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Tina Brown's Must-Reads
2:39 am
Wed September 12, 2012

Tina Brown's Must Reads: The Modern Woman

Credit Bernard Gotfryd / Courtesy of PublicAffairs Book
Five years after suing Newsweek, Lynn Povich became the magazine's first female senior editor. Povich writes that her then-colleague Oz Elliott (right) was one of the first to say, "God, weren't we awful?"

Originally published on Mon January 14, 2013 1:43 pm

Tina Brown, editor of The Daily Beast and Newsweek, tells us what she's been reading in a feature that Morning Edition likes to call "Word of Mouth."

This month, Brown shares reading recommendations related to the changing role of women, including a book about when the women of Newsweek sued their bosses, an article about a wife becoming the primary breadwinner and another about how a woman's Facebook photo reflects her sense of identity.

'Women In Revolt'

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Law
2:38 am
Wed September 12, 2012

U.S. Grows An Industrial Complex Along The Border

Originally published on Wed September 12, 2012 8:28 pm

The United States' southern border bristles with technology and manpower designed to catch illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. Since 1986, the government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on fences, aircraft, detention centers and agents.

But even as federal budgets shrink and illegal immigration ebbs, experts say that there's no end in sight for the growth of the border-industrial complex.

A Growing Investment On The Border

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Sweetness And Light
9:03 pm
Tue September 11, 2012

NFL's West Coast Teams Have An Edge: The Sandman

Credit Rick Osentoski / AP
Quarterback Matt Stafford and the Detroit Lions will travel to San Francisco to play the 49ers Sunday night. Because their body clocks are set to the Eastern time zone, the Lions could be at a disadvantage.

Originally published on Wed September 12, 2012 8:28 pm

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The Record
9:45 am
Tue September 11, 2012

My American Dream Sounds Like The Jackson 5

U.S.
8:57 am
Tue September 11, 2012

In New York City, A Somber Remembrance Of Sept. 11

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(SOUNDBITE OF BAGPIPES)

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Those are the sounds of Ground Zero in New York where a memorial service is underway this morning, marking the anniversary - the 11th anniversary - of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Moments of silence and commemorations have been held in New York, at the Pentagon and at a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania to honor the nearly 3,000 victims of the attack.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

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