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3:30 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

'It Worked For Me': Life Lessons From Colin Powell

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Colin Powell, then chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff under George H. W. Bush, makes a point about the entrenched Iraqi troops in Kuwait during a briefing at the Pentagon in January 1991.
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U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell addresses the U.N. Security Council in New York on Feb. 5, 2003. He presented evidence of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction — that turned out not to exist.
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Powell endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008. "I'm proud of the vote I cast for him in 2008, I think he was absolutely the right choice," Powell says. When it comes to the 2012 election, Powell says he's "not prepared" to say who he'll be voting for.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 4:50 pm

If you're looking for advice on leadership, it's good to start with a four-star general. Colin Powell's new memoir, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, is a collection of lessons learned and anecdotes drawn from his childhood in the Bronx, his military training and career, and his work under four presidential administrations. The memoir also includes Powell's candid reflections on the most controversial time in his career: the lead-up to the war in Iraq in 2003.

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Around the Nation
3:28 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

R.I. Strikes Out On Ex-Pitcher's Video Game Venture

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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling had to push through a mob of reporters on Monday after meeting with Rhode Island officials to discuss the finances of his troubled video game company and ask for more state help.
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Originally published on Thu May 31, 2012 9:04 am

In 2004, pitcher Curt Schilling became a New England folk hero. That's the year he helped the Boston Red Sox beat their archrival, the New York Yankees, by pitching with a surgically repaired ankle. And when that wound started to bleed, his bloody sock also became legend.

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It's All Politics
3:26 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Mitt Romney Vs. Rand Paul In 2016?

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Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and his son, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., talk at a campaign event for the elder Paul in Des Moines, Iowa, last August.
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The younger Paul campaigns for his father in Windham, N.H., in January.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 4:07 pm

As sort-of-still-a-presidential-candidate Ron Paul continues to collect delegates at state Republican Party conventions, the question of what the libertarian Texas congressman wants has become more urgent in GOP circles.

A speaking role at the Republican convention, where Mitt Romney is expected to accept the nomination?

A seat at the party's rule-making table to advocate making it easier for non-mainstream candidates to compete in future GOP nominating contests?

Well, yes, as a start.

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World Cafe
3:24 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Neal Casal On World Cafe

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Many fans of American rock love Neal Casal's guitar work, whether they know his solo music or not. Primarily a solo artist and guitarist for Ryan Adams' backing band The Cardinals, Casal built his career on country-rock sensibilities and tireless output. His first solo album came out in 1995, and since then, he's kept up his solo work while playing with The Cardinals, Chris Robinson of Black Crowes and countless others.

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The Two-Way
2:53 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

As Egyptians Prepare To Vote, Jimmy Carter Watches 'Complete Transformation'

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In Cairo on Monday, Egyptian Parliament Speaker Saad al-Katatni (left) met with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 6:44 pm

On All Things Considered today, NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson will look ahead to Egypt's first free presidential election — voting begins Wednesday and is expected to lead to a mid-June runoff — and how some Egyptians who played roles in last year's revolution there are refusing to take part because they don't trust the military leaders who run the country.

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All Songs Considered Blog
2:52 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Old Music Tuesday: Black Sabbath's 'Vol. 4'

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Afghanistan
2:38 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Afghan Forces Prepare For Post-U.S. Future

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Afghan local police officers wait outside a classroom at a training facility in Marjah. U.S. Marines are training local security forces how to maintain calm in the region.
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Afghan soldiers on Marjah's outskirts. U.S. Marines will depart in the coming weeks, leaving a skeleton crew to work with Afghan forces.
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A man is reflected in the window of an Afghan police watchtower. Police will be an important part of the area's security after the Marines leave.
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The commander of an Afghan army battalion, Col. Nawruz Hidayati, says his troops don't have enough equipment to maintain security after the U.S. departs.
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Afghan police watch Marines demonstrate emergency first aid. The top Marine officer in the area says local forces will be prepared to keep the peace.
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An Afghan policeman carries a rocket-propelled grenade launcher as he leaves for patrol on the outskirts of Marjah, near the Sistani Desert.
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An Afghan army M-16 rifle has a sticker on it that reads, "Afghanistan, I served."
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Afghan police officers outside the house that serves as their headquarters. The police form the first level of Marjah's multilevel security structure.
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Afghan police meet in a house they use as their headquarters.
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Afghan police officers listen to instructions from their commanders at their makeshift headquarters before going out on patrol.
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An Afghan policeman guards the entry point to a brand new police station near a busy market.
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A man rides a motorcycle at a bustling Marjah bazaar. The market was the scene of bitter fighting between U.S. Marines and Afghan insurgents in February 2010.
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Today, the area is calm. Businessmen, farmers and shop owners gather for tea and conversation at a vegetable stand.
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Marines guide an armored vehicle into Marjah's government compound. The Marines meet regularly with police officers and government officials who control the area.
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An Afghan police officer talks with U.S. Marines. The police work with Marines and the Afghan army to provide security in the region.
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Afghan police officers wait outside a classroom at their recently built training facility.
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An Afghan army checkpoint sits on the edge of the Sistani Desert. It serves as an entry point to the farm fields of Marjah, in southern Afghanistan.
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Marine 2nd Lt. Jonathan Ross meets Afghan police in the southern district of Marjah, which was previously a Taliban stronghold.
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Abdullah Jan, an Afghan police officer, walks through a crowded market in Marjah. He tells US Marines he is confident that the Afghan police can maintain calm in this former Taliban stronghold.
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Originally published on Thu May 24, 2012 10:15 am

If there was a place in Afghanistan synonymous with the Taliban, it was the district of Marjah in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand.

Two years ago, thousands of U.S. Marines and British and Afghan forces descended on this checkerboard of villages, canals and fields. They pushed out the insurgents — but at a heavy cost.

Now, with U.S. combat forces on track to depart in the coming months, many are asking whether Marjah's relative peace will last after the Marines are gone.

'We Have Good Security Here'

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It's All Politics
2:24 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Under Obama, U.S. Gov't Spends At Lowest Rate In Decades, Says Journalist

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President Obama is getting a bum rap on the pace of federal spending, a journalist writes.
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Originally published on Tue May 29, 2012 10:39 am

(Updated on 5/23/12 @ 11:55 am. See end of post for Romney campaign response.)

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Mountain Stage
2:13 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

Rich Robinson On Mountain Stage

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Originally published on Tue January 29, 2013 9:28 am

Rich Robinson makes his first appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live in Charleston, W.V. By his mid-20s, Robinson had already achieved remarkable commercial success as the lead guitarist for Black Crowes. Alongside his brother Chris, the band all but single-handedly reintroduced soulful, bluesy Southern rock to a mainstream that had been occupied with hair-metal and glitzy pop. Robinson's guitar helped lay the groundwork for a sound that launched a long, successful, and tumultuous career.

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The Two-Way
1:57 pm
Tue May 22, 2012

In Italy, A Comedian Upends Local Elections

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Italian comedian Beppe Grillo poses during an interview at his home in Genoa.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 2:16 pm

Signs of global discontent are everywhere. States side it's represented by the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movements. In Italy, it's the Cinque Stelle (Five Star) movement, founded by comedian and satirist Beppe Grillo.

Grillo's movement upset the Italian political establishment in yesterday's local elections. This wrap from Reuters will sound terribly familiar:

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