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11:54 am
Tue November 27, 2012

GOP Senators More Troubled About Benghazi After Talking With Amb. Rice

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., speaking to reporters after their meeting with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice.

Originally published on Thu November 29, 2012 4:56 pm

After meeting with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice this morning, three key Republican senators emerged to say they're more troubled — not less — by what they say were intelligence failures and misleading information concerning the September attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans dead.

One, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said it's too soon to even be speculating about promoting Rice to be secretary of state.

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The Two-Way
11:03 am
Tue November 27, 2012

Marvin Miller, Union Leader Who Brought Free Agency To Baseball, Dies

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Marvin Miller, who rocked baseball, in 1966.

Marvin Miller, "arguably the most significant figure in 20th century baseball" according to Morning Edition commentator Frank Deford, has died.

The former head of the Major League Baseball Players Association was 95.

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Shots - Health News
10:57 am
Tue November 27, 2012

Taking Aim At Restrictions On Medical Questions About Gun Ownership

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Should a talk about guns be off-limits in the exam room?

The way some doctors see it, asking patients whether they own a gun is no more politically loaded than any other health-related question they ask.

So when a Florida law that prohibited them from discussing gun ownership with patients passed last year, they moved to fight it. A federal judge issued a permanent injunction blocking enforcement of the law in July.

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The Salt
10:41 am
Tue November 27, 2012

Rare Meat Allergy Caused By Tick Bites May Be On The Rise

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The Lone Star tick, common to the southeastern U.S., is responsible for inducing meat allergies in some people, scientists say.

Originally published on Thu November 29, 2012 10:23 am

Some people are allergic to peanuts, others to shellfish, fruits, or wheat. But this rare allergy is a carnivore's worst nightmare: A tick bite that can cause a case of itchy red hives every time you eat meat. Yup, get bit by one of these buggers and you may be saying farewell to your filet Mignon.

For some people around the country, this is no nightmare, it's a reality – and it may be coming to your neck of the woods.

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The Two-Way
10:34 am
Tue November 27, 2012

Attention Chinese Media: Kim Jong Un Is 2012's Most Interesting Man

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The mysterious, most-interesting, super-sexy North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (And if you believe all that, you may be reading too many reports from Chinese media.)

Originally published on Wed November 28, 2012 8:32 am

Update at 8:15 a.m. ET, Nov. 28. And Now, It's Gone:

People's Daily Online has realized it was duped and removed its glorious account of Kim Jong Un's sexiness, NPR's Frank Langfitt tells us.

But you can still read our original post:

Shh.

Please don't tell the editors at People's Daily Online that our headline might not be true.

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