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Hagel: Stress Of 'Nonstop War' Forcing Out Good Soldiers

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The Two-Way

Hagel: Stress Of 'Nonstop War' Forcing Out Good Soldiers

In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, outgoing Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says he is concerned about the toll of repeatedly rotating the same soldiers back to the front lines.

Hagel: Stress Of 'Nonstop War' Forcing Out Good Soldiers

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Wednesday

Fact Check

Fact Checking Obama's State Of The Union Speech

In his address to the nation Tuesday night, President Obama — among other things — talked about the economy, education, immigration and foreign policy. Were his statements correct?

Fact Checking Obama's State Of The Union Speech

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Thursday

Business

Will Low Oil Prices Affect Debate Over Keystone KL Pipeline?

Oil prices continue their slide, falling below $50 a barrel. Does the slump factor into the debate over building the Keystone Pipeline which would carry oil from western Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast?

Will Low Oil Prices Affect Debate Over Keystone KL Pipeline?

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Wednesday

Culture

Art Installation Opens Passage To A Different World

In New York and Tehran, visitors in both cities are invited to enter a portal for 10 minutes or longer to communicate with a stranger, as though they're standing in the same room.

Art Installation Opens Passage To A Different World

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Friday

Undocumented Immigrant Now Feels 'More American'

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Borderland: Dispatches From The U.S.-Mexico Boundary

Undocumented Immigrant Now Feels 'More American'

Last year on a reporting trip, Steve Inskeep met Junior Adriano, a teenager in Texas trying to resolve his legal status. Then, he didn't feel very American. But for Junior today, much has changed.

Undocumented Immigrant Now Feels 'More American'

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Thursday

Sen. Marco Rubio Hopes For A Congress 'Whose Work Is Relevant' To Americans

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Politics

Sen. Marco Rubio Hopes For A Congress 'Whose Work Is Relevant' To Americans

The Republican party begins 2015 in control of both chambers of Congress. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks with Steve Inskeep about the party's priorities and the possibility of a presidential bid.

Sen. Marco Rubio Hopes For A Congress 'Whose Work Is Relevant' To Americans

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Wednesday

Waiting For A Break: Obama On 'Strategic Patience' In Foreign Policy

NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama on Dec. 17 in the Oval Office, where they discussed U.S. involvement in the Middle East and the world as a whole. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

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Politics

Waiting For A Break: Obama On 'Strategic Patience' In Foreign Policy

"I believe in diplomacy, I believe in dialogue, I believe in engagement," the president says of Iran and other regimes perceived as U.S. enemies. But he says restoring relations is a gradual process.

Waiting For A Break: Obama On 'Strategic Patience' In Foreign Policy

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Tuesday

Here's Why Obama Said The U.S. Is 'Less Racially Divided'

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Race

Here's Why Obama Said The U.S. Is 'Less Racially Divided'

The president says incidents in the past year have "surfaced" long-simmering issues between minority communities and authorities, allowing for a healthy airing of grievances.

Here's Why Obama Said The U.S. Is 'Less Racially Divided'

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Monday

Despite Election Defeat, Obama Sees Room To Push His Agenda

Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama on Dec. 17 in the Oval Office, where they discussed recent moves on Cuba and immigration, and prospects for cooperation with a GOP-dominated Congress. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

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Politics

Despite Election Defeat, Obama Sees Room To Push His Agenda

President Obama begins his administration's final phase the way he began several others: recovering from disaster, in this case the loss of the Senate. He's striving to show he won't be a lame duck.

Despite Election Defeat, Obama Sees Room To Push His Agenda

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Monday

'Warning Shot': Sen. Warren On Fighting Banks, And Her Political Future

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. (right), a member of the Senate banking committee, and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., ranking member of the House financial services committee, express their outrage to reporters that a $1.1 trillion spending bill that was passed in Congress contains changes to the 2010 Dodd-Frank law that regulates complex financial instruments known as derivatives. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

'Warning Shot': Sen. Warren On Fighting Banks, And Her Political Future

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, took a passionate stand against a provision in the spending bill that rolls back a major part of the Dodd-Frank financial regulation legislation.

'Warning Shot': Sen. Warren On Fighting Banks, And Her Political Future

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When Grandma's House Is Home: The Rise Of Grandfamilies

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National

When Grandma's House Is Home: The Rise Of Grandfamilies

In a shift driven partly by culture and largely by the economy, the number of grandparents living with their grandchildren is up sharply in the U.S. About 1 in 10 kids is living with a grandparent.

When Grandma's House Is Home: The Rise Of Grandfamilies

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Thursday

National Security

Talking Point Or Proof Of Value: CIA Tactics And The 'Second Wave' Plot

The CIA and its defenders disagree with the Senate Intelligence Committee report on whether enhanced interrogations prevented a group of 17 Pakistanis from attacking the U.S. just after Sept. 11.

Talking Point Or Proof Of Value: CIA Tactics And The 'Second Wave' Plot

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Thursday

Politics

Sen. Sanders Weighs In On Foreign Policy Issues

Vermont's Bernie Sanders says his main focus is on working-class Americans. But the independent senator says he might run for president — putting foreign policy issues in his hands.

Sen. Sanders Weighs In On Foreign Policy Issues

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Wednesday

Sen. Bernie Sanders On How Democrats Lost White Voters

Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, says "the average person is working longer hours, lower wages, and they do not see any political party standing up and fighting for their rights." Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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It's All Politics

Sen. Bernie Sanders On How Democrats Lost White Voters

In an interview with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent in the Senate, says he may run for president.

Sen. Bernie Sanders On How Democrats Lost White Voters

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