Race
1:00 pm
Tue April 3, 2012

Florida's History Of Race-Related Violence

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NEAL CONAN, HOST:

Earlier this year in the run up to the primary election, political analysts explained that Florida really isn't a Southern state anymore and would not vote the same way as Alabama or Mississippi or Georgia. Then the shooting death of Trayvon Martin prompted some to argue that nothing's changed in a part of the state steeped in racial violence. In a way, both statements hold up.

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Business
1:00 pm
Tue April 3, 2012

A Buyer's Market: The Balance Of Power In Retail

Shopping apps and retail websites give consumers the power to compare prices, read reviews and shop on the go. Stephanie Clifford, business reporter at The New York Times and market researcher Paco Underhill discuss how many brick-and-mortar stores are altering pricing strategies.

Shots - Health Blog
12:48 pm
Tue April 3, 2012

Mammograms May Lead To Breast Cancer 'Over-Diagnosis,' Study Finds

Credit Damian Dovarganes / AP
The problem of breast cancer overdiagnosis with mammograms is similar to the dilemma faced by men diagnosed with prostate cancer because of a PSA test.

Norwegian scientists say as many as 1 in every 4 cases of breast cancer doesn't need to be found because it would never have caused the woman any problem.

It's a startling idea for laypeople (and many doctors) thoroughly indoctrinated with the notion that any breast cancer is medically urgent — and should be found at the earliest possible moment.

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The Two-Way
12:35 pm
Tue April 3, 2012

Census Bureau's Website Is Coming Back: 1940 Data Now Viewable

After a tough start because of huge interest that overwhelmed servers, the Census Bureau's new website devoted to records from the 1940 census is showing signs of life.

Monday, as The Associated Press says, the website was "nearly paralyzed shortly after the records became available to the public":

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World
12:00 pm
Tue April 3, 2012

Is Mexico's Drug War Worth The Cost?

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Coming up, it's National Poetry Month, and just as we did last year, we want the celebration to include you, so once again we're inviting you to send us your poems via Twitter. Poet Holly Bass kicks off our month-long tweet poetry series. We call it Muses and Metaphor. That's in just a few minutes.

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Law
12:00 pm
Tue April 3, 2012

Zimmerman's Lawyer: Don't Rush To Judgement

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

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Middle East
11:43 am
Tue April 3, 2012

Boycotts Simplify Ongoing Issues In West Bank

Originally published on Tue April 3, 2012 7:03 pm

In many American Jewish families, Israel is an extremely difficult subject to talk about. Generational and political divides have stalled discussions about the occupation of the West Bank in numerous households.

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Middle East
11:43 am
Tue April 3, 2012

Should American Jews Boycott West Bank Settlements?

Originally published on Tue April 3, 2012 11:00 am

Journalist Peter Beinart grew up immersed in Zionism. His grandmother — who had to flee Egypt and then the Belgian Congo because of religious persecution — made sure that Beinart realized the importance of supporting Israel from an early age.

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The Two-Way
11:15 am
Tue April 3, 2012

Cheney Released From Hospital

Credit Courtesy of Dick Cheney
Former Vice President and Mrs. Cheney at home after his release from Inova Fairfax Hospital on Tuesday.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney was released this morning from the Fairfax, Va., hospital where he received a heart transplant on March 24.

NPR's Don Gonyea forwards us this statement from Cheney's office:

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Music Reviews
11:11 am
Tue April 3, 2012

There's Only 'One Direction' For This Boy Band: Up

The callow croon over a pulsating beat, the massed harmonies in the chorus, the lyrics about partying that name-check Katy Perry and include a wistful wish for a nameless girl to kiss the singer — this is boy-band music at its newest and its most timeless. The five young guys who comprise One Direction are single-minded.

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