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The Two-Way
11:49 am
Wed June 13, 2012

JPMorgan Execs Who Bungled Billions May Have To Return Bonuses, Stock

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon during his testimony today on Capitol Hill.

Along with saying, again, that his bank "let a lot of people down" when it lost more than $2 billion, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon added this prediction during his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee this morning:

"It's likely that there will be clawbacks."

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Monkey See
11:42 am
Wed June 13, 2012

The Absolute Unvarnished Truth About The New And Rebooted 'Dallas'

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Larry Hagman, as he must, returns to play J.R. Ewing in the rebooted version of Dallas.

Originally published on Wed June 13, 2012 11:49 am

There is a certain honesty with which I believe critics must exist — a willingness to look yourself in the eye. A willingness to say, "This is the absolute truth as I experienced it."

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Music Reviews
11:16 am
Wed June 13, 2012

The Untold Story Of Singer Bobby Charles

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Singer, songwriter and swamp-pop pioneer Bobby Charles poses for a portrait in 1972.

Originally published on Wed June 13, 2012 1:31 pm

When he was around 13, Robert Charles Guidry began singing with a band around his hometown of Abbeville, La., deep in the Cajun swamps. The group played Cajun and country music and, after he passed through town and played a show, Fats Domino's music. It was a life-changing experience for the young man, and he found himself with a new ambition: to write a song for Fats.

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Movie Interviews
11:16 am
Wed June 13, 2012

At The Heart Of 'Your Sister's Sister,' A Love Triangle

Originally published on Wed June 13, 2012 4:27 pm

Lynn Shelton's 2009 movie Humpday was about two straight men making a gay-porn movie to win an amateur film competition. It might not have reached a mass audience, but Humpday was noticed by other directors and producers, including Matthew Weiner, who offered Shelton a job directing an episode of Mad Men.

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Fresh Food
11:16 am
Wed June 13, 2012

'Fermentation': When Food Goes Bad But Stays Good

Originally published on Wed June 13, 2012 2:48 pm

The list of fermented food in our lives is staggering: bread, coffee, pickles, beer, cheese, yogurt and soy sauce are all transformed at some point during their production process by microscopic organisms that extend their usefulness and enhance their flavors.

The process of fermenting our food isn't a new one: Evidence indicates that early civilizations were making wine and beer between 7,000 and 8,000 years ago — and bread even before that.

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The Salt
11:16 am
Wed June 13, 2012

Libyan Menu Prompts The Question: Camel, Anyone?

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A Bedouin who says he's eaten camel 22 times in a month poses with a camel outside a makeshift protest camp off the highway on the road between Sirte and Al-Sidra.

Originally published on Tue December 4, 2012 3:00 pm

NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep is taking a Revolutionary Road trip from Tunisia to Cairo to see how the countries that staged revolutions last year are remaking themselves.

He's also sharing with us here at The Salt what he's been eating.

Dear Salt,

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Field Recordings
11:08 am
Wed June 13, 2012

Of Monsters And Men Bring Out The Sun

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Of Monsters And Men perform a Field Recording backstage at Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA on Friday, May 25, 2012.

Originally published on Tue October 2, 2012 9:53 am

Even before the gates had opened on the first day of the Sasquatch! Music Festival over Memorial Day weekend, we managed to get backstage of the Gorge Amphitheater to capture a live session with one of the hottest new bands to hit the festival circuit, Of Monsters and Men. No strangers to natural beauty, the Icelanders were nevertheless stunned by the picturesque backdrop of the Gorge as they performed "Mountain Sound," one of the new songs added to the American release of their debut album.

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The Two-Way
11:07 am
Wed June 13, 2012

As Wildfires Rage, 'A Helpless Feeling'

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Near Laporte, Colo., earlier this week, smoke billowed from the mountains. In the foreground: A helicopter was dumping water on a hotspot.

Originally published on Thu June 14, 2012 9:14 am

There are now at least 19 large wildfires burning in nine Western states U.S. Forest Service officials say.

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National Security
10:54 am
Wed June 13, 2012

Once Private, US Now Publicly Criticizes Pakistan

Originally published on Wed June 13, 2012 1:41 pm

How bad are U.S. relations with Pakistan?

Even as ties grew strained over the past few years, U.S. government and military officials generally used diplomatic language when talking about differences with Pakistan. But nowadays the Americans aren't even bothering to disguise their displeasure with their longtime ally.

Several recent events have shown just how blunt the Americans have become.

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Election 2012
10:38 am
Wed June 13, 2012

Gov. Rick Scott On Florida Showdown With Feds

Florida's controversial voter eligibility program is intended to purge non-citizens from its rosters. State election officials say it's necessary to protect the integrity of elections. But the U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit, saying eligible voters could get caught up. Host Michel Martin talks to Florida Governor Rick Scott.

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