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Neither President Obama, nor his Republican rival Mitt Romney spoke on mic about the high court's immigration ruling today, despite the high profile role immigration has played in the presidential election this year. Both presidential campaigns are heavily courting the Latino vote, but today, they offered up only written statements. President Obama's offered a mixed review. He said he was generally pleased, but expressed concern about the Show Me Your Papers provision.

The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics are just over a month away — leading NPR and other media to cover the intense preparations for the games. That also means the Paralympic Games are on the way, as athletes with physical disabilities round into top form for the Aug. 29 opening day.

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Mitt Romney was actually in Arizona today. He held fundraisers but no public events. NPR's national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins us now to talk about him. Hi, Mara.

MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Hi, Audie.

CORNISH: So, how did the Romney campaign respond to today's Supreme Court decision on the Arizona immigration law?

The political impact of Monday's Supreme Court ruling that three of four provisions of Arizona's immigration enforcement law are unconstitutional — and that a fourth could eventually be found to be — certainly appeared, at first blush, to be a significant political win for President Obama.

The Antlers' 2009 album Hospice was the kind of feat no one would want to duplicate: It was audaciously beautiful and beloved by critics, but its wrenching songs reflect and expound upon highly specific personal losses for singer-guitarist Peter Silberman.

How do you showcase regional food when you're not in the region? Don't smuggle the salami in, that's for sure.

This tweet from the National Weather Service caught our attention, today:

"More than 80% of lightning victims are male. Be a force of nature by knowing your risk, taking action and being an example"

Eighty percent seemed to us pretty significant, so we turned to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and asked, "Why?"