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Timber mill workers in Montana have a tough time finding affordable housing
by Austin Amestoy
One of the last remaining sawmills in Montana is closing, but not for lack of logs. Housing is too expensive for the labor force, and the mill can't hire enough workers.
Large N.H. Crowd Turns Out To Welcome Trump A Day After GOP Debate
by Mara Liasson
Fresh off the second GOP debate, where he was at the center of the action, Donald Trump headed to the early primary state of New Hampshire for a rally with thousands of supporters.
Hearing To Decide If Court-Martial Is Warranted For Bowe Bergdahl
by Wade Goodwyn
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl watched as Army prosecutors ask a judge to move ahead with court martial proceedings. Bergdahl went missing from his base in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban.
Slovakia Rejects EU's Call For Mandatory Migrant Quotas
The government in Slovakia says migrants prefer Europe's wealthier nations and Slovakia has always been a transit route. Renee Montagne talks to Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak.
A Vocabulary Lesson From The Republican Presidential Debate
Renee Montagne talks to Ben Zimmer, executive editor of Vocabulary.com, about some of the presidential and not so presidential words that came up during this week's Republican debate.
Feds Propose $940 Million Settlement With Native American Tribes
by Laurel Morales
The settlement proposed by the Departments of Justice and Interior involves claims that the federal government contracted with tribes to run programs but failed to pay for all the services rendered.
Harvard Honors Scientific Researchers With Ig Nobels
Winners included Michael Smith who created a pain scale for bee bites. The award for literature went to two colleagues for discovering that the word "huh" is used in languages around the world.