The Two-Way
1:59 pm
Thu May 24, 2012

Kid Told Westboro Protesters 'God Hates No One' Because, 'That Is True'

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Josef Miles, making his own statement.
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"I just don't like seeing those signs and I kind of wanted to put a stop to that."

That's 9-year-old Josef Miles' simple explanation for why he held up a notepad that said "GOD HATES NO ONE" as supporters of the tiny Westboro Baptist Church staged another small demonstration featuring their signs that say God hates homosexuals.

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It's All Politics
1:36 pm
Thu May 24, 2012

Researchers Find Link Between Isolated State Capitals, Corruption

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Despite the misspelling and grammar error, the tee-shirt message is clear on a protester at the Illinois capitol on May 16, 2012. It cites two former governors now in federal prison for corruption.

Originally published on Thu May 24, 2012 1:56 pm

Do state capitals relatively distant from the major population centers have more corruption than those in more densely populated areas?

Researchers report that they have found an intriguing correlation between political corruption in state capitals and population density.

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The Two-Way
1:29 pm
Thu May 24, 2012

Talks With Iran To Reconvene Next Month

"Iran and world powers have agreed to meet in Moscow next month for another round of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program," The Associated Press reports.

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Asia
1:20 pm
Thu May 24, 2012

Hard-Line Muslims Confront Indonesia's Christians

Originally published on Thu May 24, 2012 9:37 pm

In the city of Bekasi, Indonesia, outside Jakarta, a handful of Christians head to Sunday worship. But before they can reach their destination, they are stopped and surrounded by a large crowd of local Muslims who jeer at them and demand that they leave.

This is the Filadelfia congregation, a Lutheran group. They are ethnic Bataks from the neighboring island of Sumatra who have migrated to Bekasi, and they have been blocked from holding services on several occasions. Recently, a journalist who demonstrated in support of the congregation was beaten by an angry mob.

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The Two-Way
12:33 pm
Thu May 24, 2012

Massive Arrests Follow Student Protests Across Canada

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Montreal police and protesters face off on Wednesday during a demonstration against student tuition hikes.

Originally published on Thu May 24, 2012 1:30 pm

Protests in Montreal and Quebec resulted in the arrest of almost 700 people overnight.

The Toronto Star reports that the demonstrators protested tuition fee increases and they've been ongoing for about three months. But, yesterday, police rounded up hundreds of protesters — 518 in Montreal alone.

The Star reports:

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Shots - Health Blog
12:12 pm
Thu May 24, 2012

Call For Emergency Action On Polio Eradication

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A Pakistani man wheels Jamshid, an 8-year-old girl with polio, around the outskirts of the capital Islamabad last July.

Originally published on Fri May 25, 2012 2:04 pm

The drive to wipe polio from the face of the earth is in jeopardy.

Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan are the only three countries left where poliovirus remains endemic. But work to put the paralyzing virus on the ropes there is in danger of failing. Cases in all three countries jumped last year.

Weak public health systems, armed conflicts and corruption have hurt vaccination efforts. Now leading public health officials have proposed an emergency plan of action to get things back on track..

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Sports
11:53 am
Thu May 24, 2012

Transgender Athletes Pushes For Olympic Spot

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Keelin Godsey competes as a woman but lives as a man, says reporter Pablo Torre.

Originally published on Fri May 25, 2012 11:41 pm

Education
11:53 am
Thu May 24, 2012

Does Tough Love Work With Third Graders?

Some Indiana third graders are already planning for summer school. They're preparing to retake a new statewide test, which they'll need to pass to go on to 4th grade. Host Michel Martin speaks with StateImpact Indiana reporter Kyle Stokes and NPR's Tovia Smith about the effects of these tests on kids and implications for states across the country.

It's All Politics
11:36 am
Thu May 24, 2012

Reagan Blood Update: It's No Longer For Sale

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The Reagans at the George Washington University Medical Center today, April 3, 1981.

If you had hoped to bid on the medical-lab vial that purportedly contains the dried remains of a blood sample from President Ronald Reagan taken on the day he was nearly assassinated in March 1981, you're out of luck.

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It's All Politics
11:35 am
Thu May 24, 2012

Romney's 'Day One' Filling Up Quickly

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Mitt Romney addresses the Latino Coalition's 2012 Small Business Summit on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Originally published on Thu May 24, 2012 12:21 pm

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