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Owner Unloads Maine Inn For An Essay, Postage And $125

5:27pm March 10, 2015

The Center Lovell Inn and Restaurant will get a new owner in the coming months. Current owner Janice Sage is giving it away, the same way she acquired it back in 1993: through an essay contest.

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Jeff Potter feeds roadkill pheasant to his kids, Lucy and Henry.

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The Accidental Hunter: For One Outdoorsman, Roadkill Is His Only Red Meat

5:16pm March 10, 2015

by Mike Sula

When a car hits and kills a deer or other creature, Jeff Potter swoops in and recovers the meat, then feeds it to friends and family. No one has ever gotten sick, he says.

Senate's Letter To Iran Complicates Nuclear Negotiations

5:07pm March 10, 2015

by Scott Horsley

As they try to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, the White House says it does want Congress to have a role — just not now. So, could Republican interference scuttle the whole thing?

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Flake: Senate GOP Letter To Iran 'Not Appropriate'

5:07pm March 10, 2015

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake is one of seven Senate Republicans who did not sign a letter to Iran warning about a nuclear deal with the Obama administration. He speaks with NPR's Melissa Block.

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Frat Banned At Oklahoma University Is Familiar With Controversy

5:07pm March 10, 2015

A 2013 investigation found 10 people died in events related to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Bloomberg reporter John Hechinger about SAE's troubled history.

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Andrew Walker pushed an agenda on youthful matrimony during a recent marriage conference put on by the Southern Baptist's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.

Southern Baptist Leaders Highlight Benefits Of Youthful Matrimony

5:07pm March 10, 2015

by Blake Farmer

The Southern Baptist Convention is quietly nudging its 16 million members to tie the knot at a younger age. Baptist leaders say that marriage should be considered a foundation of adult life.

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Florida Gov. Scott Denies Banning Phrase 'Climate Change'

5:07pm March 10, 2015

by Greg Allen

University scientists and former state employees say Florida Gov. Rick Scott's administration has directed them to avoid using the phrase "climate change." Scott denies the charge.

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Conservative party Chairman Grant Shapps speaks to party supporters after canvassing in London on Saturday.

No Big Money Or TV Ads — What's With The U.K.'s Low-Key Election?

5:07pm March 10, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

There may not even be any televised debates, but the U.K. really is less than two months from national elections. Why is it so different from the U.S., where attention is already on 2016?

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A pump-jack sits atop an oil well near downtown Sidney, Mont. The oil boom has brought thousands of new residents to the town, almost all of whom work in the Bakken oil fields in Montana and North Dakota. Sidney sits at the western edge of the Bakken oil

Low Oil Prices Could Stall Explosive Growth In Montana Boom Town

4:52pm March 10, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

Oil production appears to be churning right along in Sidney. But leaders are bracing for a whole lot less oil tax revenue to pay for services that are stretched thin.

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Michigan Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, with arm raised, greets the press at the 1948 Republican Convention. Vandenberg worked closely with President Harry Truman's Democratic administration on foreign policy issues even though he was seeking the Republican nomi

Taking U.S. Politics Beyond 'The Water's Edge'

3:36pm March 10, 2015

by Greg Myre

For generations, Congress has deferred to presidents when it comes to foreign policy. The concept was tossed out in the past week as Republicans reached out to foreign leaders, one an ally, one a foe.