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Mark Memmott is one of the hosts of NPR's "The Two-Way" news blog.

"The Two-Way," which Memmott helped to launched when he came to NPR in 2009, focuses on breaking news, analysis, and the most compelling stories being reported by NPR News and other news media.

Before joining NPR, Memmott worked for nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor at USA Today. He focused on a range of coverage from politics, foreign affairs, economics, and the media. He's reported from places across the Unites States and the world, including half a dozen trips to Afghanistan in 2002-2003.

During his time at USA Today, Memmott, helped launch and lead three USAToday.com news blogs: "On Deadline;" "The Oval;" and "On Politics," the site's 2008 presidential campaign blog.

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Science
3:58 pm
Thu December 27, 2012

EPA Administrator Jackson Stepping Down

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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
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Originally published on Thu December 27, 2012 9:38 am

Lisa Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is stepping down.

The Associated Press reports that:

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National Politics
12:05 pm
Fri December 21, 2012

Obama Will Nominate Sen. Kerry For Secretary Of State Today

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President Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at the White House this afternoon.
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Originally published on Fri December 21, 2012 3:02 pm

  • President Obama nominates Sen. Kerry

President Obama announced this afternoon that he will nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to be his next secretary of state.

Kerry's long experience in the Senate (he was first elected in 1984) and especially in foreign affairs (he chairs the Foreign Relations Committee) mean the senator's "not going to need a lot of on-the-job training," Obama said.

We followed the short appearance at the White House by the president and Kerry and posted some highlights.

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The Two-Way
1:56 pm
Thu December 20, 2012

Gun Control: 'Only Modest Change' In Opinion Since Newtown Shootings

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A Sig Sauer handgun on sale at a shop in Tucker, Ga.
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Originally published on Fri December 21, 2012 8:25 am

"The public's attitudes toward gun control have shown only modest change in the wake of last week's deadly shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.," the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press reported Thursday afternoon.

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Other News
12:02 pm
Fri December 14, 2012

Tragedy In Connecticut: Deadly Shooting At Elementary School

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In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a shooting there Friday.
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Young children wait outside the elementary school.
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Connecticut State Police lead children from Sandy Hook Elementary.
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Police patrol the streets outside the school.
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This satellite image provided by Google shows an aerial view of Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Family members embrace each other near the school.
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President Obama speaks during a press conference at the White House. Twenty six people were fatally wounded at the school, including 20 children. The suspected gunman was also found dead at the scene.
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People grieve outside the overflow area of a vigil at the Saint Rose of Lima church in Newtown, Conn., on Friday following the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Family members leave a firehouse staging area following the shooting.
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Originally published on Tue December 18, 2012 10:36 am

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The Two-Way
10:27 am
Thu December 13, 2012

On 'Fiscal Cliff,' Majority Of Public Sides With Democrats, Pew Poll Says

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President Obama, with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) behind him, delivering his State of the Union address last January.
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Originally published on Thu December 13, 2012 7:01 pm

As the end-of-year tax increases and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" near, "Democrats are in a strong position with the public," the Pew Research Center reports.

A new national poll Pew released this morning shows that:

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