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Latin America
12:00 pm
Thu January 12, 2012

USAID's Shaw Assesses Pace Of Haiti Recovery

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NEAL CONAN, HOST:

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Around the Nation
12:00 pm
Thu January 12, 2012

Firing While On Duty: When Police Use Deadly Force

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NEAL CONAN, HOST:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan, in Washington. A police officer draws a weapon and fires. We see that on TV dramas every night. But what actually happens afterwards? Do investigators check the flight of every bullet? What kind of questions do officers face, and what kind of sanctions if they messed up?

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Afghanistan
12:00 pm
Thu January 12, 2012

Experts Fear Fallout From Afghanistan Video

Originally published on Thu January 12, 2012 2:53 pm

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NEAL CONAN, HOST:

The Marine Corps has identified at least two of the four Marines in a video that surfaced last night as Marines based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The video shows four U.S. Marines in Afghanistan in full combat gear, standing over the corpses of three men, laughing and urinating on the bodies. The audio is difficult to understand.

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UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Here's the tough guy (unintelligible).

UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: I think so (unintelligible).

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NPR Story
1:20 pm
Wed January 11, 2012

Op-Ed: Make Hillary Clinton Obama's V.P. Candidate

Since the 2008 presidential campaign, many Washington watchers have advocated for an Obama-Hillary Clinton ticket. New York Times columnist Bill Keller says swapping Biden for the popular Secretary of State is the best way for President Obama to ensure re-election.

Politics
12:00 pm
Wed January 11, 2012

GOP Candidates Turn Attention To South Carolina

Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry all hope to derail Mitt Romney's front-runner status in the South Carolina primary. Former South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis joins NPR's Ken Rudin for a preview of the Palmetto State primary.

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