Poetry
10:16 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Donald Hall: A Poet's View 'Out The Window'

Originally published on Wed February 8, 2012 9:57 am

Poet Donald Hall spends much of his time in his blue armchair, looking at the landscape out his window. The 83-year-old former poet laureate has lived for years on the same New Hampshire farm that his grandparents used to own, and still writes in the room he slept in as a child.

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
10:15 am
Wed February 8, 2012

An Alien World Within Our Own

Originally published on Wed February 8, 2012 9:23 am

Outer space is not the only frontier. There is also inner space, pockets of unexplored regions within our own Earth. Granted, they are becoming very scarce, at least those that are accessible by foot or by boat or by flying machine. Fortunately, there are still unexplored subsurface worlds, deep under the ocean, deep within caves, or deep under the ice. And what lurks within them may be the stuff of our wildest dreams.

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Politics
10:00 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Is Komen's Image Beyond Repair?

The breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, took a lot of heat last week for cutting grants to Planned Parenthood. The group reversed the decision this week, and Karen Handel resigned as vice president. Host Michel Martin continues the conversation on this week's major news with a diverse panel of politicos.

Election 2012
10:00 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Santorum Wins Big In Three Early Voting Contests

GOP hopeful Rick Santorum carried wins in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri, on Tuesday. The White House also tries to manage a controversy over requiring many Catholic institutions to provide free contraception in their employees' health coverage. Host Michel Martin covers these topics and other political news with a diverse panel of politicos.

The Two-Way
9:10 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Report: Data Show No 'Upsurge In Muslim-American Terrorism'

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January 2010: Muslim-Americans protest against terrorism outside a federal court building in Detroit, where "Christmas Day" bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was being arraigned.

There was a decline last year in the already "small" number of Muslim-Americans indicted for violent terrorist plots and the rate of radicalization among that group remains "far less than many feared" after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a researcher at North Carolina's Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security reports today.

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The Salt
8:23 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Recall Reveals An Egg's Long Path To The Deli Sandwich

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How long has that egg been waiting to get to your salad?

What did a Cobb salad and a chicken salad have in common that have made them the latest entries in a big ongoing food safety recall?

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Shots - Health Blog
7:53 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Teen Pregnancies Hit New Low, But Disparities Remain

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The rate of pregnancy among teens has dropped.

Originally published on Wed February 8, 2012 9:57 am

Teen pregnancies are at their lowest rate in nearly 40 years, according to the latest data from the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization focused on sexual and reproductive health.

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The Two-Way
7:35 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Russians Claim To Have Punched Through To Antarctic 'Subglacial Lake'

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In Antarctica, Russian scientists posed at the site where they say they've drilled through to Lake Vostok. The sign indicates that the breakthrough happened on Feb. 5, 2012.

One week after pausing with about 40 feet to go, Russian scientists today announced that they have successfully drilled through two miles of ice to reach Lake Vostok — a body of water the size of New Jersey that hasn't been touched for millions of years.

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The Two-Way
6:15 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Egyptian Judge Says Foreign Groups Have Been Working There Illegally

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Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the U.S. National Democratic Institute, an NGO rights group in downtown Cairo on December 29, 2011.

Foreigners who have been working for international organizations in Egypt are in the country illegally and have been engaging in "political activity," a judge in Cairo just told reporters.

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