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HUD Study Examines Rise In First-Time Homelessness

As more families find themselves displaced by the recession, the face of homelessness in America is changing. HUD recently released a study that offers solutions for dealing with the growing problem. Host Michele Martin talks with Secretary Shaun Donovan about the report.

HUD Study Examines Rise In First-Time Homelessness

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Female Politicians 'Too Busy' For Affairs

Many male politicians have been embroiled in salacious scandals, but rarely are female politicians caught behaving badly. Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says that they just don't have the time. NPR Senior News Analyst Cokie Roberts concurs.

Female Politicians 'Too Busy' For Affairs

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Business

Firms Say Part Of Health Law Will Cost Them Millions

Under the newly passed health care law, companies still get a subsidy for offering prescription coverage, but they'll no longer get a related tax deduction. Some say the change will cost them millions of dollars, and they may have to drop drug coverage altogether.

Firms Say Part Of Health Law Will Cost Them Millions

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Obama Ends Ban On East Coast Offshore Drilling

The Discoverer Deep Seas drill ship sits off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico in this 2006 photo. President Obama's plan expands eastward the area of the Gulf where drilling is already permitted. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Energy

Obama Ends Ban On East Coast Offshore Drilling

The president announces policy changes that would allow drilling on tracts as close as 50 miles to the Virginia shore, and end a longstanding moratorium on drilling from Delaware to Florida. Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico would be expanded eastward, and swaths north of Alaska would be opened up.

Tuesday

RNC Spending Questions Go Beyond Recent Headlines

The Republican National Committee is doing damage control after its financial report was filed that included a $1,900 tab at a topless club. But beneath that furor lies a deeper problem: The RNC is spending more money than it's raising.

RNC Spending Questions Go Beyond Recent Headlines

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Congress Fails To Fund Settlement For Black Farmers

In 2002, five years after a group of black farmers sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, these men traveled from Manning, S.C., to join a protest outside the USDA. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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National

Congress Fails To Fund Settlement For Black Farmers

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The president vowed to pay $1.25 billion to thousands of black farmers who complained of discrimination by the Department of Agriculture. But Congress left for its spring recess before approving money for the payments.

Congress Fails To Fund Settlement For Black Farmers

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Monday

Palin: The Next Oprah, Or Next Oval Office Occupant?

Sarah Palin speaks at a Tea Party rally in Searchlight, Nev., on Saturday. Thousands of Tea Party activists were in attendance. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Palin: The Next Oprah, Or Next Oval Office Occupant?

Despite stubbornly high national unfavorable ratings, Sarah Palin's public profile continues to climb. Republican politicos in Iowa and New Hampshire say the former Alaska governor could be the top GOP contender in those key early primary states in 2012. That is, if she wants it.

National

Arab-American Census Activists Say 'Check It Right'

As the government encourages people to respond to the census, some groups say the questions about racial identification make them uncomfortable. Some Arab-Americans encourage others in their community to check "some other race" on their census forms.

Arab-American Census Activists Say 'Check It Right'

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For Right, Health Care Renews A Familiar Rage

The ugly rhetoric and threats surrounding the health care law have been intense — but they're nothing new. Some politicos see echoes of past populist movements from the right, such as the recent militia movement. Others note that quite a bit of abuse was also hurled against President Bush.

For Right, Health Care Renews A Familiar Rage

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For Community Colleges, A Hard Lesson In Politics

President Obama shakes hands at an event at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y., last September. An Obama initiative would have provided $12 billion to boost community college funding and increase graduation rates, but it got dropped from the health reconciliation bill. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Education

For Community Colleges, A Hard Lesson In Politics

President Obama hoped to use community colleges to create 5 million more graduates over the next 10 years. But an initiative to provide $12 billion in funding for this goal was dropped from the health care reconciliation bill — a victim of the usual horse-trading that creates winners and losers in Washington.

'Tea Party Express' Picks Up Steam On Way To D.C.

The Tea Party Express gathered in Searchlight, Nev. — hometown of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid — for the first stop on a three-week tour that will end in Washington, D.C. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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The Tea Party In America

'Tea Party Express' Picks Up Steam On Way To D.C.

About 8,000 people gathered near Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's hometown over the weekend to protest the health care overhaul that Reid helped push through Congress. The rally in Searchlight, Nev., kicked off the Tea Party Express, a cross-country caravan targeting Democrats who voted in favor of the new law.

'Tea Party Express' Picks Up Steam On Way To D.C.

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Sunday

The Tea Party In America

Tea Party Uses Searchlight To Find Its Way

The Tea Party has kicked off another national bus tour, this time near Searchlight, Nev., home of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He faces a tough re-election bid, and those at the rally wanted to send a message: They will work to defeat Reid and the policies supported by his party.

Tea Party Uses Searchlight To Find Its Way

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Pentagon Wants Stronger Defenses Against Scams

Among the forces lined up behind a new consumer financial protection agency proposed by the Obama administration, one stands out as used to a tough fight: the Pentagon. Officials say troops can be attractive targets for scams — and the resulting stress can distract them from their jobs.

Pentagon Wants Stronger Defenses Against Scams

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