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All Things Considered

Weekday afternoons from 4-6 and 6:30-7. Weekend afternoons from 4-5.
Justin Willingham

This NPR newsmagazine offers a balanced perspective on the events of the day.

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Movie Reviews
1:54 pm
Thu December 29, 2011

'A Separation': In Tehran, Houses And Hearts Divided

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The Great Divides: Simin (Leila Hatami) and Nader (Peyman Moadi) are at odds first about whether to leave Iran for life abroad — and then about more urgent issues yet.
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The opening moments of A Separation lay out the story you'd expect to see in a film about a wife who is leaving her husband: Simin (Leila Hatami) and her bank-clerk spouse, Nader (Peyman Moadi), are explaining heatedly to a judge why they want a separation. Or actually, why they don't want it.

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Music News
1:53 pm
Thu December 29, 2011

Government Bulldozer: Protest Songs From Russia

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Russian musician Noize MC
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Election 2012
2:46 pm
Wed December 28, 2011

Despite Signs Of Hope, Iowa Voters Question Economy

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GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum emerges from a cornfield during an August campaign stop in Dyersville, Iowa, at the farm where the movie Field of Dreams was filmed.
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Mitt Romney speaks Dec. 16 at Missouri Valley Steel in Sioux City, Iowa.
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Originally published on Wed December 28, 2011 6:32 pm

First in a series

Visiting a metal fabrication plant in Sioux City this December, Mitt Romney touted his successful business background, saying those qualifications are what America needs right now.

"I want to use the experience I have in the world of the free enterprise system to make sure that America gets working again. ... These are tough times," said the Republican presidential candidate. "You guys have jobs. Hope your spouses do. But I know these are tough times."

But not as tough in Iowa as in many other parts of the country.

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Movie Interviews
2:42 pm
Wed December 28, 2011

Coming Out, Coming Of Age As A Teen 'Pariah'

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Adepero Oduye planned to be a doctor, but after her father died suddenly, she decided to change course and pursue an acting career.
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Seventeen-year-old Alike (Adepero Oduye, right) finds a friend in Bina (Aasha Davis) in Pariah. Director Dee Rees says, "Alike, the main character, knows she loves women — that's not her struggle. Her struggle's more how to be in the world."
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Rees (center) says the film is "semi-autobiographical." Having her parents see Pariah helped her talk openly with them about her own life.
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When the new film Pariah opens nationally, it's safe to say it will not be competing with any other movies about a black teenager coming of age as a lesbian in Brooklyn.

"It's not so much coming out, but coming into," clarifies director Dee Rees. "Alike, the main character, knows she loves women. That's not her struggle. Her struggle's more how to be in the world."

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Europe
2:18 pm
Wed December 28, 2011

In Greece, A Muted Christmas Amid Tough Times

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A homeless man begs for money during the launch of Christmas celebrations in Athens' central Syntagma Square, Dec. 9. Difficult economic times have meant subdued holiday activities — and even carolers, who traditionally receive money for their songs, are feeling the pinch.
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By Joanna Kakissis

In Greece, caroling season runs through the Orthodox Christian holiday known as the Epiphany, celebrated on Jan. 6. Traditionally, children go door-to-door, playing the triangle and singing songs of the season. In return, people give them a few euros for presents.

But this Christmas, Greek retailers say sales fell 30 percent from last year. The unemployment rate is at record levels, crime is rising and austerity is dampening everyone's spirits.

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