It's All Politics
10:07 am
Fri June 1, 2012

Judge, Justice Department Weigh In On Who Can Vote In Florida

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"I Voted" stickers are left ready for voters at a polling station on Jan. 31, the day of Florida's presidential primary, in Tampa.

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 12:34 pm

In Florida, a battle is heating up on several fronts over who will be allowed to vote in the upcoming primary and the November general election.

In Tallahassee, a federal judge has blocked state elections officials from enforcing tough restrictions on groups that conduct voter registration drives.

And in Washington, the Justice Department has sent a letter to Florida telling it to immediately halt efforts to purge from the voting rolls people suspected of being noncitizens.

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The Two-Way
9:57 am
Fri June 1, 2012

Crazy For The Queen's Diamond Jubilee? Here's A Guide To The Guides

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London on Wednesday.

If royal watching's your kind of thing, the next four days are going to be a treat.

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebration — marking 60 years on the throne — looks like it will be quite a show. Sunday's huge flotilla alone is predicted to be "the most spectacular nautical event seen in London for 350 years."

Want to know when to tune in?

The official website of the British Monarchy, of course, has a ton of information.

For broadcast schedules, though, you need to look elsewhere.

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Movie Reviews
9:41 am
Fri June 1, 2012

A 'Snow White' As Bleak As It Is Grimm

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 5:09 pm

The ads for Snow White and the Huntsman show a glum Kristen Stewart dressed for battle, obviously playing the huntsman. Hold the phone, she's Snow White. Another storybook heroine turned warrior! Just like the princess in this year's first Snow White picture, Mirror Mirror, who not only goes mano a mano with her patronizing, patriarchal prince, but tells him she's sick of stories in which damsels take their distress lying down.

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TED Radio Hour
8:58 am
Fri June 1, 2012

When Does Creativity Start And End?

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Poet Billy Collins

Originally published on Thu June 14, 2012 4:00 pm

TED Radio Hour
8:58 am
Fri June 1, 2012

Do All Of Us Possess Genius?

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"There's a courageous leap that has to happen for anybody who's working in the creative field."TED Media Executive Producer June Cohen, on working with Elizabeth Gilbert in crafting her TEDTalk.

Originally published on Thu June 14, 2012 4:01 pm

TED Radio Hour
8:58 am
Fri June 1, 2012

What Do China And The Banjo Have In Common?

Credit Shervil Lainez / Courtesy of Abigail Washburn
"Is it an original idea? Or is it something where you're literally a creative collagist? You're taking pieces of the world that you see around you and that are inside of you and put them together in a way that you see fit." — Abigail Washburn

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 2:37 pm

The Two-Way
8:33 am
Fri June 1, 2012

Stocks Drop On Weak Jobs News

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 3:57 pm

Stock prices fell on Wall Street today as investors digested the much-weaker-than-expected report on job growth in May.

The damage? The Dow plunged 274 points or 2.2 percent. The Nasdaq fell 80 points or 2.82 percent.

CNN Money reports the Dow had the worst day of 2012, erasing "all its gains for the year."

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The Salt
8:24 am
Fri June 1, 2012

The Sounds Of Asparagus, As Explored Through Opera

Describing how music sounds and how food tastes, particularly for us non-professional types, is fraught with danger. We tend to fall on the same tired metaphors that turn it all to mush.

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Monkey See
8:22 am
Fri June 1, 2012

Let's Rush To Judgment: 'Les Miserables'

Originally published on Wed February 20, 2013 11:44 am

Well, this is certainly not a timid way to put out your first trailer.

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The Two-Way
7:43 am
Fri June 1, 2012

Unemployment Rate Rises To 8.2 Percent In May; Just 69,000 Jobs Added

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 12:31 pm

Horrid. Lousy. Awful.

Those are just three of the words economists are using to describe the news that just 69,000 net jobs were added to public and private payrolls last month — and that the nation's jobless rate edged up to 8.2 percent from April's 8.1 percent.

The news has raised fears that the hoped-for strengthening of the economy may not materialize.

We posted on the news and followed with details from the report and reaction to it. It's now 11:22 am. ET, here's our original post and earlier updates:

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