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Host: Michele Norris, Robert Siegel, & Melissa Block
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The most listened to, afternoon drive-time, news-program in the country.

Join 89.1 FM and All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel, Michelle Norris and Melissa Block for 2-hours of the day's biggest stories along with thoughtful commentaries and insightful features.       

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The Record
5:15 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

Universal's Purchase Of EMI Gets Thumbs Up In U.S. And Europe

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The catalog of The Beatles, which was owned by EMI, will be among the assets that the Universal Music Group gets to keep.
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Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 2:20 pm

And then there were three — record labels, that is. Regulators in the United States and Europe have approved the acquisition of EMI Music by Univeral Music Group. The combined label will own close to 40 percent of the world music market with a trove of acts that includes The Beatles.

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Science
5:05 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

Chimney Rock Becomes Newest National Monument

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A large sandstone feature in southwestern Colorado, Chimney Rock became America's newest national monument on Friday.
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Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 5:53 pm

President Obama named a new national monument on Friday: Chimney Rock in southwestern Colorado. With two sandstone spires soaring from a mesa, not only is Chimney Rock a spectacular place; it also provides a fascinating glimpse into the ancient people who lived in that region more than 1,000 years ago.

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Election 2012
4:41 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

In Wisconsin, Political Circus Leaves Voters Wounded

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Heidi Accola works a stand at the farmers market in Baraboo, Wis. She runs a 1-acre organic farm with her husband, but she says they don't talk politics at home because it gets too heated.
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A bumper sticker on the car of Bob Greenwood of Baraboo, Wis. "Recall Santa" reflects the bitterly divisive recall election this year, which Republican Gov. Scott Walker survived easily.
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Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 5:53 pm

Wisconsin is a prime battleground state in this year's presidential election.

Republicans hope the pick of native son Paul Ryan as their vice presidential nominee will bolster their chances to turn the state red in November. Wisconsin hasn't voted for a Republican for president since 1984. Barack Obama won the state by a blowout 14 points in 2008. And a run of Wisconsin polls this week shows him widening his lead over Mitt Romney.

So what do Wisconsin voters have to say about their choices — and their mood?

Economic Strain

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Middle East
4:30 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

15 Dead After Pakistan Protests Over Anti-Islam Video

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Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 5:53 pm

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.

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And I'm Audie Cornish.

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Middle East
4:30 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

Syrian Activists Protest, But Not Over Anti-Islam Video

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Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 5:53 pm

For the past year and a half, every Friday in Syria has been given a name. That's because every Friday, people protest against the government, and those protests get a title. This week's title? "Syrian sons and daughters of the Prophet Mohammed are being slaughtered." In other words: "To all you Muslims who are angry about the denigration of the Prophet Mohammed in some YouTube film? Don't forget about us."

NPR Story
3:56 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

Colorado's Chimney Rock Gets National Designation

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Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 4:30 pm

The Obama administration has named Chimney Rock, in Colorado as a new national monument. The ancient people who lived there were a little bit like modern Americans — they had an elite class and a 99 percent just like us.

Around the Nation
2:30 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

One Afghan Girl's Healing Journey To The U.S.

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Arefa with her host family, sisters Jami Valentine (left) and Staci Freeman. Doctors in the U.S. have been treating Arefa's third-degree burns, and also performed skin-graft surgery for the top of her head. Each morning still requires a fresh dressing.
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Valentine and Freeman greet Arefa after she arrived at LAX in June.
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Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 9:09 pm

There is limited medical infrastructure in war-torn Afghanistan, so severely wounded children are sometimes brought to the U.S. for medical care. Doctors in America say that for one little girl, her struggle to stay alive for three years until finding her way from central Afghanistan to a hospital in Los Angeles is nothing short of a miracle.

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The Two-Way
1:19 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

Romney's 2011 Tax Return Shows He Paid At 14.1 Percent Rate, Campaign Says

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Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 5:53 pm

Mitt Romney and his wife Ann paid $1,935,708 in federal taxes last year on income of $13,696,951, an effective tax rate for the couple of 14.1 percent, the Republican presidential nominee's campaign just reported.

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Election 2012
5:05 pm
Thu September 20, 2012

Senate Race Tough To Call As Wisconsin Swings

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Wisconsin Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin sits with state delegates during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 5.
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Wisconsin Senate candidate Tommy Thompson, a Republican, talks to the media after voting in the primary election on Aug. 14 in Madison.
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Middle East
4:33 pm
Thu September 20, 2012

Mideast Violence Prompts Calls For New U.S. Policy

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Egyptians destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Sept. 11, during a protest over the film that insulted the Prophet Muhammad.
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Originally published on Thu September 20, 2012 5:05 pm

The protests and violence aimed at U.S. interests in the Middle East have set off a domestic debate about what the U.S. could or should do to relate to new political movements in the region. The Obama administration says it will continue to engage the region. The campaign of Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, says the U.S. needs to do more to lead.

But there are others who say that both parties have it wrong, and that U.S. policies from both Republican and Democratic administrations have failed.

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