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NPR's afternoon radio newsmagazine, All things Considered presents two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features. A one-hour edition of the program is available on Saturday and Sunday.
 

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Around the Nation
2:27 pm
Wed June 27, 2012

The State Of Affairs For Veterans Seeking Jobs

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Originally published on Wed June 27, 2012 4:20 pm

Unemployment rates among veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are higher that their non-veteran counterparts, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki speaks with host Melissa Block about the challenges for veterans in today's job market.

Mom And Dad's Record Collection
2:21 pm
Wed June 27, 2012

Chris Thile's First Musical Memory

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Chris Thile says he was only a year old when he first heard "The Girl from Ipanema."
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Originally published on Wed June 27, 2012 7:54 pm

It's clear Chris Thile has an ear for music: The 31-year-old mandolinist, best known for his bands Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers, has been playing music his entire life.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:01 pm
Wed June 27, 2012

What Clementines Can Teach Surgeons

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The clementine on the left was operated on by a skilled surgeon. A nonsurgeon operated on the other one.
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Originally published on Wed June 27, 2012 4:20 pm

Clementines and pelvic anatomy are two things you probably wouldn't ever talk about in the same sentence, unless you're Pamela Andreatta.

Andreatta, a medical educator at the University of Michigan Medical School, knows all about how people learn. And lately, she's been spending a lot of time scrutinizing how residents are taught to do minimally invasive surgery.

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Remembrances
7:06 pm
Tue June 26, 2012

Nora Ephron, Filmmaker, Is Dead at 71

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Originally published on Tue June 26, 2012 7:41 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

The writer Nora Ephron has died. Over the course of six decades, she chronicled the lives of women in newsprint, in books, on the stage and on screen. She was 71 years old, and died of complications from a blood disorder. She's best known for romantic comedies such as "Sleepless in Seattle" and "When Harry Met Sally," but she also brought to the big screen Karen Silkwood and Julia Child.

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Sports
5:18 pm
Tue June 26, 2012

BCS Presidents Approve Four-Team College Football Playoff

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Originally published on Tue June 26, 2012 7:06 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

At long last, big-time college football has a playoff, if you want to call four teams a playoff. Today, a committee of university presidents agreed to a system that replaces the current Bowl Championship Series beginning in 2014.

NPR's sports correspondent Tom Goldman joins me now. And, Tom, this is something that college football fans have wanted for years. President Obama has said he wants this championship game. What do you know about the deal?

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