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During the recession, middle-class and poor Americans gave more of their incomes to charity organizations than did the wealthy, according to a new study.

Some Americans Boosted Charitable Giving In Recession; The Rich Did Not

12:44pm October 07, 2014

by Bill Chappell

As times got tough, America's less-wealthy citizens grew more generous, according to a new study. But people making at least $200,000 a year cut the portion of their incomes they gave to charity.

Leon Panetta says he and other top national security advisers to the president argued to keep some U.S. forces on the ground in Iraq after 2011.

Panetta: Fight Against Terrorism Will Be A Long, Sustained War

12:04pm October 07, 2014

In a new memoir, Leon Panetta says he and other presidential advisers argued to leave some U.S. forces in Iraq after 2011. That might have left Iraq in better position to fight ISIS, he tells NPR.

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How Justice Sotomayor Is 'Busting' The Supreme Court's Steady Rhythms

11:07am October 07, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

Longtime Supreme Court reporter Joan Biskupic's new book on Justice Sonia Sotomayor reflects on the nation's first Latina justice.

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Carlos Romero and girlfriend Kate Rowe sit down for a meal they cooked together. Two years ago, Carlos Romero weighed 437 pounds.

For The Formerly Obese, Stigma Remains After Weight Is Lost

9:34am October 07, 2014

by Sarah Varney

People who have lost significant weight are uneasy about revealing that in online dating profiles, because obesity is often judged as a moral failing. Research shows they have good reason to worry.

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Homobiles: Transportation With A Social Mission

8:41am October 07, 2014

It's been called "Uber for Drag Queens." Homobiles is a noncommercial, volunteer, 24/7 ride service for the LGBT community and others around San Francisco who need safe, dependable transportation.

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Security Lapses Trigger Questions About What Secret Service Agents Do

7:36am October 07, 2014

The lapses by the elite presidential detail shined a spotlight on the agency. What does an agent do in a day? To find out, Rachel Martin talks to ex-agent Dan Emmett, author of Within Arms Length.

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An ambulance transports Ashoka Mukpo, who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia, to the Nebraska Medical Center's specialized isolation unit on Monday in Omaha.

Why Ebola Patients Are Getting Treatment In Nebraska

7:04am October 07, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Nebraska Medical Center is the largest of four high-level biocontainment patient care units in the U.S.

Jennifer Hasler (left) and Karina Tittjung smile after picking up their marriage license at the Oklahoma County courthouse in Oklahoma City Monday. When the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the issue of gay marriage, it opened the door for gay men a

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5 Questions About The Supreme Court And Gay Marriage In The U.S.

7:22pm October 06, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court surprised many by refusing to weigh in on gay marriage Monday. And it prompted a question: What does this mean for same-sex couples in 20 states that still have a ban?

U.S. Journalist With Ebola Flown To Nebraska For Treatment

4:53pm October 06, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Ashoka Mukpo was brought to the U.S. after contracting the disease in Liberia. Another Ebola patient, in Dallas, is said to be fighting for his life.

Is That A Lark I Hear? A Nightingale? Surprise! It's A Bat

2:19pm October 06, 2014

by Robert Krulwich

There are animals famous for their songs. Whales sing. Birds sing. We humans have Aretha, Elvis, Ray Charles, Pavarotti. But bats — who knew?