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Wednesday

Politics

Budget Cuts Threaten NOAA's Weather Forecasts

Communities on the East Coast planned for hurricane Irene with help from analysts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA forecasters use data from federally-funded weather satellites to predict storms. One of those satellite programs is facing deep cuts in the latest round of congressional belt-tightening.

Budget Cuts Threaten NOAA's Weather Forecasts

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Economy

Will Hurricane Cleanup Stimulate The Economy?

Hurricane Irene is likely to cost billions of dollars. The storm did damage but not as much as some had feared. Will the sales of batteries and flashlights – and then repair costs – give the economy a needed boost?

Will Hurricane Cleanup Stimulate The Economy?

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Tuesday

Africa

Gadhafi Family Members Flee Libya To Algeria

Many of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's family members have turned up in Algeria. It's not known if Gadhafi is with them. The Algerian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Gadhafi's wife Safia, his sons Hannibal and Mohammed, and his daughter Aisha entered the country across the land border.

Gadhafi Family Members Flee Libya To Algeria

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Monday

National

Big Apple Reboots After Shutting Down For Irene

New York dodged the big one as Hurricane Irene had pretty much petered out by the time it hit the city. Before the storm arrived, the entire transit system had been shutdown.

Big Apple Reboots After Shutting Down For Irene

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Analysis

Politics: Irene Is Not Just A Weather Story

Major storms like Hurricane Irene often bring with them political consequences. Over the last few days, politicians from the president on down to local mayors, have been showing up on the airwaves.

Politics: Irene Is Not Just A Weather Story

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Walter Reed: Where Soldiers Heal, Move On

Gen. John Joseph Pershing's room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the military's flagship hospital. The center is closing its doors after treating hundreds of thousands of America's war wounded, and several presidents. Luis Alvarez/AP hide caption

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Closing Walter Reed

Walter Reed: Where Soldiers Heal, Move On

The last doctors and patients are leaving Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which is closing after more than 100 years of reshaping military medicine. For patients like Lt. Tyson Quink, the historic hospital in Washington, D.C., is where he's rebuilding his body, and his life.

Walter Reed: Where Soldiers Heal, Move On

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Monday

Economy

U.S. Markets Drop After S&P Downgrade

Investors reacted to Standard & Poor's downgrade of American credit by selling off U.S. stocks. Monday was the first trading day since S&P downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating on Friday.

U.S. Markets Drop After S&P Downgrade

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Financial Markets Respond To U.S. Credit Downgrade

Asian investors are worried about their exports to America. Europeans are responding to their own continent's debt, even as they react to Standard and Poor's downgrade in its rating of U.S. Treasury bonds.

Financial Markets Respond To U.S. Credit Downgrade

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Friday

Economy

Job Growth In Health, Retail and Manufacturing

The private sector created 154,000 jobs. There was growth in health, retail and manufacturing. But governments cut 37,000 jobs, and a lot of those were the result of the government shutdown in Minnesota. Steve Inskeep gets the latest from NPR's Tamara Keith.

Job Growth In Health, Retail and Manufacturing

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World

Asian, European Markets Rattled By U.S. Losses

After a horrific day in the U.S. stock markets, traders in Asia assess the damage. Steve Inskeep gets the latest from NPR's Frank Langfitt in Japan and NPR's senior business editor Marilyn Geewax.

Asian, European Markets Rattled By U.S. Losses

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Tuesday

Politics

Obama Avoids Debt Crisis, But Other Standoffs Loom

President Obama kept a low profile Monday, the last day before the default deadline set by his administration. The president played a role, though, as Congress struggled to accept the debt ceiling deal the White House worked out with congressional leaders.

Obama Avoids Debt Crisis, But Other Standoffs Loom

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Friday

Libyan Rebel Leader's Death Fuels Fears Of Fracturing

In this photo taken July 6, rebel forces chief commander Abdel Fattah Younes speaks during a rally in the rebel-held city of Benghazi, Libya. Libya's rebel leadership council announced the death of Younes on Thursday, hours after he was arrested by the rebels for questioning about suspicions his family still had ties to Moammar Gadhafi's regime. Sergey Ponomarev/AP hide caption

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Conflict In Libya

Libyan Rebel Leader's Death Fuels Fears Of Fracturing

A senior military commander of Libya's rebel forces, Abdel-Fattah Younis, was killed Thursday after being summoned for questioning by rebel authorities. Uncertainty surrounds the circumstances of his death.

Libyan Rebel Leader's Death Fuels Fears Of Fracturing

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Tuesday

Asia

China Orders Safety Checks After Bullet Train Crash

The deadly collision involving two bullet trains in China last weekend is only one of many problems in the country's high-speed rail network. It's also plagued by corruption, undermining safety standards. A proud technological achievement has become an embarrassment.

China Orders Safety Checks After Bullet Train Crash

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Monday

Politics

Lawmakers' Dueling Debt Plans

President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner started the weekend with a pair of dueling news conferences, followed by back-room conversations, conference calls and news releases — but no deal was reached in the debt talks. Now leaders of each party are drafting their own plans for avoiding a crisis.

Lawmakers' Dueling Debt Plans

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Wednesday

Media

Cameron To Face Parliament Over News Corp. Ties

British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to address Parliament Wednesday on the phone-hacking scandal. It is thought he'll give details of a public inquiry into the media, the day after Rupert Murdoch and his son were grilled by members of a parliamentary committee.

Cameron To Face Parliament Over News Corp. Ties

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