Music Reviews
9:53 am
Mon April 23, 2012

Todd Snider: 'Stoner Fables' With A Layered Worldview

Originally published on Mon April 23, 2012 10:20 am

Todd Snider is, on one level, your average guitar-strumming singer-songwriter with varying amounts of musical accompaniment for songs he sings with mush-mouthed intimacy. But Snider, now in his mid-40s and impressively prolific, is also an exceptional singer-songwriter, able to set up scenes with quick, precise details.

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The Salt
9:53 am
Mon April 23, 2012

Don't Call It A Malbec: Europe Sours On British Winery's Plan

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The European Union is forcing a British winery to give away wine made with Argentinian Malbec grapes. Here, a cluster of Malbec grapes hang from a vine.

Originally published on Mon April 23, 2012 10:17 am

A British winemaker has finally been given official approval to release a limited-edition wine made in collaboration with Malbec grape growers in Argentina, on one condition: It can't sell the wine, or label it a Malbec. Actually, it can't even call it wine at all.

The Chapel Down winery's only option for getting rid of its wine is to give it away as a sample, calling it a "fruit-derived alcoholic beverage from produce sourced outside the EU."

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The Two-Way
8:46 am
Mon April 23, 2012

Several More Secret Service Agents Tied To Scandal Likely To Lose Their Jobs

Within the next few days, several more Secret Service agents will lose their jobs because of their roles in the so-called summit scandal during which they allegedly cavorted with prostitutes in Colombia earlier this month, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security said this morning.

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The Two-Way
8:03 am
Mon April 23, 2012

VIDEO: World Peace Causes World Of Pain With Elbow To Opponent's Head

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After Metta World Peace's elbow connected with James Harden's head, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard (behind World Peace) crumpled to the floor. He was later able to walk off on his own power.

The NBA's Ron Artest changed his name to Metta World Peace last year.

But the player known for being at the center of a 2004 brawl in the stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan showed Sunday that his new name doesn't mean he's changed all his wild ways.

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The Two-Way
7:22 am
Mon April 23, 2012

To Keep His Job, France's Sarkozy Must Reach To The Right

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy after Sunday's vote.
  • Eleanor Beardsley on 'Morning Edition'

"Far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen" now has a chance to swing the French presidential election, as France 24 reports, after pulling in 18 percent of the ballots in the first round of voting Sunday.

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World
6:49 am
Mon April 23, 2012

A Year After Tsunami, Japanese Ball Found In Alaska

Misaki Murakami and his family lost everything in last year's tsunami in Japan. Waves carried his soccer ball — covered in notes from third grade friends — to a beach in Alaska. The ball is being returned.

Around the Nation
6:39 am
Mon April 23, 2012

Rats Are Good Luck For NHL's Florida Panthers

In the 1990's, a Panthers' player earned a place in pro hockey lore when he found a rat in the dressing room, and whacked it with his hockey stick. Fans are encouraged to litter the ice with plastic rats after a win. In a playoff game Saturday, a player from the opposing New Jersey Devils raced for the puck, and kicked a toy rat instead.

The Two-Way
6:22 am
Mon April 23, 2012

Now It Snows?

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Don Buckley took his dog Gracie for a walk during the snowstorm this morning in Akron, N.Y.

Originally published on Mon April 23, 2012 11:12 am

The Northeast and mid-Atlantic began the cold season with an unusual Halloween snowstorm that knocked out power to millions. And after that? Almost no snow in may parts of those regions.

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The Two-Way
5:46 am
Mon April 23, 2012

Zimmerman Released After Posting Bail, Will Go Into Hiding But Be Monitored

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George Zimmerman, left, as he walked out of jail earlier today. The other man was not identified.

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