Middle East
1:00 pm
Wed November 23, 2011

AP Reporter Discusses Hezbollah In Lebanon

Guy Raz talks to Associated Press reporter Adam Goldman about the ongoing story of Hezbollah and the CIA spy network in Lebanon.

The Two-Way
12:39 pm
Wed November 23, 2011

Report: Occupy Protests Have Cost Cities $13 Million

According to an AP survey of 18 cities with active Occupy protests, the movement has cost local municipalities $13 million in "police overtime and other municipal services."

The AP reports:

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The Two-Way
12:26 pm
Wed November 23, 2011

FBI Raid Nabs 7 Suspected In Amish Beard Attacks

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Sam Mullet outside his home in Bergholz, Ohio, earlier this year.

"The FBI and local sheriff's deputies this morning raided an Amish compound in Ohio and arrested seven men, including reputed breakaway sect leader Sam Mullet, on federal hate crimes charges and related state violations in connection to a series of beard-cutting attacks against other Amish across Ohio," the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes.

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Politics
12:15 pm
Wed November 23, 2011

Gingrich's Remarks On Immigration Surprises Many

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Former House speaker Newt Gingrich answers a question at Tuesday's Republican presidential debate in Washington, D.C.

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is getting lots of attention for his remarks about immigration in Wednesday night's debate. Gingrich has been moving up in the polls and last night he broke with his fellow candidates by saying that some illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S. Though his statements were in line with other GOP candidates from years past, the aftershocks show just how narrow the immigration debate has been in recent years.

Gingrich spouted the typical Repubican line in last night's debate,

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It's All Politics
12:14 pm
Wed November 23, 2011

Pro-Huntsman Ad Asks N.H. Voters: 'Why Haven't We Heard Of This Guy?'

Shots - Health Blog
12:11 pm
Wed November 23, 2011

How To Avoid A Thanksgiving Trip To The ER

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Watch yourself around the sharp implements this Thanksgiving.

Take it from emergency room doctors, Thanksgiving can be dangerous.

I learned the hard way that plumbers' busiest day comes on Black Friday, when pipes are groaning from too many flushes from Thanksgiving guests and too much garbage shoved down the kitchen sink.

How about hospitals? Yep, the emergency room can be a pretty busy place, too, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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The Salt
12:08 pm
Wed November 23, 2011

Heritage Turkeys: To Save Them, We Must Eat Them

A decade ago there were fewer than 100 Narragansett turkeys being raised on a few hobby farms. The gamy-tasting meat has a flavor that most Americans have never tasted. "They're delicious," says Slow Food USA's Josh Viertel.

"And they're at risk of being gone forever."

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The Two-Way
12:01 pm
Wed November 23, 2011

Moody's Keeps United States' AAA Rating

Moody's Investors Service announced Wednesday that despite the supercommittee's inability to reach a debt-reducing deal, it would leave the United States' top-notch credit rating intact.

The Hill reports:

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The Two-Way
11:52 am
Wed November 23, 2011

From KQED: 'Faces of Occupy San Francisco'

Two months along, who are the people camped out at Occupy San Francisco? Our colleagues at KQED send along a photo gallery produced by Michelle Gachet. Click on each image for a caption about who's in it:

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The Two-Way
11:31 am
Wed November 23, 2011

Report Finds Bahrain Used Torture To Deal With Protesters

An inquiry into how the government of Bahrain handled an uprising earlier this year found that King Hamad Al Khalifa's security forces used "excessive force" that often times amounted to "torture."

The report, commissioned by and paid for by the king, was issued by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry today. The Guardian reports:

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