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Echoes of 2000? Fla. County Fears Voting Problems

Perhaps nowhere are residents more sensitive to potential voting problems than in Palm Beach County, Fla., home of the infamous butterfly ballot from the 2000 presidential recount. The county has a new voting system, but officials still worry about problems on Election Day.

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27.10.2008 19:21:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Doubts Arise About 1972 Angola Prison Murder

In 1972, a popular young correctional officer was stabbed to death at Angola prison. Two inmates were quickly convicted of the crime and placed in solitary confinement for nearly four decades. Now, all these years later, the murder seems even more elusive than it did then, and there are questions about their guilt.

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27.10.2008 09:01:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Survey: U.S. Doctors Regularly Prescribe Placebos

The American Medical Association says doctors shouldn't prescribe placebos because the practice undermines trust. But in a new study, about half of the physicians surveyed say they regularly prescribe placebos — and that patients are mostly unaware.

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25.10.2008 00:11:00 - NPR Topics: News

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New President To Redefine Democracy-Spreading

Spreading democracy worldwide may continue with the new president, but policies will likely look different than they did under the Bush administration. Both candidates have close ties to international democracy-promoting organizations.

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24.10.2008 22:26:00 - NPR Topics: News

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A Voter Registration Mission In Baghdad

Sgt. Asa Rubman is a paralegal serving with the armed forces in Iraq — and he's organized a get-out-the-vote drive on his base in southern Baghdad. Capt. Nate Rawlings, a regular Day To Day contributor, tells us about Sgt. Rubman.

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24.10.2008 20:01:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Early Mexican Guest Workers To Get Their Due

Mexican workers who arrived to fill World War II labor needs in the U.S. are now eligible to be fully paid for work they did more than 50 years ago. Some of the 4.5 million "Braceros" have fought a legal battle over back pay.

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24.10.2008 20:00:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Will Production Cuts Boost OPEC Profits?

The oil cartel OPEC has decided to slash production by 1.5 million barrels a day in an effort to boost sinking oil prices. Will the move work?

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24.10.2008 19:39:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Dow Sinks Following Slide In Global Markets

Markets all over the world posted significant losses Friday, following another rough day on Wall Street on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged at the beginning of trading Friday, but recovered a bit by midday.

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24.10.2008 19:02:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Clergy Weigh In On Calif. Battle Over Gay Marriage

Californians vote on Proposition 8 on Election Day. That measure would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and could overturn a California Supreme Court decision earlier this year that cleared the way for same-sex marriages in the state.

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24.10.2008 18:11:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Race Remains Strong Issue in Presidential Bid

Though a tough subject for many Americans, race finds its way into the presidential campaign, sometimes in ugly ways. NPR organized an ongoing series of discussions about race and the campaign with a group of black, white, Latino and South Asian voters in York, Pennsylvania.

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24.10.2008 18:08:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Echoes of 2000? Fla. County Fears Voting Problems

Doubts Arise About 1972 Angola Prison Murder

Survey: U.S. Doctors Regularly Prescribe Placebos

New President To Redefine Democracy-Spreading

A Voter Registration Mission In Baghdad

Early Mexican Guest Workers To Get Their Due

Will Production Cuts Boost OPEC Profits?

Dow Sinks Following Slide In Global Markets

Clergy Weigh In On Calif. Battle Over Gay Marriage

Race Remains Strong Issue in Presidential Bid

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