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4:00 am
Mon March 5, 2012

Politics In The News

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Originally published on Fri March 9, 2012 10:51 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

The presidential contest overshadows constant maneuvering that could determine control of Congress this fall. Democrats hope to recapture the House. Republicans have been presumed to have an advantage in their efforts to take over the Senate. Both sides have been dealt some disappointments lately though.

Cokie Roberts has analysis as she does most Mondays. And this Monday morning, she's at our member station KERA in Dallas. Hi, Cokie.

COKIE ROBERTS, BYLINE: Hi. How are you, Steve?

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Around the Nation
4:00 am
Mon March 5, 2012

Tornado Destroys Only School In Henryville, Ind.

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Originally published on Fri March 9, 2012 10:51 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

The death toll from the tornados that slammed Midwestern and Southern states on Friday has now risen to 39. The latest victim is Angel Babcock, 15 months old. She died on Sunday in a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The toddler was found in the shattered remains of her family's home. Her parents and two siblings were also killed.

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Africa
4:00 am
Mon March 5, 2012

Freelance Journalists Relay Stories From Yemen

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Originally published on Fri March 9, 2012 10:51 am

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Yemen has changed its president, but has not come to the end of its trouble. Yesterday, militants overran a military base in south Yemen. Dozens of people were killed, and al-Qaida has claimed responsibility.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

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Shots - Health Blog
3:44 am
Mon March 5, 2012

Pet Therapy: How Animals And Humans Heal Each Other

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Ryan Shank-Rowe, 9, takes part in a therapeutic riding program at Little Full Cry Farm in Clifton, Va., last month.
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Thelma Balmaceda, age, 4, pets Viola, the resident canine at the Children's Inn on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Families stay at the inn when their children are undergoing experimental therapies at NIH.
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Cathy Coleman is a speech pathologist for the Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program. She uses a horse named Happy in her therapy sessions with 9-year-old Ryan Rowe, who has autism.
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Those of us who own pets know they make us happy. But a growing body of scientific research is showing that our pets can also make us healthy, or healthier.

That helps explain the increasing use of animals — dogs and cats mostly, but also birds, fish, and even horses — in settings ranging from hospitals and nursing homes to schools, jails and mental institutions.

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Business
3:41 am
Mon March 5, 2012

Are Tax Breaks The Right Move For Manufacturing?

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A welder at Specialty Fab in North Lima, Ohio, works March 1 on a piece of a compressor skid frame that is bound for the Ohio Shale project. Manufacturing companies such as Specialty Fab could receive tax breaks if a proposal from the Obama administration goes through.
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An employee at GSE Dynamics, a small manufacturing company that makes parts for the Navy and Air Force.
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Originally published on Fri March 9, 2012 10:51 am

The White House says restoring the U.S. manufacturing sector is an essential part of getting the economy back on track.

GOP candidate Rick Santorum wants to see tax breaks for manufacturing companies, and the Obama administration proposed something similar last week. But economists say tax breaks may not be the best way to help manufacturers right now.

Over the years, the steady loss of good factory jobs is a big reason why wages have stagnated for people who never went to college, says Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

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Shots - Health Blog
3:40 am
Mon March 5, 2012

Inconsistency: The Real Hobgoblin

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Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney clashed often during Wednesday's GOP debate.
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Originally published on Mon March 5, 2012 4:03 am

This campaign season, inconsistency seems to be, well, almost everywhere. Each flip-flopping politician revels in pointing out the flip-flopping ways of his opponents.

Why are politicians and those of us who vote for them so obsessed with inconsistency? We take that question on from three angles: how our brains are wired; the psychology of judging what's consistent; and how consistency plays out in leadership styles.

Jon Hamilton: Why Our Brains Hate A Flip-Flopper

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Around the Nation
12:01 am
Mon March 5, 2012

Districts Still Unsettled As New York Primary Nears

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Pedestrians walk along a section of Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens, New York. The neighborhood is part of an area targeted for congressional redistricting, but the process is still dragging on as the state's primary draws near.
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Originally published on Fri March 9, 2012 10:51 am

By now, most states around the country have redrawn their political boundaries based on the 2010 census — and then there's New York.

For voters in the Forest Hills section of Queens, it has been rough. A year ago, they were represented by Democrat Anthony Weiner, who tweeted his way to infamy. Now, they're represented by Republican Bob Turner, who won a special election after Weiner resigned.

Right now, nobody even knows what district they're in.

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Music News
9:19 pm
Sun March 4, 2012

Jazzercizing To 'It's Raining Men'? Hallelujah!

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Jazzercizers in action.
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Presidential Race
5:03 pm
Sun March 4, 2012

1 Of Tuesday's 10: GOP Candidates Vie For Ohio Bump

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Republican presidential candidate, former US Senator Rick Santorum speaks to the Lake County Republican Party during their Lincoln Day dinner in Willoughby, Ohio on Friday.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall meeting at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio on Wednesday.
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Ohio is one of 10 states holding contests to pick their party's presidential nominee on Super Tuesday, but it has been the main focus of attention for GOP candidates because it will be a major battleground state in the general election this November.

The conventional wisdom has been that whoever takes Ohio in the general election goes on to win the White House, which gives Tuesday's contest a lot of potential momentum for the eventual winner.

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Author Interviews
4:43 pm
Sun March 4, 2012

They're Nobody And Want To Know Everything

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Alan Huffman is a journalist from Mississippi and the author of Mississippi in Africa, Sultana and Ten Point.
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Michael Rejebian, a native of Dallas, has worked as a political advisor and as a journalist in Texas and Mississippi.
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Two mysterious men pull up to the courthouse and head to the public records office. They're strangers, and they ask a lot of strange questions like, "I'd like to look at Mayor John Doe's property deeds." Or, "I want to see Congressman Smith's voting records."

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