The Two-Way
4:07 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Dutch Catholic Church Is Accused Of Castrating Boys

Dutch lawmakers are calling for a parliamentary hearing, today, after new allegations of abuse by the Catholic Church surfaced over the weekend. This time, an investigation by the newspaper NRC Handelsblad found that Catholic-run institutions had surgically castrated young boys.

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The Record
4:00 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Reggae In The U.K.: A Steady Force

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Music For 'Disenfranchised Working-Class Youth': The British reggae band Steel Pulse formed in Birmingham in 1975. Mykaell Riley is third from the left.
Shots - Health Blog
3:35 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Aspirin Might Reduce Cancer Risk, But It Has Risks, Too

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Aspirin helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the jury's still out on cancer.

Originally published on Wed March 21, 2012 5:57 pm

Regular aspirin use might reduce the risk of cancer by as much as 38 percent, according to a big new review of research on the issue. But "might" is the key word here, other scientists say. And even if it works, that benefit comes with costs, including an increased risk of ulcers and internal bleeding.

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The Two-Way
3:05 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Wisconsin City Wonders: What Keeps Going Boom?

It's "the big story" in east central Wisconsin, as Green Bay's NBC26-TV reports:

Something keeps going boom in the city of Clintonville, and no one there has figured out for sure why it's happening.

For three days now, folks in Clintonville (population 4,600) have been rattled and rolled by noises that residents say sound like explosions and feel like little earthquakes.

City officials have mobilized work crews to get out to see if the noises are coming from gas lines or other pipes. No evidence was found.

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Book Reviews
3:00 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Review: 'Hope: A Tragedy'

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

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

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

And I'm Audie Cornish. Now, a review of the latest book by Shalom Auslander. It's a novel that incorporates a bizarre representation of one of history's most tragic heroines. Our reviewer, Alan Cheuse, says the book is surprising and infuriating.

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Shots - Health Blog
2:54 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

How Obama Lost The Messaging War Over Health Care Law

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Protesters show their opposition to President Obama's health care overhaul on March 16, 2010, days before it became law.

The sweeping health overhaul law turns 2 years old this Friday. And as it heads toward a constitutional showdown at the Supreme Court next week, the debate over the measure remains almost as heated as the day President Obama signed it into law.

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The Two-Way
2:38 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Sifting Through What We Know About The French Shootings Suspect

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Police officers stand near the apartment building where a suspect in the shooting at the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school is barricaded in Toulouse, southern France on Wednesday.

The standoff between a murder suspect and French police in Toulouse, France, has stirred up a swirl of speculation about the man's background and motives, but so far there are relatively few confirmed facts.

French officials say the suspect is a 23- or 24-year-old Frenchman of Algerian decent by the name of Mohammed Merah, who had a long record as a juvenile delinquent.

He's suspected in the killings this month of three French paratroopers of North African descent, as well as a rabbi and three Jewish schoolchildren.

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The Two-Way
1:45 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Gingrich: Some 'Brand New Players' Might Emerge At GOP Convention

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Originally published on Fri March 23, 2012 7:03 am

Saying that Mitt Romney may not be able to "grind his way toward the nomination" despite a huge fundraising advantage, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told NPR today that he sees no reason to exit the Republican presidential race and that there's a chance of a new contender emerging at the party's convention in August.

"I'm not so sure you wouldn't get a series of brand new players" stepping forward during a brokered convention, he told Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep.

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The Two-Way
1:19 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Tim Tebow Traded To New York Jets

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Tebow celebrates after the game against the New York Jets on Nov. 17, 2011 in Denver.

The Denver Broncos have traded quarterback Tim Tebow to the New York Jets in exchange for a fourth-round and a sixth-round draft pick, Newsday is reporting.

Tebow became redundant in Denver after the team signed Peyton Manning to a five-year, $96 million contract. Newsday adds:

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U.S.
1:12 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Florida Teen's Killing: A Parent's Greatest Fear

Originally published on Tue April 30, 2013 5:21 pm

The fatal shooting in Florida of an unarmed black teenager at the hand of a neighborhood watch captain has ignited national furor over racial profiling and vigilante justice.

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