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12:27 pm
Wed November 21, 2012

Reports: Sikh Temple Shooter Acted Alone, Had No Drugs In System

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Photos of victims are seen during a candlelight vigil in Union Square for victims of the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting on August.

Originally published on Sun November 25, 2012 10:19 am

The FBI has concluded its investigation into the shooting spree at a Sikh temple that left six dead.

After interviewing 300 people and following 200 leads, the FBI concluded that Wade Michael Page acted alone when he opened fire at the Oak Creek, Wis. temple in August.

What's more, reports The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, because Page killed himself, we may never know his motive. The FBI said that there was no evidence that Page acted because of his connections to white supremacist groups.

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Planet Money
12:05 pm
Wed November 21, 2012

Lance Armstrong And The Business Of Doping

Originally published on Wed November 21, 2012 5:57 pm

The story of Lance Armstrong's alleged doping is, in part, the story of an astonishing business enterprise — an enterprise that drove what the U.S. anti-doping agency called "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program" cycling has ever seen.

The story of that enterprise starts in 1998, when the Festina cycling team was caught at the Tour de France with a car full of banned drugs. According to author Daniel Coyle, this marked a huge shift in the culture of doping in cycling.

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Krulwich Wonders...
11:36 am
Wed November 21, 2012

Double Thanks

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Originally published on Wed November 21, 2012 12:58 pm

Israeli-Palestinian Coverage
11:34 am
Wed November 21, 2012

Egypt's Evolving Role In Israel-Gaza Conflict

Originally published on Sun November 25, 2012 10:00 am

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CELESTE HEADLEE, HOST:

This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Celeste Headlee. Michel Martin is away. Coming up, the novel "The Round House" won this year's National Book Award for fiction. We'll talk with author Louise Erdrich about the story and the award. That's just ahead.

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Author Interviews
11:34 am
Wed November 21, 2012

National Book Award Winner Inspired By Tragedy

Originally published on Wed November 21, 2012 12:03 pm

A devastating crime on a Native American reservation opens up questions about law, justice, and family in Louise Erdrich's latest novel, The Round House. It's the winner of this year's National Book Award for fiction. Erdrich discusses the book with guest host Celeste Headlee. Advisory: This conversation may not be comfortable for all listeners.

The Two-Way
10:54 am
Wed November 21, 2012

Does Frodo Know? There's Rumbling Near 'Mount Doom'

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A massive plume of ash billows up into the sky as Mount Tongariro erupts at Tongariro National Park earlier today in New Zealand.
Deceptive Cadence
10:37 am
Wed November 21, 2012

Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week

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Chopin, whose Ballade No. 1 in g minor is one of the "musical moments" that inspired a New York Times series.

Originally published on Thu November 29, 2012 1:29 pm

  • In the New York Times this week, Anthony Tommasini has a series in both print and video about those microcosmic musical moments like "a fleeting passage, a short series of chords, some unexpected shift in a melodic line — when something occurs that just grabs us." What links these diverse bits from Chopin to Puccini to Mahler together?
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The Two-Way
9:50 am
Wed November 21, 2012

Boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho Shot; 'Prognosis Is Not Good'

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March 1, 1997: Hector "Macho" Camacho watches as "Sugar" Ray Leonard falls to the canvas during action in the fifth round of their fight.

"Former world boxing champion Hector 'Macho"' Camacho went into cardiac arrest Wednesday morning but was stabilized by doctors after being shot in the face Tuesday outside of San Juan, Puerto Rico," ESPN reports.

It adds that:

"The situation with 'Macho' is very delicate," Centro Medico director Dr. Ernesto Torres told reporters during a 7 a.m. media briefing on Wednesday. "The prognosis is not good."

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Middle East
9:49 am
Wed November 21, 2012

In Cairo, Efforts To Reach Mideast Cease-Fire

Originally published on Sun November 25, 2012 9:55 am

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Let's turn now to the urgent diplomatic efforts underway. Secretary of State Clinton is now in Cairo, meeting with Egyptian leaders in efforts to reach a ceasefire. NPR's Leila Fadel joins us from Cairo to discuss the latest.

Good morning.

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Good morning.

MONTAGNE: So what do you know about what's happening on the diplomatic front today there in Cairo?

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The Two-Way
9:21 am
Wed November 21, 2012

Crazy, But True: One Guy Scores 138 Points, Breaking NCAA Hoops Record

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Going for the record: Grinnell College's Jack Taylor during Tuesday night's game, in which he scored 138 points.

Originally published on Wed November 21, 2012 11:20 am

We are not making this up:

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