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3:46 am
Wed January 9, 2013

Mississippi River Level Disrupts Supply Chain

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Originally published on Wed January 9, 2013 5:26 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

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And I'm Renee Montagne. Good morning.

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3:40 am
Wed January 9, 2013

The Last Word In Business

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Originally published on Wed January 9, 2013 6:03 am

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And our last word in business today is Psyper Bowl.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GANGNAM STYLE")

PSY: Oppan Gangnam style. Gangnam style. Op op op op oppan Gangnam Style.

MONTAGNE: South Korean pop star Psy took YouTube by storm with the viral sensation "Gangnam Style." Now he's setting his sights on the Super Bowl.

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Originally published on Wed January 9, 2013 5:51 am

Alcoa, the biggest aluminum producer in the U.S., has announced it posted a profit of more than $240 million in the last three months of 2012. That's a big improvement from the same quarter the year before when it lost $190 million.

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3:39 am
Wed January 9, 2013

NRA Vows To Stop Tuscon From Destroying Guns

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Guns are piled inside a crate outside a police station in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday during a buyback. Tuesday marked the second anniversary of when a gunman opened fire on former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as she met with constituents in 2011, killing six people and leaving 12 others injured.
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Gun buyers inspect their purchases outside a police station in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday. About a dozen buyers offered cash to sellers in the parking lot of a police station where a city councilman had set up a gun buyback program.
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Originally published on Wed January 9, 2013 12:14 pm

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and her husband, Mark Kelly, have formed a political action committee to support prevention of gun violence. The announcement came Tuesday, the second anniversary of the mass shooting in Tucson that left six dead and wounded 13, including Giffords.

Churches and fire stations around the city rang bells in memory of the victims and in commemoration of other mass shootings since Tucson.

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2:32 am
Wed January 9, 2013

Lobbying Battle Over Hagel Under Way Before Obama's Nod

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Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks at the White House on Monday after President Obama nominated him to replace Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
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Originally published on Sun January 13, 2013 8:03 am

Weeks before President Obama officially nominated Chuck Hagel to be secretary of defense, the lobbying battle was well under way. The fight might be bigger than any other Cabinet nomination in history as the former Republican senator's friends and foes prepare for modern combat on TV and the Internet.

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