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2:41 pm

Sun May 13, 2012

Johnny Carson: 'King Of Late Night,' A Man Unknown

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Joanne and Johnny Carson / Las Vegas rehearsal, 1967

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Originally published on Sun May 13, 2012 3:52 pm

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Fifty years ago, Johnny Carson became the host of The Tonight Show. During his 30 years as host, he reached a nightly audience of 15 million people and became one of the most trusted and famous men in America.

But Carson was intensely private off-screen, and very few people — including members of his own family--really knew him. Documentary filmmaker Peter Jones wanted to try and change that. Once a year, for 15 years, Jones sent Carson a letter, begging him for permission to make a documentary on his life.

2:15 pm

Sun May 13, 2012

Opposition Wins Major State Vote In Germany

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Originally published on Sun May 13, 2012 3:52 pm

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Voters in Germany's most populous state, North Rhine Westphalia, have delivered a major blow to the ruling party, the Christian Democrats, led by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks with Michael Kolz, the chief political reporter for German station Phoenix, about why the results in North Rhine Westphalia matter and what they mean for the left-wing Social Democrats.

Economy

2:15 pm

Sun May 13, 2012

EU's Financial Crisis Doesn't End At Nations' Borders

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Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest to mark the anniversary of the "Indignados" movement in Madrid, Spain on Sunday. Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets to protest the handling of the country's worst crisis in decades.

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Originally published on Sun May 13, 2012 8:11 pm

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In the streets and public squares across Spain on Saturday night, the cries of a mass movement calling itself the Indignados rang out, railing against austerity measures imposed by the European Union.

In Greece the next morning, Alexis Tsipras, the head of a far-left opposition party, held a news conference to say he wouldn't join a coalition government that continued the path of austerity.

1:18 pm

Sun May 13, 2012

Lessons In Counterterrorism From The Octopus

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Rafe Sagarin is a marine ecologist and environmental policy analyst at the University of Arizona.

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Originally published on Sun May 13, 2012 3:52 pm

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In 2002, Rafe Sagarin was working in Washington, D.C., as a science adviser. It wasn't long after the Sept. 11 attacks, and Sagarin started paying attention to the security measures on Capitol Hill.

"I'd watch these other Capitol Hill staffers and I noticed that they'd just put their hand over the keys in their pockets so they didn't have to waste 30 seconds putting it on the conveyer belt though the security screening — and that didn't set off the alarm when they did that," Sagarin tells host of weekend All Things Considered Guy Raz.

11:24 am

Sun May 13, 2012

In Zimbabwe's Media, It's All About Robert Mugabe

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Zimbabwe's government has exercised control over most of the media. Here, workers sort out copies of The Daily News, one of the few independent newspapers. It was allowed to reopen in March 2011 after being shut down for years because it was critical of the government.

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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is the focus of attention in the state-run media. He is shown here in February in Mutare, speaking at a rally marking his 88th birthday.

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Originally published on Mon September 17, 2012 10:59 am

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When you turn on the morning news in Zimbabwe — or the afternoon news, or the evening news — there's a virtual guarantee you'll hear about President Robert Mugabe, or even his actual voice.

Even when there's a song by the Zimbabwean group Born Free Crew, it features a voice-over of none other than Mugabe, who's been leader since independence in 1980.

11:23 am

Sun May 13, 2012

Stop The Music: A Dancer Tries Silence

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Amy O'Neal, a modern dance choreographer, recently took on the challenge of performing without music.

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Originally published on Tue July 3, 2012 7:24 am

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Weekends on All Things Considered continues its "Why Music Matters" series with stories of music fans, told in their own words. Today's story is about Amy O'Neal, a choreographer who took on the challenge of dancing in complete silence.

4:44 am

Sun May 13, 2012

Politics Wrap: From Gay Marriage To Romney's Speech

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Originally published on Sun May 13, 2012 9:09 am

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Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's national political correspondent Mara Liasson about Mitt Romney's commencement address and the dominant political story of the past week: President Obama's public endorsement of same-sex marriage.

Presidential Race

4:44 am

Sun May 13, 2012

To Largest Crowd Yet, Romney Speaks Of Faith

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Originally published on Sun May 13, 2012 9:09 am

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4:44 am

Sun May 13, 2012

The NFL's Defense Against Head Injury Lawsuits

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Originally published on Sun May 13, 2012 9:09 am

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin.

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MARTIN: If life is a ball game, then Mike Pesca is the guy behind home plate helping us sort out the check swings from the foul balls. He is, of course, NPR's sports correspondent and our guide to the fascinating intersections between life and sports. He joins us, as he does every week. Hey, Mike.

MIKE PESCA, BYLINE: Hey. Every once in a while you could foul a ball off a check swing.

4:44 am

Sun May 13, 2012

Military Chaplains Raise Gay Marriage Concerns

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Originally published on Sun May 13, 2012 9:09 am

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This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News, I'm Rachel Martin.

On the same day that President Obama announced that he's had a change of heart and now publicly supports same-sex marriage, there were quieter moves on Capitol Hill to protect the rights of some who do not.

On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee passed its version of a bill designed, in part, to protect military chaplains from coming under pressure to marry service members of the same sex.

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