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7:52 pm
Mon January 9, 2012

What Makes Newton-John Get 'Physical' At The Gym

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Olivia Newton-John on the cover of Physical.
The Two-Way
7:00 pm
Mon January 9, 2012

News From CES: Some Ford Vehicles Will Give Drivers Voice Control Of NPR's App

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A Ford dashboard as it would look when connected to the NPR News app.
The Two-Way
5:43 pm
Mon January 9, 2012

Career-Long Reds Shortstop Barry Larkin Elected To Cooperstown

Barry Larkin, who spent his entire career as a Cincinnati Reds shortstop, has been elected into the baseball Hall of Fame. He became the 48th hall of famer to play his entire career with one club.

Larkin received the vote of 86 percent of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in his third year on the ballott. A player needs 75 percent of the vote to be inducted.

The Hall reports:

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The Salt
5:29 pm
Mon January 9, 2012

The Forgotten, Fascinating Saga Of Crisco

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It has been a long strange trip.

Our friends over at Planet Money produced a delightful podcast last Friday called "Who Killed Lard?" They finger a corporate perp: Proctor and Gamble's brilliant marketing campaign for the original Crisco, an alternative to lard that went on sale in 1911. "It's all vegetable! It's digestible!," it proclaimed.

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The Two-Way
5:02 pm
Mon January 9, 2012

IRS Revives Amnesty Program For Offshore Tax Cheats

The Internal Revenue Service is brining back an amnesty program for Americans who have stashed money in offshore accounts in order to dodge taxes. IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman announced the program's renewal on Monday, saying the tax dodgers would have to pay back taxes and penalties but would not face any criminal charges.

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