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In Freedom, Ex-Felon Becomes Probation Counselor

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Clark Porter was 17 when he was sentenced to 35 years in prison for robbing a downtown post office at gunpoint. He spent 15 years in prison and today helps some of the toughest ex-offenders turn their lives around.

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Porter was hired by Chief U.S. Probation Officer Douglas Burris, who was initially taken aback by the idea of an ex-felon working for the probation office.

By Julie Bierach

Originally published on Tue December 11, 2012 8:34 pm

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Every weekday, Clark Porter, a tall man with a sturdy build, walks into the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis to work with tough ex-offenders. On the outside, he wears a suit and tie. But on the inside, he has more in common with the former felons than most.

Back in 1986, a skinny 17-year-old Porter went on trial there as an adult for robbing a post office at gunpoint. His sentence: 35 years.

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HSBC Reaches $1.9B Deal Over Money Laundering

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

HSBC bank has reached a record $1.9 billion settlement with federal and state authorities over money laundering. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Jim Zarroli.

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5:12 pm

Mon December 10, 2012

DeMint And Heritage: Playing Off Each Other's Strengths

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Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., talks on the phone in his Capitol Hill office on Dec. 6, the day he announced he will resign from the Senate and lead the Heritage Foundation.

By Peter Overby

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

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The World In 2030: Asia Rises, The West Declines

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The National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2030 report predicts that by the year 2030, a majority of the world's population will be out of poverty.

By Tom Gjelten

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

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By the year 2030, for the first time in history, a majority of the world's population will be out of poverty. Middle classes will be the most important social and economic sector. Asia will enjoy the global power status it last had in the Middle Ages, while the 350-year rise of the West will be largely reversed. Global leadership may be shared, and the world is likely to be democratizing.

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Mon December 10, 2012

Remembering Banda Diva Jenni Rivera

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Jenni Rivera performs at the Lilith Fair in 2010 in San Diego.

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

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To listen to Mandalit del Barco's appreciation of Jenni Rivera's life and career, as heard on All Things Considered, click the audio link.

Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died Sunday in an airplane that crashed in the early hours of the morning in Toluca, west of Mexico's capital. The legendary musician, household name and feminist presence in the Latin music scene was 43.

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