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It's All Politics
4:18 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Sequester In South Carolina: A Tale Of Fighter Jets And Preschools

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Four F-16s from the 77th Fighter Squadron of Shaw Air Force Base fly over Darlington Raceway before a NASCAR race in Darlington, S.C., in May 2012.
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Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., hosts a town hall in his home district.
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Originally published on Fri February 22, 2013 5:47 pm

In Sumter, S.C., home of Shaw Air Force Base and the 20th Fighter Wing, cars sport bumper stickers that say, "Jet noise is the sound of freedom."

Throughout the day, F-16s on training runs blast from a runway on base, disappearing into the foggy sky. But if automatic, across-the-board federal spending cuts slated for March 1 go into effect, there will be a lot less of that sound.

"To cut to that level, we just could not pay for the amount of flying hours that we currently have," says Capt. Ann Blodzinski, the base's chief of public affairs.

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Heavy Rotation
4:13 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Brooklyn songwriter Katie Mullins has a fan in WNYC's John Schaefer.
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The Milk Carton Kids.
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Cayucas' Zach Yudin.
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Chance the Rapper.
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Miranda Dodson.
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The Milk Carton Kids.
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Cayucas' Zach Yudin.
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Chance the Rapper.
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Miranda Dodson.
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Katie Mullins.
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Katie Mullins.
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Miranda Dodson's moving song "Try Again" was inspired by her multiple miscarriages.
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Originally published on Tue April 2, 2013 1:31 pm

Every so often, we ask a panel of public radio's music experts to share their favorite new songs.

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The Two-Way
4:03 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Pentagon Grounds Fleet Of F-35 Fighter Jets Because Of Engine Problems

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In this image released by the U.S. Navy the U.S. Navy variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, conducts a test flight over the Chesapeake Bay.
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The Pentagon has halted the testing of its entire fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. At an estimated cost of $400 billion, it is the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program.

Defense News reports:

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Around the Nation
3:47 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Penn State Officials Take Booze Out Of 'State Patty's Day' Mix

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Originally published on Fri February 22, 2013 5:47 pm

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Middle East
3:47 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Damascus Dragged Into Syrian War With Latest Wave Of Bombings

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Originally published on Fri February 22, 2013 5:47 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.

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Health Care
3:47 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

This Year's Flu Vaccine Falters In Protecting Elderly

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Originally published on Fri February 22, 2013 5:47 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

This year's flu vaccine looks like it's not doing much to protect older people. New numbers in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that the vaccine has only been effective about a quarter of the time for people 65 and older. NPR's Rob Stein joins me to explain what that means. And Rob, tell us more about these numbers coming from the CDC.

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Asia
3:47 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Obama's Meeting With New Japanese Leader Focuses On China

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Originally published on Fri February 22, 2013 5:47 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block. The Japanese flag flew over Blair House in Washington today. That's where foreign leaders stay when they visit the White House. Japan's new prime minister is here for his first meeting with President Obama, and they've been discussing economic and security issues as NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

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Shots - Health News
3:09 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Contagion On The Couch: CDC App Poses Fun Disease Puzzles

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As you solve outbreaks, you earn points and work your way to becoming an assistant disease detective.
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As an armchair disease detective, you don't have to bother with mundane tasks, like culturing fluorescent bacteria or interviewing the ill.
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Armchair disease detection at its best: Solve The Outbreak lets you figure out what sickened dozens of kids at a "seemingly innocent birthday party."
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Originally published on Mon February 25, 2013 9:04 am

Disease detectives are kind of the rock stars of public health.

They travel around the world, on a moment's notice, to track down an Ebola outbreak in Uganda or stop a cholera epidemic in Haiti. And Kate Winslet and Lawrence Fishburne played them in the movie Contagion, for crying out loud.

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The Two-Way
2:35 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Against Lance Armstrong

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Lance Armstrong finishes the Power of Four Mountain Bike Race on Aspen Mountain on August 25, 2012.
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The Justice Department has joined a civil lawsuit against cyclist Lance Armstrong, his Tailwind Sports team and its longtime manager, alleging their pervasive doping campaign defrauded the U.S. Postal Service out of more than $31 million in sponsorship fees.

The decision ratchets up the legal pressure on Armstrong, who's lost his seven Tour de France titles, enormous advertising and sponsorship deals, and a large part of his reputation.

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The Two-Way
2:18 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

In Document Left Behind By Al-Qaida, 22 Tips To Avoid Drones Strikes

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 photo, a young vendor waits for clients alongside woven reed mats of the type purchased by fleeing Islamists, apparently to camouflage their vehicles, in Timbuktu, Mali.
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By Eyder Peralta

As al-Qaida extremists streamed out of Timbuktu, they left behind a curious document and the Associated Press got its hands on it.

It's written by Abdallah bin Muhammad, a senior commander of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemeni arm of the group, and it includes 22 bulleted tips on how to evade drone strikes.

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