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Deadly Storms Tear Through Nation's Heartland
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ravaged parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, killing more than 20 people. KCUR's Frank Morris gives an update from Picher, a small town in northeast Oklahoma, which was devastated by one of the weekend's storms.
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Commission Calls for MLK Statue's Redesign
The sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. intended for a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is too "confrontational," according to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commission's approval is necessary for any monument or memorial in the capital. The commission says the sculpture needs to be reworked.
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U.S. Universities No Longer Only Game in Town
In the past few years there has been an increase in applications to American graduate schools but the rate of growth is slowing. Beth McMurtrie, international editor of the <em>Chronicle of Higher Education</em> talks with Liane Hansen about why there has been a decline in the number of foreign students attending U.S. universities.
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Mother's Day Founder Opposed Commercialization
West Virginian Anna Jarvis founded Mother's Day 100 years ago today. Her original idea was to make it a "day of rest" for mothers. However, as the years of the celebration progressed, Jarvis became discouraged by the commercialization of the day.
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Oregon Events Reflect Candidates' Campaigns
The Democratic presidential candidates are in Oregon on Saturday, ahead of that state's primary on May 20.
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Burmese Refugees in Indiana Feel Powerless
Ft. Wayne, Ind., is home to one of the largest communities of Burmese refugees in the United States. They are among those offering prayers to the cyclone victims in Myanmar.
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Secrecy Veils First Daughter's Wedding
Jenna Bush is getting hitched on Saturday to Henry Hager at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Amy Argetsinger of <em>The Washington Post</em> talks with Andrea Seabrook about how you cover a wedding you're not allowed to attend.
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Illinois Man Pedals Toward Exercise Record
This weekend, George Hood of Aurora, Ill., is trying to break the world record for continuous exercise. If he's successful, he will have pedaled his stationary bicycle for 132 hours straight. He talks with Andrea Seabrook as he nears the finish line.
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Soldier Calls Home During Gunbattle in Afghanistan
Sandie Petee came home from running an errand to find a message her son had accidentally left on her answering machine. She hit play and heard the sound of Stephen in the middle of a battle with insurgents in Afghanistan. Petee talks with Andrea Seabrook about the scare.
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Civil War Collector Killed by Antique Shell
The American Civil War has claimed another casualty. Sam White, a memorabilia collector, found a Civil War-era shell, took it to his Virginia home and it detonated in his driveway.
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Patent Judgments Questioned in Appointment Flap
As many as two-thirds of United States patent-law judges may have have been appointed in a way that violates the Constitution.
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Phliadelphia Police Suffer Loss, Scrutiny
Police in Philadelphia are having an especially tough week. First, one of their officers was fatally shot while responding to an armed robbery. Then, in an unrelated incident, three other officers were caught on videotape beating three suspects.
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Acceptance Still Elusive for Committed Polygamists
A "Polygamy Town Hall Meeting" in Utah offers the opportunity to reflect on what the Texas raid on an Arizona/Utah-based polygamist group says about polygamy's place in society today.
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Lakers Look Strong as Kobe Bryant Wins NBA MVP
The Los Angeles Lakers are up 2-1 against the Utah Jazz in the NBA conference semi-finals. And Lakers' star Kobe Bryant has just been named the the league's Most Valuable Player.
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Economist Puts Economic Downturn in Perspective
Many Americans are uneasy about the country's current economic instability. Economist Adam Posen talks about the possible length and severity of the current economic downturn, which some are already calling a recession.
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