"That is our generation’s task — to make these words, these rights, these values — of Life, and Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness — real for every American," President Barack Obama said during his speech.
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Listen to Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Maestro Marin Alsop on new project
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Author Wades Through ‘Mental Health Madness’ : NPR
When journalist Pete Earley’s son was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it sent him on an effort not only to get his son properly diagnosed and treated, but to understand the nation’s mental health system. Earley’s book about the experience is Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5346062
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A Thin Line: Economic Development Or Corporate Welfare? : NPR
In her new series for The New York Times, reporter Louise Story traces the complicated relationship between localities and the corporations they want to lure to their states, counties and cities to help promote economic growth.
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/05/166489199/a-thin-line-economic-growth-or-corporate-welfare
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League of Ordinary Gentlemen #135 - Marvel… Later!
Clay and Dursin talk Captain America #1, Indestructible Hulk #1, Amazing Spider-Man #698 and Clay gets a history lesson!
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Hedrick Smith: Who Stole the American Dream?
Hedrick Smith, Former Reporter, The New York Times; Producer, PBS: Author, Who Stole the American Dream?
Is the American Dream becoming a lost ideal of the past? Pulitzer Prize- and Emmy-winning journalist Smith suggests that it is as a result of four decades of erosion induced by corporate and political decisions, Smith discusses the extent to which the American Dream has declined, as well as the future.
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“Baseball is Who We Were. Football is Who We’ve Become.”
Frank DeFord on what is really America’s game.
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Prehistoric ‘Kennewick Man’ Was All Beefcake : NPR
"K-Man," as he’s known to locals, lived more than 9,500 years ago in what is now Washington state. Scientists studying his ancient bones say he was all athlete, with a soccer player’s leg muscles and a killer arm that might fit right in among today’s major league players.
http://www.npr.org/2012/10/12/162795379/prehistoric-kennewick-man-was-all-beefcake
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David Cay Johnston on How the Rich Get Richer : NPR
Investigative reporter David Cay Johnston explores in his new book how in recent years, government subsidies and new regulations have quietly funneled money from the poor and the middle class to the rich and politically connected.
http://www.npr.org/2008/01/03/17808622/david-cay-johnston-on-how-the-rich-get-richer
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
What Happened to the Lost Colony at Roanoke? (Update) — Of all the mysteries we’ve covered, the lost colony at Roanoke is one of the strangest. In this classic episode, former hosts Candace and Josh recount Roanoke’s story — and there’s a new development, one that may finally reveal the fate of the colonists.
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