Start Of Muslim Holiday Ends With Bloodshed In Syria

Activists said Syrian forces killed at least seven people, including a 13-year-old boy, as they fired on thousands of anti-government protesters as worshippers poured out of mosques on the start of a three-day holiday following Ramadan.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/30/140055387/start-of-muslim-holiday-ends-with-bloodshed-in-syria?ft=1&f=1004

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Obama's Quiet Victory in Libya

David Remnick, The New Yorker
In late April, a month after the United States lobbied the U.N. Security Council to support a NATO operation shielding anti-Qaddafi rebels in Libya from slaughter, Ryan Lizza published a detailed report in these pages called “The Consequentialist.” Lizza set out to describe the evolution of the President’s foreign-policy thinking and the way it applied to the regional phenomenon known as the Arab Spring. Political actors and think-tank grandees struggled to situate Obama somewhere on the idealist-realist scale, and White House aides hastened to define his...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/08/30/obama039s_quiet_victory_in_libya_262537.html

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Irene Causes Widespread Flooding In Northeast

Irene had lost a lot of power when it hit New England as a tropical storm, but that didn't keep it from packing a punch. Roads and bridges were destroyed in Vermont. And in neighboring New York, a dam gave way, flooding homes and businesses downstream.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/29/140042755/irene-batters-northeast?ft=1&f=1003

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Why Is It Hard To Predict A Hurricane's Intensity?

Melissa Block speaks with Hugh Willoughby, meteorology and research professor at Florida International University, about why it is so hard to predict the intensity of hurricanes. He says it's much easier to make a good prediction about where a storm will go than it is to predict how strong it will be. He says one thing that will make hurricane predictions better in the future is the steady march toward more powerful computers.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/29/140042757/why-is-it-hard-to-track-a-hurricanes-intensity?ft=1&f=1003

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A Filmmaker On The Complexities Of 'Debt'

Director John Madden says he likes his audience to "do a little bit of work" when they watch his films. His latest, The Debt, chronicles a group of young Israeli Mossad agents in the 1960s whose mission is to track down and capture a Nazi war criminal.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/28/139923802/a-filmmaker-on-the-complexities-of-debt?ft=1&f=1057

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Obama's Uncle Charged With Drunken Driving, Held by Immigration Officials

President Barack Obama's uncle was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving, told police he planned to arrange bail through the White House and was being held without bail on an immigration detainer, authorities said Monday.


Source: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/sgmMDsw4GXY/

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What's In Your Emergency Kit?

Natural disasters can strike no matter where you live. Whether it's an earthquake, tornado, flood or hurricane, experts say everyone should be prepared with a well-stocked emergency kit. The Red Cross recommends flashlights, batteries, water and canned goods.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/29/140039622/whats-in-your-emergency-kit?ft=1&f=1003

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