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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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The Two-Way
6:13 am
Fri May 24, 2013

Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says

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Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 8:27 am

Representatives of President Bashar Assad's regime have agreed "in principle" to attend an international peace conference aimed at ending more than two years of brutal warfare in Syria, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday.

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The Two-Way
5:39 am
Fri May 24, 2013

Tornado In Moore, Okla.: Friday's Developments

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Rita Green carried a plastic bin of items as she helped a family friend salvage things from a home Thursday in Moore, Okla.
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Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 8:19 am

As the residents of Moore, Okla., and surrounding communities continue to recover from Monday's devastating tornado that killed at least 24 people and injured more than 375, we're keeping an eye on the news from there:

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The Two-Way
5:03 am
Fri May 24, 2013

'White Flash And Cold Water' After Bridge Collapse In Wash.

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The scene near Mount Vernon, Wash., on Thursday after part of an Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River.
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Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 3:39 pm

(Most recent update: 5:35 p.m. ET.)

Miracle is the word that comes to Dan Sligh's mind after he and his wife, Sally, survived a plunge off a highway bridge in Washington state on Thursday evening.

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The Two-Way
8:58 am
Thu May 23, 2013

Reports: Obama To Limit Drones, Urge Action On Guantanamo

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An American flag flying over Camp VI, where detainees are housed at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay.
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  • From 'Morning Edition': Dina Temple-Raston reports

Ahead of his much-anticipated speech Thursday afternoon at the National Defense University, there's word that President Obama:

Drones

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The Two-Way
8:01 am
Thu May 23, 2013

Cleveland Hero Charles Ramsey Rewarded With Burgers For Life

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Charles Ramsey on the day three young women (and one of the women's daughters) were rescued from a Cleveland home. He gained fame for his accounts of what happened.
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Charles Ramsey, the neighbor who helped rescue three young women from a Cleveland home where authorities say they had been held captive and brutalized for about a decade, "will enjoy free burgers for life" in honor of his actions, The Plain Dealer reports.

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