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Africa
1:54 pm
Mon December 31, 2012

Congo Fighting Leaves A Fragile City On Edge

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Congolese women wait for food to be distributed at the Mugunga III camp for displaced people outside the eastern town of Goma on Dec. 2.
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On Nov. 20, an M23 rebel walks on the streets of Goma. The rebels initially claimed control of the town, but retreated 10 days later under international pressure. However, many people think M23 never really left — rather, they just changed into civilian clothes and went into hiding.
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Mugunga I is a camp of approximately 60,000 displaced people, mostly women and children. Here, soldiers from the Congolese army — who are not supposed to be in the camp — use camp water provided by Oxfam on Dec 19.
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Originally published on Mon December 31, 2012 7:16 pm

Goma, a city on the eastern border of the Congo, has been a magnet for war refugees for nearly two decades. And in an expanding camp for displaced people, called Mugunga I, school principal Emmanuel Kibanja Miteso holds up a three-ring binder that reflects the history of war here.

The pages are a logbook for parent-teacher conferences. Every time fighting flares in the region, people flood into the displacement camps and the roster of names swells in the principal's binder.

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Around the Nation
1:46 pm
Mon December 31, 2012

Peace Pilgrim's 28-Year Walk For 'A Meaningful Way Of Life'

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Peace Pilgrim acknowledged that some may have considered her "kooky." But, she once said, "pioneers have always been looked upon as being a bit strange."
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Peace Pilgrim near Topeka, Kan., in the late 1970s. She had walked 25,000 miles by 1964, and continued for almost two more decades. She carried only a pen, a comb, a toothbrush and a map.
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Mildred Norman at 16, when, as her sister says, "she had to have the latest clothing." When she devoted herself to walking for peace, she took on a completely different kind of life.
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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 1:19 pm

In 1953, Mildred Norman set off from the Rose Bowl parade on New Year's Day with a goal of walking the entire country for peace. She left her given name behind and took up a new identity: Peace Pilgrim.

When Peace Pilgrim started out, the Korean War was still under way, and an ominous threat of a nuclear attack was on the minds of many Americans. And so, with "Peace Pilgrim" written across her chest, she began walking "coast to coast for peace."

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Remembrances
1:06 pm
Mon December 31, 2012

A Tribute To The Remarkable Lives We Lost In 2012

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Clockwise from top left: Conservationist Ralph Frese, novelist Rosa Guy, political activist Oswaldo Paya, inventor Frances Hashimoto.
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James Cox spent 27 years teaching English at Dartmouth College.
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Novelist Rosa Guy moved to Harlem, N.Y., from Trinidad when she was 7 years old.
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Garry Harrison played fiddle and collected fiddle tunes from across rural Illinois.
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Juanita Smith with her son, John.
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Canoe maker and conservationist Ralph Frese founded the gear shop Chicagoland Canoe Base.
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Alan Young-Bryant died at the age of 32.
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Anthony Shadid received the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting with The Washington Post.
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Frances Hashimoto, the inventor of mochi ice cream, was born in a World War II internment camp in Arizona.
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Bill "The Chief" Reedy worked with the Santa Cruz Fire Department for 30 years.
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Political activist Oswaldo Paya led the National Dialogue project to prompt peaceful change in Cuba's political and economic systems.
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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 1:22 pm

In 2012, the nation mourned the deaths of some extremely influential individuals — from singer Whitney Houston to astronaut Neil Armstrong, writer Maurice Sendak and TV personality Dick Clark.

Each year, Talk of the Nation reaches out to colleagues at NPR for help remembering some of the remarkable men and woman who did not make the front page when they died, but whose lives still made a significant impact.

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Politics
12:58 pm
Mon December 31, 2012

President Obama Speaks On The 'Fiscal Cliff'

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Originally published on Mon December 31, 2012 3:58 pm

Republicans and Democrats have until midnight tonight to avoid going off the so-called fiscal cliff. If they can't reach an agreement by then, automatic tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in.

Music Interviews
12:49 pm
Mon December 31, 2012

Miguel: An 'Honest Introduction' To An R&B Star

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Miguel, whose album Kaleidoscope Dream was released in 2012, is nominated for five Grammy Awards.
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Originally published on Mon December 31, 2012 6:55 pm

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