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Melissa Block and Robert Siegel

In-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday, hear two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features.Melissa Block and Robert Siegel

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National Security
10:02 am
Mon March 25, 2013

As Qualified Men Dwindle, Military Looks For A Few Good Women

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Army recruits perform exercises as part of a demonstration for tourists in front of the military-recruiting station in New York's Times Square.
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Recruits listen to instructions during boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, S.C., on Feb. 27.
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Originally published on Mon March 25, 2013 9:02 pm

When the Pentagon said earlier this year that it would open ground combat jobs to women, it was cast in terms of giving women equal opportunities in the workplace — the military workplace.

But the move has practical considerations, too. The military needs qualified people to fill its ranks, and it's increasingly harder to find them among men.

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Same-Sex Marriage And The Supreme Court
4:27 pm
Sun March 24, 2013

Millennials And Same-Sex Marriage: A Waning Divide

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Marriage equality supporters take part in a march and rally ahead of U.S. Supreme Court arguments on legalizing same-sex marriage in New York on Sunday.
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Originally published on Sun March 24, 2013 6:07 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court hears two important cases this week on the on same-sex marriage, an issue that a new poll says young Americans support in ever larger numbers.

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Movies I've Seen A Million Times
4:01 pm
Sun March 24, 2013

The Movie Chris O'Dowd Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in a scene from the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing.
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Actor Chris O'Dowd
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Originally published on Mon March 25, 2013 8:41 am

The weekends on All Things Considered series Movies I've Seen A Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching.

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Author Interviews
4:01 pm
Sun March 24, 2013

For Toms River, An Imperfect Salvation

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Dan Fagin is an associate professor of journalism and the director of the science, health, and environmental reporting program at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
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Originally published on Mon March 25, 2013 1:03 pm

In 1953, the Swiss chemical company Ciba came to Toms River, N.J. By all accounts, the community was delighted to have it. The chemical plant for manufacturing textile dye brought jobs and tax revenue to the small town on the Jersey shore. The company invested in the town's hospital and donated land for a golf course.

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Deceptive Cadence
4:17 pm
Sat March 23, 2013

Merritt And Dinnerstein, A Musical Odd Couple, On Bridging Their Worlds

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Classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein (left) and singer-songwriter Tift Merrit collaborate on the new album Night.
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Originally published on Tue March 26, 2013 11:35 am

What happens when two very talented women — one, a rising alt-country star; the other, one of classical music's great new talents — meet one another? In the case of singer Tift Merritt and pianist Simone Dinnerstein, a friendship ensues.

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