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5:51 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

In Colorado Wildfires' Wake, Survivors Live In Limbo

Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 6:09 pm

When the Waldo Canyon Fire roared over the hill behind the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colo., in June, nearly 350 homes were destroyed. The blaze reduced this affluent neighborhood at the foot of the mountains to rubble.

C.J. Moore's home on Mirror Lake Court was among the casualties. The inferno was so hot, her stone driveway exploded. Only a few blackened trees sway eerily in the wind where her home used to stand.

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The Two-Way
5:42 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

Google To Buy Frommer's Travel Guides

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Google will buy the Frommer's travel guides from John Wiley & Sons.

Google will buy the Frommer's travel guide from John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the publishing company announced Monday.

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It's All Politics
5:36 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

Favored In GOP Senate Primary, Linda McMahon Faces Critics Left And Right

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Connecticut GOP Senate candidates Rep. Christopher Shays and Linda McMahon shake hands at a June 14 debate in Storrs. State Republicans vote Tuesday on which candidate will move on to the general election.

Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 6:12 pm

Two years ago, Republican Linda McMahon ran for an open U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut, spent $50 million of her own money in the process, and lost.

In an otherwise Republican year, the former top executive at World Wrestling Entertainment was easily beaten by Democrat Richard Blumenthal.

Now, McMahon is trying again — running for the seat of outgoing Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent.

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NPR Story
4:13 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

Summer Nights: Baltimore's 'Little Italy'

Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 6:09 pm

Grab a picnic blanket and a canoli as our "Summer Nights" series takes us to Baltimore's Little Italy. Their outdoor film festival is showing The Godfather for the first time under the stars this summer.

Participation Nation
4:03 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

A Lasting Legacy In Pomona, Calif.

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Dr. Jamie Garcia spent years expanding her small clinic so that more people could receive health care.

Originally published on Tue August 14, 2012 12:33 pm

Dr. Jamie Lynn Garcia was a tireless champion for the poor, devoting her life to healthcare for all.

In 2002, she founded the two-room Pomona Free Clinic. Her community needed more. She spent the next 10 years building and staffing an expanded clinic.

In 2010 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She continued to work through her chemotherapy.

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The Two-Way
3:17 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

Hog Prices Rise On Word That Feds Will Buy Pork In Bid To Help Farmers

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Hogs at a farm in Elma, Iowa (2009 file photo).

President Obama not coincidentally chose Iowa today as the backdrop for his announcement that the federal government is buying $170 million worth of pork, chicken, lamb and catfish to help producers who've been hit hard by drought-related increases in feed costs and by soft prices because of overproduction.

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It's All Politics
1:37 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

Moderators Announced For Three Presidential Debates, One VP Debate

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CNN's Candy Crowley at a Mitt Romney campaign event during the Iowa caucuses in January.

Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 7:07 pm

For the first time in 20 years, a woman — CNN's Candy Crowley — will moderate a presidential debate, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday.

The moderators for all three presidential debates and the sole vice-presidential debate were announced:

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The Torch
1:33 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

Olympics Closing Ceremony: Both Well-Received And Anger-Inducing

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Fireworks explode at London's Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics. The gala has gotten good reviews — with the exception of those troubled by NBC's presentation.

Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 5:09 pm

Election 2012
11:56 am
Mon August 13, 2012

Should Black Voters Give Romney-Ryan A Chance?

Many conservatives were ecstatic with Mitt Romney's choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. Even though few observers expect the ticket to draw much African-American support, conservative Lenny McAllister says black voters should give the team a chance. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with McAllister and the NAACP's Hilary Shelton.

Economy
11:56 am
Mon August 13, 2012

A New Kind Of Segregation, Income Segregation?

More Americans are segregated by income today, than they were 30 years ago. That's according to a new Pew Research Center study looking at U.S. neighborhoods. Rice University sociologist Stephen Klineberg says income segregation is a direct result of a shrinking middle class. He speaks with guest host Jacki Lyden about these changes.

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