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Opposition research is becoming a given in politics, sometimes even at the local level.

Politics & Government

Opposition Research Boot Camp: Learning To Dig For Political Dirt

8:29pm April 22, 2013

by Tamara Keith

The recruiting and vetting process already is under way for candidates who will run for Congress in 2014. For many candidates, part of that process involves hiring an investigator to look at their own background, as well as that of possible opponents. And there are even classes where you can learn how to do the digging.

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Arraignment Of Boston Bombing Suspect Start Of Long Legal Path

4:14pm April 22, 2013

by Scott Neuman

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was charged today in his hospital room, is eligible for the death penalty.

This Building Is Supergreen. Will It Be Copied?

10:18am April 22, 2013

by Wendy Kaufman

The Bullitt Foundation's new Seattle headquarters, billed as the world's "greenest" building, is designed to be entirely self-sustaining. The developers hope it can inspire others to build this way.

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Confusion over the details of the new health care law is leaving many people vulnerable to con artists. Evelyne Lois Such, 86, was recently the target of an attempted scam.

Scammers Find Fertile Ground In Health Law

10:18am April 22, 2013

by Jenny Gold

Law enforcement agencies are reporting an increase in health insurance scams across the country. Many of the scammers seem to be preying on the public's confusion over the massive changes taking place in the nation's health care system.

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National

Boston's Lockdown A Rare Aspect Of Bombing Investigation

10:18am April 22, 2013

Steve Inskeep talks with Boston Globe columnist Juliette Kayyem about city officials' decision to lock down Boston on Friday as law enforcement searched for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. Kayyem is a former top homeland security official.

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The Cira Centre, right, was illuminated Friday night with LED lights, transforming it into a giant screen to play the video game Pong.

National

Philly Turns Skyscraper Into Video Game Screen For Tech Week

6:23pm April 21, 2013

by Zack Seward

Joysticks in hand, participants played what was perhaps the world's biggest video game on the side of the 29-story Cira Centre in Philadelphia. The interactive light display kicked off a week of events for the annual celebration of the local tech scene.

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A portrait of Winston Churchill in 1900, around the time he wrote "Our Modern Watchwords."

World News

Rare Churchill Poem Fails To Sell At Auction

6:23pm April 21, 2013

by NPR Staff

When the only known poem Winston Churchill wrote as an adult went up for auction in London recently, it was expected to fetch a pretty penny. But the poem failed to fetch a buyer, and now its fate is unknown. New Yorker Poetry Editor Paul Muldoon takes a critical look at "Our Modern Watchwords."

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MIT campus police officer Sean Collier, 26, was shot and killed during an altercation with the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects Thursday night.

National

MIT Officer Died Protecting His Community, In Job He Loved

5:30pm April 20, 2013

by Jim Zarroli

The grisly week that began at the Boston Marathon on Monday left a police officer dead. Sean Collier, an officer with the MIT campus police, was pronounced dead Thursday night. He's remembered as passionate and dedicated to his profession.

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Boston residents celebrated Friday night after law enforcement officers captured one of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings.

National

A 'Tough, Smart, Proud Town' Meets Terror With Determination

1:57pm April 20, 2013

by Scott Simon

The bombing attack at the Boston Marathon Monday could have caused scrambling and panic. Instead, the tragedy revealed the city's character as people rushed to help each other.

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