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10:15 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Is Rwanda Ready For The UN Security Council?

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Coming up, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. We will hear from a group of women who have all been diagnosed with the disease. We'll hear about how they're trying to rebuild their health and their lives. That conversation in just a few minutes.

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It's All Politics
10:11 am
Mon October 22, 2012

The Foreign Policy Debate: What To Expect

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The flag of Libya's National Transitional Council (second from right) flies outside the United Nations headquarters building in New York.
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Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 2:48 pm

President Obama and Mitt Romney haven't spent much time talking about world affairs on the campaign trail, yet foreign policy can often define a presidency. America's next leader faces tough choices that range from redefining the U.S. role in the Middle East to managing the crucial relationship with China.

With that in mind, let's look at the topics most likely to come up in tonight's foreign policy debate — the candidates' final faceoff — in Boca Raton, Fla., and how international issues will shape the next administration.

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The Two-Way
9:37 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Castro Brushes Off Death Rumors, Proves He's Still Alive With Pictures

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Fidel Castro.
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By Eyder Peralta

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 9:53 am

The lead story on the digital version of Cuba's communist newspaper Granma puts to rest the death rumors that have plagued Fidel Castro for weeks.

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The Picture Show
8:55 am
Mon October 22, 2012

I Screen, You Screen, We All Screen: What Does Your Desktop Say About You?

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Meggan Gould's early work involved getting a screenshot, inverting it, printing the image on a transparency, then making a print in the darkroom. This image is from 2005. She now uses a 4x5 view camera.
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Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 9:39 am

In the course of a 20-minute phone conversation, photographer Meggan Gould referred to herself as "obsessive" four different times. I liked her immediately.

And you would have to be somewhat obsessive to devote years to photographing computer screens. But Gould has a great explanation of why it appeals to her:

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The Two-Way
8:55 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Tonight, Obama, Romney Take On Foreign Policy In Third And Final Debate

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Crew work to put finishing touches on the stage a day ahead of the third and final presidential debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.
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We've reached an important landmark in the presidential campaign: President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney face off tonight in the third and final presidential debate.

As was the case the last two times, the debate starts at 9 p.m. ET. This time, the venue is Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.

If you believe the snap polls, the first debate went to Romney, the second went to Obama, which means we have a 1-1 tie with just minutes to go in the fourth quarter. That is to say, we're just two weeks away from Nov. 6.

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