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Million-Dollar Donors
4:57 am
Sat May 19, 2012

With Eye On Future, Billionaire Investor Bets On Paul

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PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who has donated more than $2.5 million to a superPAC backing GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in October.
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Originally published on Sat May 19, 2012 10:19 am

In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, only one candidate remains to challenge presumptive nominee Mitt Romney: Texas Rep. Ron Paul.

Even Paul has said he will no longer campaign in states that have yet to hold their primaries. And Paul has always been considered a long shot to win. But that hasn't deterred many of his hard-core supporters, including the Silicon Valley billionaire who has bankrolled the superPAC backing Paul.

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Music Interviews
4:56 am
Sat May 19, 2012

Idina Menzel: From Broadway To The Symphony

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Idina Menzel, the Tony Award-winning actress and singer, is known for her roles in Rent and Wicked.
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Originally published on Sat May 19, 2012 4:30 pm

Idina Menzel is touring the nation, performing "No Day But Today," her signature song from the musical Rent. That show made Menzel, playing the flirtatious performance artist Maureen Johnson, famous in the late-1990s. She followed with her Tony Award-winning role as the green-faced Wicked Witch of the West in the musical Wicked. More recently, she's had a recurring spot on the TV show Glee.

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Author Interviews
4:56 am
Sat May 19, 2012

'Never Fall Down': Surviving The Killing Fields

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Arn Chorn-Pond is a human rights activist working on Cambodian reconciliation efforts and the preservation of traditional Khmer music. He is the subject of Jocelyn Glatzer's 2003 documentary, The Flute Player; the opera Where Elephants Weep; and the children's book, A Song for Cambodia by Michelle Lord.
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Patricia McCormick is a journalist and young adult author whose novels include Purple Heart, Sold and Cut.
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Originally published on Sat May 19, 2012 10:19 am

Prize-winning author Patricia McCormick is known for tackling challenging — even harrowing — themes in her young adult novels. Her book Sold, a National Book Award finalist, took on child trafficking. In her new book, Never Fall Down, she describes the atrocities of the Cambodian genocide, drawing upon the experiences of Arn Chorn-Pond, a real-life survivor, who joined her and NPR's Scott Simon to discuss the novel and the lingering impact of his ordeal.

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On meeting Arn

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Europe
4:56 am
Sat May 19, 2012

In Turkey, Debating A Women's Right To Bear Arms

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A woman holds a photo of Guldunya Toren, an unmarried mother allegedly killed by her brothers for having a child out of wedlock, outside parliament in Ankara, Turkey, in 2004. Her case prompted huge protests and forced Turks to realize that the justice system often fails to protect at-risk women.
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Hayrettin Bulan, a women's rights activist, points to cases of abused Turkish women. His proposal to arm and train women in self-defense has reignited a debate in Turkey about how best to combat violence against women.
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Originally published on Sat May 19, 2012 10:09 pm

In Turkey, hundreds of women die each year at the hands of a husband or family member, in a society that critics say too often ignores violence against women. After years of frustration, one organization has shaken up the debate with a controversial proposal: arming women and training them to defend themselves.

Looking back, Yagmur Askin thinks perhaps she should have paid more attention on her wedding day, when her husband's family welcomed her by saying, "You enter this house in a bridal gown, and you'll leave it in a coffin."

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Politics
4:55 am
Sat May 19, 2012

Are 8 Heads Better Than One At Fixing Europe's Debt?

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President Obama speaks with other G-8 leaders at Camp David in Maryland during the summit on Friday.
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Originally published on Sat May 19, 2012 11:20 am

Camp David, in the Maryland hills outside Washington, D.C., is usually a place for the president and his family to get away from work, a wooded refuge with a swimming pool, tennis courts and a putting green.

This weekend, though, President Obama is bringing work with him to the camp — along with the leaders from most of the countries with the world's largest economies.

The Group of Eight is meeting in the rustic setting, but the agenda will be all business.

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