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Melissa Block and Robert Siegel

In-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday, hear two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features.Melissa Block and Robert Siegel

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Middle East
4:18 pm
Sat May 4, 2013

Syrian Rebel Leader: We Won't Share U.S. Arms With Extremists

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Free Syrian Army fighters sit behind an anti-aircraft weapon in Aleppo, Syria, in February. The rebels say U.S.-provided weapons would help in their fight against Bashar Assad's regime.
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Brig. Gen. Salim Idris says the Free Syrian Army would not share U.S.-provided weapons with extremist groups.
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By NPR Staff

Originally published on Sun May 5, 2013 10:01 am

The Obama administration says it's considering providing arms to rebels fighting to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad if the U.S. can confirm his forces did in fact use the debilitating nerve gas sarin in recent attacks. Coupled with news that Israel reportedly launched an airstrike at a target in Syria to prevent a shipment of missiles from reaching Hezbollah, these events could represent a game changer in the conflict-ravaged nation.

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The Record
4:17 pm
Sat May 4, 2013

Big Songs, Big Hype (Oh Yeah, They're Women)

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Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches performs at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, in March.
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Originally published on Thu May 16, 2013 12:19 pm

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Around the Nation
3:52 pm
Sat May 4, 2013

Schools On Military Bases Also Fall Victim To Sequester Cuts

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Originally published on Sat May 4, 2013 4:28 pm

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:

It's been two months since the across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration officially went into effect. The decision on that was made here in Washington, but the effects are being felt all over the country. Take, for example, a chunk of money called impact aid.

JACK BOOGAARD: There's three different kids that can receive this type of money called impact aid.

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Sports
11:07 am
Sat May 4, 2013

A 'Decadent And Depraved' Derby With Hunter S. Thompson

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When illustrator Ralph Steadman accepted an assignment with writer Hunter S. Thompson at the Kentucky Derby, he never imagined the weekend that would ensue. Here, Steadman depicts the race's winner, a colt named Dust Commander.
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A self-portrait of Steadman.
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Steadman's trademark style became inseparable from Thompson's writing, particularly the book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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Originally published on Sat May 4, 2013 5:27 pm

In the spring of 1970, a British illustrator named Ralph Steadman had just moved to America, hoping to find some work. His first call came from a small literary journal called Scanlan's. It was looking for a cartoonist to send to the Kentucky Derby. Steadman had heard of neither the race nor the writer he was to accompany, a fellow named Hunter S. Thompson.

Steadman hadn't read any of Thompson's work, and he certainly didn't know that the writer had a bit of a drinking tendency, but he agreed to go.

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Three-Minute Fiction
11:13 pm
Fri May 3, 2013

Three-Minute Fiction Round 11: Finders Keepers

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Karen Russell's debut novel, Swamplandia! was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2012. Her most recent work is a collection of short stories, Vampires in the Lemon Grove.
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Originally published on Sat May 18, 2013 5:30 am

Round 11 of our Three-Minute Fiction contest begins now!

Here's how it works: We ask you to write an original short story that can be read in about three minutes, so no more than 600 words. Each round, we invite an author to throw out a challenge and help us judge the contest.

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