• This tiny songbird flies Canada to Puerto Rico nonstop

    This tiny songbird flies Canada to Puerto Rico nonstop

    Apr 01, 2015 08:29 PM EDT

    ... parts of their brain that they're not using and build up their storage of red blood cells, which allows them to hold more oxygen in their blood. The next step for scientists is to better understand the factors that threaten this population. It's likely a combination of factors ...

  • Weighing risks and benefits of making a deal with Iran

    Weighing risks and benefits of making a deal with Iran

    Jan 30, 2015 12:11 AM EDT

    ... the West, hoping that normal relations will improve their prospects for a better life. ROBERT KAPLAN: The population is one of the youngest populations of the large country in the world. ROBIN WRIGHT: They're very much involved in Internet, social media. They all have satellite dishes that bring in ...

  • How can Washington bridge its ‘Partisan Divide’?

    How can Washington bridge its ‘Partisan Divide’?

    Jan 13, 2015 01:43 AM EDT

    ... voted straight ticket. JUDY WOODRUFF: Some of the remedies you suggest I think would surprise some people. Martin Frost, for example, you talk about bring back earmarks. These are ways individual members of Congress can insert something in a spending bill that would benefit some project that is important to ...

  • Exonerated but not free: What do we owe the wrongfully convicted?

    Exonerated but not free: What do we owe the wrongfully convicted?

    Nov 09, 2014 09:00 PM EDT

    ... prisoners of their own homes now and not of the state. HARI SREENIVASAN: What kind of support services exist for them after they're out? BILL MOUSHEY: None. HARI SREENIVASAN: In fact, Moushey says that when they are released those who have been convicted are in many ways better off ...

  • Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy

    Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy

    Aug 08, 2014 11:23 PM EDT

    ... just would remind our listeners that, at the height of the Cold War and the height of his own popularity, Ronald Reagan could not persuade the American people to support a military effort against the armed insurgents in Nicaragua literally at our doorstep to undermine the Sandinistas. Bill Clinton's ...

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    The Pernicious Myth that You Don't Need College to Be an Entrepreneur

    Sep 11, 2013 03:24 PM EDT

    ... on this page tolling the death knell for Microsoft, has been engaged in a long-running debate, some would say feud, with Peter Thiel, who in 2010 starting paying young people to drop out of college (or never enroll) and become entrepreneurs instead. So what's become of Thiel's ...

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    As EPA Chief Steps Down, an Evaluation of Obama's Environmental Policy So Far

    Dec 27, 2012 11:38 PM EDT

    As EPA Chief Steps Down, an Evaluation of Obama's Environmental Policy So Far

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    Hurricane Sandy Could Spell Trouble for Early Voting and Last Campaign Efforts

    Oct 29, 2012 10:17 PM EDT

    Hurricane Sandy Could Spell Trouble for Early Voting and Last Campaign Efforts

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    Court Arguments, Budget Debate to Shape Presidential Campaign

    Mar 30, 2012 01:14 PM EDT

    President Obama waves to guests after speaking about gas prices and oil company tax breaks at the White House on Thursday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. While no presidential primary contests were held this week, two key events from the last few days are shaping how the general election will be framed this fall: the...

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    As Delivered: Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address

    Jan 25, 2012 02:17 AM EDT

    ( {"video_url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD_wUNb0cw8"} ) This text is as delivered and released by the White House. Click here for video and text of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' Republican response and video of Herman Cain's Tea Party response. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: > Last month, I went to...