Middle East
8:54 am
Tue May 1, 2012

View From The Arab World: Bin Laden Failed

It's been a year since U.S. special forces entered Abbottabad, Pakistan and killed Osama bin Laden. Host Michel Martin looks at the impact bin Laden's life and death had on the Arab world with journalist and policy analyst Rami Khouri. He says bin Laden tried to play on Arab anger, and failed.

National Security
8:54 am
Tue May 1, 2012

After Bin Laden's Death, Are We Safer?

A year ago, U.S. forces launched a secret mission that ended up killing Osama bin Laden. But has the death of one of the world's most wanted men led to a safer world? Host Michel Martin speaks with former CIA agent Michael Scheuer, who led the CIA unit tasked with tracking Osama bin Laden from 1996 to 1999.

Shots - Health Blog
8:38 am
Tue May 1, 2012

Alcohol And Health Insurance Don't Always Mix

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A bottle of beer, seen on the the roof of a car at a DUI checkpoint in Miami, can create snags for health insurance coverage of accident care in some states.

In more than half of the country, if you get injured while you're under the influence of alcohol, health insurers can refuse to pay for your medical care.

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The Two-Way
8:19 am
Tue May 1, 2012

'There's A Wild And Crazy Man' Inside Mitt Romney, His Wife Says

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Ann and Mitt Romney, on March 20, celebrating his win in the Illinois primary.

Originally published on Tue May 1, 2012 8:50 am

She wants the nation to know that "there's a wild and crazy man" inside Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential contender's wife said on CBS This Morning earlier today.

"I still look at him as the boy that I met in high school when he was playing all the jokes and really just being crazy, pretty crazy," Ann Romney added.

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The Two-Way
7:53 am
Tue May 1, 2012

Five 'Anarchists' Arrested For Allegedly Plotting To Blow Up Ohio Bridge

Originally published on Tue May 1, 2012 12:24 pm

The FBI announced this morning that it "has arrested five people on terrorism charges, accusing them of planning to blow up a bridge near Brecksville, Ohio," our colleagues at WKSU report.

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The Salt
7:43 am
Tue May 1, 2012

Eternal Yogurt: The Starter That Lives Forever

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To make yogurt with an heirloom starter, add freeze-dried starter or a spoonful of yogurt to fresh milk.

Originally published on Tue May 1, 2012 10:06 am

If you make your own yogurt, there's a chance your yogurt could outlive you.

That's because some bacteria that grow and feed on the sugar in milk – the process that ferments milk into yogurt — can procreate indefinitely in new generations of yogurt.

But not all yogurts have these immortal powers. The typical store-bought yogurt only carries a few strains of bacteria that have been isolated by scientists. Those bacteria on their own can't regenerate very long — maybe just for a generation or two.

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The Two-Way
7:17 am
Tue May 1, 2012

Gingrich Says Goodbye To 2012 Campaign In New Video

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Newt Gingrich.

Originally published on Tue May 1, 2012 7:41 am

The Two-Way
6:58 am
Tue May 1, 2012

Norwegian Swimming Star Dies In Arizona

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Gold medalist Alexander Dale Oen of Norway with his medal at last July's World Championships in Shanghai.

Originally published on Wed May 2, 2012 3:44 am

Swimming star Alexander Dale Oen, one of Norway's top gold medal hopes in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in London, died Monday at his hotel near a training facility in Flagstaff, Ariz.

The 26-year-old world champion in the 100-meter breaststroke suffered an apparent heart attack, according to Norway's Olympic Committee.

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The Two-Way
6:18 am
Tue May 1, 2012

Looking Back: How The World Quickly Learned About Bin Laden's Death

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Iconic image: President Barack Obama and members of his national security team as they monitored the mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden.

One year ago today, we learned that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden had been located and killed by U.S. Navy SEALs at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

There's no shortage of stories and news related to that event, including these:

-- "After Bin Laden, Al-Qaida Still Present As Movement." (NPR's Dina Temple-Raston, on Morning Edition.)

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Sunshine Mine Disaster
6:03 am
Tue May 1, 2012

Idaho's Silver Valley Marks 40 Years Since Sunshine Mine Disaster

May 2 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the worst mining disasters in U.S. history. In 1972, a fire broke out underground at the Sunshine Mine in Kellogg, Idaho; 91 men died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The disaster had a devastating effect on Kellogg and the nearby communities in Idaho’s Silver Valley. People who were there still vividly remember the events of that day. Producer Phyllis Silver talks with four people about their memories and how, in a couple of cases, it shaped the rest of their lives.

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