener emails about a profile of Attorney General Eric Holder, and their reaction to an interview with New Yorker blogger Ben Greenman about eliminating the word "slacks" from the English language.

Letters: Eric Holder, Picking The Worst English Word

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The Opinion Page

Op-Ed: U.S. Has Abdicated Responsibility For Syria

As Syria continues its violent crackdown, Hoover Institution senior fellow Fouad Ajami argues that the U.S. has forsaken Syria and its people and provided the regime with a lifeline. In the Wall Street Journal, Ajami writes that "everyone is waiting on Washington's green light and its leadership."

Op-Ed: U.S. Has Abdicated Responsibility For Syria

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'The Magus': A Thrilling, Chilling Guilty Pleasure

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My Guilty Pleasure

'The Magus': A Thrilling, Chilling Guilty Pleasure

The Magus is the story of a man who wished for adventure — only to be disappointed when that wish comes true. Author Nick Dybek says he identified with the book when he read it at age 20. Was there ever a time you longed for a more interesting life? Tell us about it in the comments.

'The Magus': A Thrilling, Chilling Guilty Pleasure

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Living To 100: The Story Of India's Pocket Hercules

Centenarian Manohar Aich sits at his home in Kolkata, India. Aich stood 4 feet 11 inches at his tallest, earning him the nickname "Pocket Hercules." Bishan Samaddar hide caption

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Living To 100: The Story Of India's Pocket Hercules

Centenarian Manohar Aich, also known as India's Pocket Hercules, runs an old-fashioned gym in Kolkata, India. Commentator Sandip Roy visited India's first Mr. Universe, who has little patience with the craze for fancy gym equipment that has swept middle-class India.

Living To 100: The Story Of India's Pocket Hercules

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Sunday

More Than A Teacher: 'One Of The Best Feelings'

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National Teachers Initiative

More Than A Teacher: 'One Of The Best Feelings'

Two teachers on either end of the country have made lasting impressions on their students. They stepped up to mentor and comfort children with difficult home lives — and they're still there for them today.

More Than A Teacher: 'One Of The Best Feelings'

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Saturday

Reporter's Notebook

The L.A. Riots, As A Neighbor Remembers It

Twenty years ago Sunday, Los Angeles erupted into destructive riots after the verdict in the Rodney King trial. The violence lasted six days and left more than 50 dead and over $1 billion in damage. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates remembers; she lived in the one of the neighborhoods that went up in flames.

The L.A. Riots, As A Neighbor Remembers It

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