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Purple Hearts Elusive For Traumatic Brain Injuries
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:00:00 -0400
NPR News/ProPublica Investigation: Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained mild traumatic brain injuries in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal.
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Imam Fears Moving Islamic Center Could Spur Tension
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:44:00 -0400
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf told CNN that the discourse surrounding the center has become so politicized that moving it could strengthen the ability of extremists abroad to recruit and wage attacks against Americans, including troops fighting in the Middle East.
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A History Of The Purple Heart
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:59:00 -0400
The first Purple Heart was created by Gen. George Washington in 1782 to recognized meritorious service in combat. But it quickly fell into disuse. Revived in 1932, the medal was changed into a recognition of combat injuries and deaths.
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Fact Sheet: Traumatic Brain Injury
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:58:00 -0400
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a sudden trauma to the brain caused by force. A severe TBI can leave a person almost incapable of functioning. But even a mild TBI, a concussion, can lead to a range of debilitating symptoms.
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Pakistani Urges Glenn Beck To Oppose Quran Burning
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:46:00 -0400
Conservative radio and television host Glenn Beck earlier this week wrote in an Internet blog posting that burning the Quran is like burning the flag or the Bible -- something people can do in the United States, but shouldn't. It was unclear whether Ambassador Husain Haqqani was aware of the posting.
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Grab A Notebook. We're Taking You Back To School
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:48:00 -0400
NPR Tell Me More Producer Lee Hill unveils the program's back-to-school education series and rallies the audience to get involved.
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Obama Lashes GOP, Holds Firm On Tax Hike For Rich
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:48:00 -0400
The president called on Congress to permanently extend certain tax credits for companies, allow businesses to write off all spending on expansion and improvements, and cut taxes for those who earn up to $250,000 a year.
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Mexico Arrests 7 In Killing Of 72 Migrants
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:44:00 -0400
Four of the suspects were arrested after a Sept. 3 gunbattle with marines, and the other three were captured days later. Marines found the bodies of the migrants Aug. 24 at a ranch in the northern state of Tamaulipas.
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Suspected U.S. Missile Attacks Rock Pakistan
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:33:00 -0400
The strikes were in North Waziristan, a lawless region home to insurgents battling foreign troops just across the border in Afghanistan, al-Qaida leaders plotting attacks in the West and extremists behind bombings in Pakistan. At least 14 suspected militants were killed.
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Conservative Group Strategizes Health Law Repeal
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:30:00 -0400
Despite the long odds against scraping the new health law anytime soon, the head of a branch of the conservative think tank says the prospects of success are good, even if it takes another four years and a new Congress.
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Military Bans Video Game That 'Kills' U.S. Troops
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:26:00 -0400
Medal of Honor by Electronic Arts, a major game developer based in Redwood City, Calif., hits stores Oct. 12. Gamers are scoffing at the decision, saying that advanced technology has made it commonplace in the gaming world to let players switch sides and play the bad guy.
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Think Music Heals? Trombone Player Begs To Differ
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:00:00 -0400
For years, trombone player Scott Bean had a cough that wouldn't quit. A doctor later figured out that mold and bacteria living in his trombone caused him to develop a condition that's being called "trombone players' lung."
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Looted Iraqi Relics Return Home
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:00:00 -0400
Melissa Block talks to Boston Globe reporter Farah Stockman about the return of hundreds of antiquities looted from Iraq that wound up in the U.S. after the U.S. invaded Baghdad in 2003. The ancient Mesopotamian relics include a statue of one King Entemena who ruled in 2400 BC.
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Tax Code Works To Some Companies' Advantage
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:00:00 -0400
The federal tax rate for U.S. corporations is nearly 40 percent, the second-highest among industrialized nations. Critics say the best way to create jobs would be to lower it. But others say various tax breaks, exemptions and deductions have some paying far lower taxes.
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Religious Laws Long Recognized By U.S. Courts
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:00:00 -0400
Oklahoma State Rep. Rex Duncan has proposed a state constitutional amendment to bar U.S. judges from considering any foreign law, including Islamic law, in their decisions. But U.S. laws already allow for some consideration, and experts say U.S. law will always have the final word.
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