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Race
3:00 am
Thu December 8, 2011

Black Scholar Of The Civil War Asks: Who's With Me?

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Soldiers of the 4th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment, E Company, pose for a photograph at Fort Lincoln, Md., one of several fortifications ringing Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.
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Two black soldiers man a forward watch station in Dutch Gap, Va., during the Civil War. Author Ta-Nehisi Coates says he has become a student of the war — and he's wondering why more black Americans don't join him.
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By NPR Staff

The Civil War ended slavery in America. So why, asks author Ta-Nehisi Coates, do African-Americans, who benefited most from the conflict, take so little interest in it? Coates, a confessed Civil War obsessive, wrote about that question in his recent article, "Why Do So Few Blacks Study the Civil War?"

The story appears in a special issue of The Atlantic commemorating the Civil War.

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U.S.
2:00 am
Thu December 8, 2011

Report: Troops' Cremated Remains Went To Landfill

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An investigation by the Washington Post shows that remains of 274 service members were cremated and disposed of in a landfill by personnel at Dover Air Force Base. Steve Inskeep talks to the Post's Craig Whitlock, one of the reporters who uncovered the story.

Health
2:00 am
Thu December 8, 2011

Houston's Health Clinics Struggle To Meet Demand

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By Carrie Feibel

A new study documents the increasing crush of patients turning to free public clinics in the Houston area. Officials there are worried because they expect even more people to seek care when the Affordable Care Act, the federal health law, takes effect in a little over a year.

U.S.
2:00 am
Thu December 8, 2011

Blagojevich's 14-Year Term Starts In February

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison following his bribery and extortion convictions. He is expected to begin serving the sentence in February.

Europe
2:00 am
Thu December 8, 2011

High Stakes For Europe, World Economy In Brussels

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France and Germany are trying to persuade other European countries to sign onto a package of reforms aimed at shoring up the embattled euro. They're hoping to win agreement in time for Friday's big summit of European leaders in Brussels. A failure to reach agreement could send the wrong signal to the financial markets, which are already deeply worried about Europe's fiscal problems.

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