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It's All Politics
7:15 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Romney and GOP Strike Deal With Ron Paul Loyalists Before Convention

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Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, after speaking in Berkeley, Calif., in April.

Originally published on Wed August 22, 2012 10:55 am

GOP officials and the Mitt Romney campaign have cut a deal with Texas Rep. Ron Paul's campaign to allow some — though not all — of Paul's delegates from Louisiana and Massachusetts to be seated at the Republican National Convention. The status of Maine's delegates remains unsettled.

The compromise would appear to avert a potential public clash with Paul supporters during the convention's opening day Monday.

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Shots - Health Blog
6:33 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Clinics Go Mobile To Take Health Care To The Street

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Jamari Brighthaupt, 11, gets blood drawn by registered nurse Rae Montilla at the Georgetown Pediatric Mobile Clinic.

Originally published on Wed August 22, 2012 1:38 pm

Matt Levy, medical director of community pediatrics at Georgetown University, calls mobile health clinics permanently temporary.

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The Two-Way
6:32 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Prince Harry Exposed: Photos Show Up Of Naked Royal 'Cavorting' In Vegas

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Prince Harry, fully clothed, watching a beach volleyball match at the Olympic Games in London on Aug. 8.

Originally published on Wed August 22, 2012 8:17 am

We absolutely, positively will not make a reference to the crown jewels.

Oops, we just did.

It seems that last Friday night in Las Vegas, Prince Harry — third in line to the throne over in England and one of the world's most eligible bachelors — did some "cavorting with two naked women in a Las Vegas hotel room," as the London Evening Standard puts it.

The evening apparently involved some "strip billiards."

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Field Recordings
5:56 am
Wed August 22, 2012

The Avett Brothers: Hot Tea And Honey

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The Avett Brothers Field Recordings video shoot

Originally published on Tue October 2, 2012 8:52 am

Seth and Scott Avett spend a good chunk of their lives on one tour bus or another, so asking them to perform in one isn't all that different from asking them to perform in one of their own living rooms. They may be far away from their native North Carolina — to be exact, they're captured here in a Camden, N.J., parking lot in conjunction with the XPoNential Music Festival — but the setting is cozy enough for Seth Avett to brew tea before performing.

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The Two-Way
5:51 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Texas Sheriff: Sacred White Buffalo Was Not Slaughtered

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Lightning Medicine Cloud, a sacred white buffalo, last June.

The mystery surrounding the death of a rare white buffalo and the claim by some Lakota Sioux in Texas that it had been killed by other Native Americans deepened Tuesday. A local sheriff announced that investigators believe the animal died of a bacterial disease and said the case is now closed.

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Around the Nation
5:39 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Restaurant Request: Please Don't Pass The Salt

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Around the Nation
5:35 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Robber Thwarted By Pot-Wielding Kitchen Worker

Police say a man had a knife, and confronted the woman behind the counter when he walked into Pop's Barbecue in New Iberia, La. Rather than just give up the money, she grabbed a pot that was on a counter, and whacked him again and again. The robber ran away.

The Two-Way
5:11 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Romney's Pick Of Ryan Hasn't Changed Race, Polls Signal

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left, shakes hands with his choice for running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Monday in in Manchester, N.H.

Two new polls come to much the same conclusion about the 2012 presidential campaign:

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Participation Nation
5:03 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Seize The Clay In Philadelphia, Pa.

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Checking out a wall display of art from the Claymobile.

Originally published on Thu September 20, 2012 9:42 am

When I moved to Philadelphia seven years ago, I was looking to take a ceramics class. Instead I found a wonderful community-minded program in which I've made lifelong friends, unleashed children's creativity and touched their hearts. They in turn have touched mine.

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Movies
4:41 am
Wed August 22, 2012

'Expendables 2' Is Violent But Thought-Provoking

The Expendables 2 — the movie starring a host of aging action heroes — opened at No. 1 over the weekend. Morning Edition commentator and Hollywood screenwriter John Ridley found the movie surprisingly stirring following last month's shootings in Aurora, Colorado.

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