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New York Town Up In Arms As Gun Show Approaches

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Gun enthusiasts flock to the New Eastcoast Arms Collectors Associates Arms Fair in March 2012 in Saratoga, N.Y. Some local residents would like the next show to be canceled, in light of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings.

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Members of the Saratoga Peace Alliance discuss plans for a street action they plan to stage at the city's upcoming gun show.

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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 5:37 pm

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Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is the kind of town tourists visit and never want to leave. In winter there are skiing and snowshoeing; in summer, the horse racing season at its historic racetrack.

But this idyllic town of about 28,000 in the foothills of the Adirondacks is facing a crisis over the Saratoga Springs Arms Fair, an event held several times each year at the city's public exhibition space since 1984.

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Binge Drinking Is Common Among Women, Yet Overlooked

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A picture from the photo story "Keg Stand Queens," which explores the gender dynamics of undergraduate binge drinking.

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Originally published on Wed January 9, 2013 10:59 am

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Binge drinking is something many people want to shrug off.

But officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say it's a public health problem that deserves more attention.

You might be tempted to think binge drinking is mainly an issue for men, but that's not the case. So the CDC is putting the spotlight on women's binge drinking, which it says is both dangerous and overlooked.

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Elvis Left The Building Long Ago, But His Food (And Music) Lives On

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A still-trim Elvis Presley enjoys a sandwich in 1958. His love of fatty foods hadn't caught up to him yet.

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Originally published on Mon March 25, 2013 6:12 pm

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Elvis Presley was better known for his music than his gourmet tastes. But he did have a famous affinity for the fried goodness of the American South — and he had the waistline to prove it.

In honor of what would have been the King of Rock 'n' Roll's 78th birthday, let's take a look at some of his legendary eating habits.

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Tue January 8, 2013

A Life Examined: Who Was The Victim So Brutally Murdered In India?

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At a vigil last week in Calcutta, India, the victim was remembered and calls were made for new laws to protect women.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 5:37 pm

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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Kiran Bedi, India's first female police officer

Her death has caused outrage in India and around the world.

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Mon January 7, 2013

New Regulations Could Treat Virginia Abortion Clinics Like Hospitals

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Protesters appeal to members of the Virginia Board of Health after their decision to impose new building regulations on abortion clinics in Richmond, Va., on Sept. 14.

By Kathy Lohr

Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 9:00 am

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This month marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the famed and widely cited case that legalized abortion. Yet across the country, states are continuing to approve restrictions.

With little fanfare, Virginia and Michigan Republican governors recently signed new abortion bills into law. Virginia's Bob McDonnell, in particular, quietly approved clinic regulations adopted by the state's Board of Health three months ago that hold abortion clinics to the same building standards as hospitals.

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