A Chinese Dissident Is Freed, But He's Still Not Free

Ai Weiwei has bluntly accused the Chinese government of corruption, coercion, and cover-ups. After his release from prison this week, he refused to speak publicly and shut down his Twitter account. But Ai's art goes on talking.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/25/137413887/a-chinese-dissident-is-freed-but-hes-still-not-free?ft=1&f=1057

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Huntsman: "Conservative Problem-Solver"

Daniel Henninger, WSJNo Republican presidential candidate stirs more curiosity than Jon Huntsman. "What about Huntsman?" You hear it all the time. Who is Jon Huntsman and where is he coming from? On the morning after he announced his presidential bid in front of the Statue of Liberty this week, we hitched a ride on his campaign plane to South Carolina, seeking answers. Mr. Huntsman is addressed as "governor" because he was the two-term governor of Utah. Lots of governors run for president. What causes curiosity about Mr. Huntsman is that he has accumulated a remarkably full and intriguing...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/06/25/huntsman_quotconservative_problem-solverquot_258151.html

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Obama Announces Partnership To Create Factory Jobs

President Obama announced a new manufacturing partnership Friday with businesses and universities. It's designed to make U.S. factories more competitive — and boost the number of good-paying factory jobs.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/24/137401140/obama-announces-partnership-to-create-factory-jobs?ft=1&f=1003

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IAEA Discusses Safety Standards

More than 150 nations are gathering this week at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna to look at safety standards for nuclear power reactors in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. The IAEA does not have the authority to either set safety standards or enforce them, and most nations want that to remain a national responsibility. But the Fukushima disaster has motivated some nations to initiate a process that could lead to better safety practices worldwide.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/20/137304948/iaea-discusses-safety-standards?ft=1&f=1007

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Huntsman: McCain Minus the Heroism

Byron York, DC ExaminerWhy are so many conservatives wary of Jon Huntsman? Certainly the former Utah governor's positions on issues like cap and trade and civil unions trouble conservatives of both the economic and social variety. But there are other candidates, like front-runner Mitt Romney, whose positions also cause conservatives grumbling. So why does Huntsman stand out? One answer is the company he keeps. Despite his solidly conservative views on many issues, Huntsman has gathered a group of advisers and supporters from the moderate-to-liberal side of the GOP spectrum and has received largely...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/06/24/huntsman_mccain_minus_the_heroism_258066.html

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Op-Ed Roundup: Obama's Plan For Afghanistan

President Obama has announced a plan to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011 and bring another 20,000 troops home by the end of 2012. Based on much of the reaction from the public and Congress, his plan satisfies few.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/23/137372830/op-ed-roundup-obamas-plan-for-afghanistan?ft=1&f=1057

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Swaying Of Hammock Lulls Brain Into Deeper Sleep

Reporting in Current Biology, researchers write that a rocking motion, long employed by parents to lull infants to sleep, synchronizes brainwaves, leading to deeper sleep with a quicker onset. Study author Michel Muhlethaler discusses how motion may affect the sleeping brain.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/24/137397961/swaying-of-hammock-lulls-brain-into-deeper-sleep?ft=1&f=1007

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