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NPR's afternoon radio newsmagazine, All things Considered presents two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features. A one-hour edition of the program is available on Saturday and Sunday.
 

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1:56 pm
Mon May 28, 2012

Afghans Who Helped U.S. Forces Still Hope For Visas

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Originally published on Mon May 28, 2012 7:01 pm

Afghans hired to help U.S. forces in Afghanistan say Congress should keep its promise to grant them visas to America. Despite death threats from the Taliban, thousands of Afghans have worked with Americans since the war in Afghanistan began. Most say they wanted to serve their country, but they also hoped to win visas to America. But since 2009, the number of U.S. visas awarded has slowed to a trickle.

Afghanistan
1:43 pm
Mon May 28, 2012

Afghan Female Boxers Strike A Blow For Girl Power

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An Afghan girl takes part in a boxing training session around in a training room at the Kabul stadium, in Kabul in January 2011.
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Saber Sharifi has been recruiting and training female boxers in Afghanistan over the past five years. He has often faced resistance from the families of the girls, but there are now 30 boxers on the team, and one will be going to the London Olympics this summer.
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Originally published on Tue June 19, 2012 6:52 pm

When Saber Sharifi goes out recruiting girls and young women for his female boxing team in Afghanistan, he encounters a lot of skeptical parents.

"I reassure them that their daughters will not have broken noses on their wedding day," he says with a smile.

Sharifi launched his recruiting campaign in girls' high schools back in 2007. After three months of relentless speeches and presentations, he could only get two girls to sign up.

But he didn't give up. After two more years, he had eight more members on the team.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:22 pm
Mon May 28, 2012

With PSA Testing, The Power Of Anecdote Often Trumps Statistics

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Originally published on Tue May 29, 2012 7:46 am

Millions of men and their doctors are trying to understand a federal task force's recommendation against routine use of a prostate cancer test called the PSA.

The guidance, which came out last week, raises basic questions about how to interpret medical evidence. And what role expert panels should play in how doctors practice.

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Movies
12:00 pm
Mon May 28, 2012

A Selective Preview Of Summer Movies

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Pixar's Brave follows the independent and courageous Merida (voice by Kelly Macdonald).
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Quvenzhane Wallis as Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises.
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Originally published on Mon June 4, 2012 1:01 pm

Forget the calendar. With The Avengers, Battleship, and Men In Black already battling aliens at the multiplex, Hollywood's summer has arguably been under way for weeks.

No doubt, the tent-pole blockbusters — Ridley Scott's Prometheus, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Bourne Legacy, and the rest — will offer plenty of entertainment value, but there are a couple of hardy, resourceful little girls you might want to attend to, too.

Beasts of the Southern Wild (June 27)

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All Tech Considered
11:46 am
Mon May 28, 2012

Vintage Spy Plane Gives High-Tech Drone A Run For Its Money

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The Air Force's U-2 spy plane first took flight in August 1955 and has been in commission ever since.
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The Air Force's Global Hawk spy drone carries a much heftier price tag than the U-2.
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Because U-2s fly at such high altitudes, pilots must wear full spacesuits in case of a leak in the pressurized cockpit.
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Originally published on Mon May 28, 2012 2:01 pm

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