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Afghanistan
3:46 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

Obama: U.S. Forces Will Transition To Support Role In Afghanistan

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Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 5:11 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block. The leader of Afghanistan has had a rocky relationship with the U.S., but today at the White House, President Hamid Karzai and President Obama spoke of progress. As NPR's Jackie Northam reports, today's discussion on what role the U.S. might play in Afghanistan in the future.

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Movie Interviews
3:45 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

In 'Barbara,' A New Look At Life Behind The Wall

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Barbara shows a quiet, restrained normalcy in the former East Germany.
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In a move for historical accuracy, recent German films like Christian Petzold's Barbara show a colorful, living version of communist East Germany. (Pictured: Nina Hoss as Barbara and Ronald Zehrfeld as Andre).
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Originally published on Mon January 14, 2013 4:21 pm

The historical drama is a staple of the film awards season, and the tortured history of modern Germany — with its echoes of the brutal Third Reich and war — has played a central role in many an award-winning film. But the new film Barbara, which was Germany's official entry to this year's Oscars, is a nuanced portrait of the more recent history of a newly reunited East and West.

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Shots - Health News
3:38 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

Businesses Sue Government Over Birth Control Mandate

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The Hobby Lobby chain of arts and crafts stores has gone to court to block a provision of the administration's health law that requires employers' health plans to pay for contraceptives.
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Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 7:07 pm

When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, few would have predicted that one of the most contentious provisions would have to do with contraception.

But today federal officials are grappling with more than 40 lawsuits claiming that the requirement for most health plans to provide contraceptive coverage to women violates their religious freedom.

And religious groups aren't the only ones going to court.

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Superstorm Sandy: Before, During And Beyond
3:38 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

Superstorm Sandy Victims Resettle Thanks To Small Town's Efforts

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Deborah Rassi, 59, cleans her new kitchen. She's holding a bag of donated clothing, one of many that volunteers left in the new mobile home.
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Robert Rassi, 67, in his family's kitchen. After losing everything when their Staten Island home flooded during Sandy, they can live here rent-free for one year.
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This brand-new neighborhood of mobile homes in New Milford, Conn., is home to 13 families from New York who relocated after Superstorm Sandy. They've agreed to move out after a year, and will have a chance to buy the mobile homes afterward.
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Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 5:11 pm

Thousands of Superstorm Sandy victims are still displaced more than two months after the storm. So, some locals in Connecticut hatched a plan to relocate some of them to a brand-new neighborhood with homes of their own.

Deborah Rassi and her family from Staten Island, N.Y., have been in the small, rural town of New Milford, Conn., for three days.

She was happy to be unpacking at her brand-new mobile house, which came with bags of donated clothing.

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Europe
3:38 pm
Fri January 11, 2013

Police: BBC Entertainer Jimmy Savile Committed More Than 200 Sex Crimes

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Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 8:56 pm

A British police report released Friday found the late entertainer Jimmy Savile committed more than 200 sex crimes, "unprecedented in the UK." The report summarized a three-month investigation into charges against Savile, who died in 2011.

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