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NFL Fashions A Plan To Dress Up Female Fans
For nearly 90 years, the NFL has sold hats, jerseys and other gear for male fans, but the game is changing. Realizing that women — who make up more than 40 percent of the NFL's 200 million fans — are an untapped market, the NFL is rolling out downsized apparel, from jerseys to handbags to a dress signed by the Arizona Cardinals.
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Could Big Donors Break Obama's Fundraising Record?
The Obama presidential campaign rewrote the playbook for raising campaign cash in 2008. The Supreme Court may change it again before 2010: An upcoming decision could potentially curb the growing influence of small donors in favor of corporate America.
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Rough Road For Military Families With Special Needs
Deployments are usually hard on families. Spouses must become single parents for months on end, managing households with little outside help. These challenges become even more daunting for families with special needs children.
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Neo-Nazi Rallies Provoke 'Anger, Fear'
The National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, is holding two rallies Saturday to demonstrate against illegal immigration. Similar rallies in Riverside, Calif., have led to violent clashes with counter-demonstrators. A recent rally there attracted about 24 neo-Nazis and about 700 counter-protesters.
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Week In Review With Daniel Schorr
This week saw the largest mass shooting ever at a military base in the U.S.; unemployment climbed into the double digits and the run-off election in Afghanistan was called off. Host Scott Simon reviews the week in the news with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.
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Fort Hood Shooting Stuns Hasan's West Bank Family
In the West Bank, Palestinian relatives of the alleged Fort Hood shooter are shocked and saddened by the mass killings in Texas. Born in Virginia, Nidal Malik Hasan made his first visit to the Palestinian territories a dozen years ago, and had been in touch with relatives in the town of El Bireh on numerous occasions since then.
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Faces Of Fort Hood Victims Begin To Emerge
The shooting at Ft. Hood left 13 dead and 30 wounded. They came from cities and towns all over the U.S., where relatives and friends are left in shock.
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The Health Care Debate Opens On The House Floor
The U.S. House of Representatives this morning finally opens debate on its health care overhaul bill, the centerpiece of President Obama's domestic agenda. Host Scott Simon talks to NPR's Julie Rovner about the debate and where the legislation stands.
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Wary Employers Keep Jobless Numbers High
A 10.2 percent unemployment rate is like a gut punch. It's just such a big number, a level of joblessness we haven't experienced here in the U.S. since the early '80s. This, even as the economy is actually growing again. But many employers just aren't ready to start hiring yet.
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Fort Hood Community Gathers To Mourn
Hundreds gathered Friday night at Fort Hood's football stadium for a candlelight vigil for the 43 people killed and wounded Thursday.
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Series Introduction: Impact Of War
In November, Weekend Edition Saturday will air a series of stories focused on the impact of war on people thousands of miles from the battlefield — the parents, spouses and children struggling to cope. Host Scott Simon gets a preview from the project's supervising editor, Danyell Irby.
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Congress Considers Help For Families Of Injured Service Members
Military families around the country say they urgently need the government to give them a different kind of support. They need help taking care of relatives who were severely wounded in the wars — relatives who now are living at home. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Daniel Zwerdling about how a recently discussed bill in Congress could help.
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At Fort Hood, Mourning And A Search For Answers
The military post held a candlelight vigil Friday night to honor the dead and wounded from Thursday's shooting. More details are emerging about the man who authorities say carried out the attack.
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Suspected Fort Hood Shooter Saw the Toll of PTSD
As an Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan heard the horror stories of war on a daily basis from the soldiers he was treating for post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Military Service A Challenge For Muslim Americans
The story of suspected Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan is a reminder of the stresses and potential pitfalls Muslims and Arab-Americans face in serving in the U.S. armed forces in a post-9/11 world.
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