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Raising Taxes A Key Sticking Point In Fiscal Cliff Talks

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Originally published on Mon December 10, 2012 7:44 pm

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And if past negotiations are any indication, that silence could mean the talks are going well. We're joined now by NPR's congressional reporter Tamara Keith, who has been following developments on the Hill and beyond. And as Ari just said, neither side is talking about the details, but Tamara, what are they saying?

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Mon December 10, 2012

Social Media Advice: Sending Holiday Cards

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Originally published on Mon December 10, 2012 7:44 pm

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Technology is just a part of a bigger story we're focusing on this week, about how the shopping experience is evolving with brick-and-mortar retailers fighting for survival in an increasingly online marketplace. Starting tomorrow, the past, present and future of retail design.

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2:42 pm

Mon December 10, 2012

The Feds Can Tell Ernest Hemingway's Cats What To Do; Here's Why

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Tue December 11, 2012 10:06 am

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Warren Richey talks with NPR's Robert Siegel

2:04 pm

Mon December 10, 2012

How A Superbug Traveled The World

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Clostridium difficile bacteria produce a toxin that damages the intestine and causes severe diarrhea.

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Over the past decade, two highly virulent strains of Clostridium difficile have traveled from North America to Europe, Asia and Australia.

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Originally published on Wed December 12, 2012 7:06 am

Just as the name implies, Clostridium difficile is a difficult pathogen to beat. It causes a nasty infection in your gut, and it's often resistant to many antibiotics.

But C. difficile got even more troublesome about 10 years ago when a particularly virulent form of the bug cropped up in hospitals across the U.S and was no longer vulnerable to one of the most common classes of antibiotics.

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Mon December 10, 2012

Russia's Hockey League Glad To Have NHL-Lockout Orphans

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Erik Christensen, right, from Lev Praha challenges Alexander Ovechkin from Dynamo Moscow during their KHL ice hockey match in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Oct. 9. Ovechkin is among those NHL players who were signed by European clubs because of the NHL lockout.

By Corey Flintoff

Originally published on Tue December 11, 2012 2:43 am

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As the National Hockey League lockout drags into its 86th day, which featured news that more games have been cancelled including the All-Star game, some of the league's biggest stars are getting plenty of action back in their home countries.

In Russia, major NHL players such as Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin are giving a boost to the fledgling KHL—the Kontinental Hockey League.

Russian NHL players are scattered throughout the KHL teams that still carry names from the Soviet era when Russia dominated world hockey.

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