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Mark Memmott is one of the hosts of NPR's "The Two-Way" news blog.

"The Two-Way," which Memmott helped to launched when he came to NPR in 2009, focuses on breaking news, analysis, and the most compelling stories being reported by NPR News and other news media.

Before joining NPR, Memmott worked for nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor at USA Today. He focused on a range of coverage from politics, foreign affairs, economics, and the media. He's reported from places across the Unites States and the world, including half a dozen trips to Afghanistan in 2002-2003.

During his time at USA Today, Memmott, helped launch and lead three USAToday.com news blogs: "On Deadline;" "The Oval;" and "On Politics," the site's 2008 presidential campaign blog.

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The Two-Way
2:39 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

A Life Examined: Who Was The Victim So Brutally Murdered In India?

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At a vigil last week in Calcutta, India, the victim was remembered and calls were made for new laws to protect women.
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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 5:37 pm

Her death has caused outrage in India and around the world.

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The Two-Way
12:36 pm
Fri December 28, 2012

Tracking Gun-related Deaths, One Tweet At A Time

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A makeshift shrine to the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Slate and a citizen journalist are trying to track gun deaths across the nation since that Dec. 14 mass shooting.
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Slate is charting the reports of gun-related deaths.
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Originally published on Wed January 2, 2013 7:36 am

How many Americans died on Christmas Day from a gun shot? How many have been shot and killed since the Dec. 14 mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Conn.?

No one knows for sure. Authorities pull together annual figures, but not daily reports on gun-related murders, suicides and accidental deaths.

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Science
3:58 pm
Thu December 27, 2012

EPA Administrator Jackson Stepping Down

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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
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Originally published on Thu December 27, 2012 9:38 am

Lisa Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is stepping down.

The Associated Press reports that:

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National Politics
12:05 pm
Fri December 21, 2012

Obama Will Nominate Sen. Kerry For Secretary Of State Today

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President Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at the White House this afternoon.
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Originally published on Fri December 21, 2012 3:02 pm

  • President Obama nominates Sen. Kerry

President Obama announced this afternoon that he will nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to be his next secretary of state.

Kerry's long experience in the Senate (he was first elected in 1984) and especially in foreign affairs (he chairs the Foreign Relations Committee) mean the senator's "not going to need a lot of on-the-job training," Obama said.

We followed the short appearance at the White House by the president and Kerry and posted some highlights.

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The Two-Way
1:56 pm
Thu December 20, 2012

Gun Control: 'Only Modest Change' In Opinion Since Newtown Shootings

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A Sig Sauer handgun on sale at a shop in Tucker, Ga.
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Originally published on Fri December 21, 2012 8:25 am

"The public's attitudes toward gun control have shown only modest change in the wake of last week's deadly shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.," the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press reported Thursday afternoon.

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