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Alaska National Guard Scandal Adds Pressure To Election

6:32pm October 05, 2014

by Alexandra Gutierrez

A federal investigation into the Alaska National Guard details shocking abuses, and now the state's governor is on the defense about what he knew and when just weeks before election day.

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Gabby Giffords' SuperPAC Fights For Her Old House Seat

3:49pm October 05, 2014

by Ted Robbins

Sympathy for former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in 2011, helped get her successor elected. Now she lobbies for tighter gun laws, and a tough ad from her PAC has stirred anger.

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For Now, Court Stays Mum On Gay Marriage Cases

1:51pm October 05, 2014

A new Supreme Court term starts Monday. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg about what to expect from the court this year.

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Monument Honors Vets Left With Scars, Physical Or Mental

1:51pm October 05, 2014

The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial opens Sunday not far from the U.S. Capitol building. The granite and glass monument honors all those permanently wounded in war.

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Hazard Duty: Reporting From The Turkey-Syria Border

1:51pm October 05, 2014

NPR international correspondent Deb Amos just returned from her three-week trip along the Turkey-Syria border. She talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about the conflict she has been covering.

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Republicans May Lose Grip On Florida Panhandle House Seat

1:51pm October 05, 2014

by Greg Allen

One of the most competitive House races this year is in Florida's panhandle. Democrat Gwen Graham has made it a tight race in part by attacking Southerland as being out of step on women's issues.

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An electron micrograph photo of the Ebola virus, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Hope For Ebola Treatment Found In Survivors

12:32pm October 05, 2014

by Lauren Hodges

Health officials are looking to those who have recovered from Ebola to treat new cases. The World Health Organization hopes to find antibodies in the blood of people who have fought off the virus.

Professor Laurence Steinberg, of Temple University, says adolescence should be conceived of as lasting from puberty to the early 20s.

Q&A: Plumbing The Mysteries Of The Teenage Brain

9:46pm October 04, 2014

by Anya Kamenetz

In Age of Opportunity, psychologist Larry Steinberg applies neuroscience to risk-taking, peer influence, the boredom of high school and other adolescent conundrums.

A striking image of autumn trees lining a drive in Vermont.

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Photo Break: America Puts On Its Fall Colors

9:03pm October 04, 2014

by Bill Chappell

October brings the peak of the autumn foliage season in many U.S. states. Thanks to the NPR community, we've collected some photos that are worth taking a break from the news to stare at.

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How Can The Secret Service Recover Its Reputation?

6:42pm October 04, 2014

NPR's Arun Rath speaks with W. Ralph Basham, former director of the U.S. Secret Service, about the agency's recent lapses in security and how it can work to improve.

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