The Two-Way
2:27 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Federal Workers Owe $1.03 Billion In Unpaid Taxes

Here's your interesting numbers story of the day: Based on The Washington Post's analysis of Internal Revenue Service records, about 98,000 federal employees — including those from the post office — owed $1.03 billion in unpaid taxes. It's a number that has been reported before but this year, while the number of delinquent employees fell, the total amount owed ballooned by $32 million or 3 percent.

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KNAU Station Information
2:25 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Special Coverage of President's Address to Congress on the State of the Union

KNAU will air President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday at 7pm. Followed by special post-speech coverage. 

The Two-Way
2:25 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Gingrich On Jobless: 'We Shouldn't Give People 99 Weeks To Do Nothing'

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista Gingrich (in red) greet people during an event at the The River Church in Tampa, Fla., earlier today (Jan. 23, 2011).

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich today made the case that those who have been collecting jobless benefits for extended periods of time should be required to enroll in job-training programs, saying that "we shouldn't give people 99 weeks to do nothing," our colleagues at WUSF in Tampa report.

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Monkey See
2:00 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

'I'd Rather Be A Mystery': John Hawkes On Keeping His Hat Pulled Down

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John Hawkes and Elizabeth Olsen in 2011's Martha Marcy May Marlene.

Originally published on Mon January 23, 2012 4:25 pm

John Hawkes' conversation with Melissa Block on today's All Things Considered begins as many of his conversations might: with her noting that when she told people she was coming to talk to him and rattled off his credits, she got a response that he undoubtedly gets a lot: "Ohhh, he's that guy."

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The Two-Way
1:58 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Illinois Senator Mark Kirk Suffers A Stroke

Illinois Senator Mark Kirk is hospitalized in Chicago after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain; doctors discovered he'd suffered a stroke over the weekend.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:26 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Women Report More Pain Than Men From Same Ailments

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It hurts me more than it hurts you. Really.

Women consistently say they suffer more intense pain than men — about 20 percent more on average, even from seemingly gender-neutral ailments like sinus infections.

That's the word from a big new study that tracked reports of pain from people diagnosed with the same medical conditions. So much for the old cliche that women handle pain more easily than men. Or maybe this backs another cliche, that guys are tough and unfeeling.

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The Two-Way
1:01 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Marine Accused Of Killing Iraqi Civilians In Haditha Reaches Plea Deal

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich (R) walking into court with his defense attorney Neal Puckette for opening statements in the Haditha murders trial at Camp Pendleton on Jan. 9.

The case of a U.S. marine accused of killing 24 unarmed civilians in Haditha, Iraq came to a surprising end today. Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of three months in confinement.

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Law
1:00 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

High Court: Warrant Needed For GPS Tracking Device

The Supreme Court rules that police can't put a GPS tracking device on a vehicle without a warrant.

National Security
1:00 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

CIA Officer Charged With Leaking Information

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Former CIA officer John Kiriakou leaves federal court in Alexandria, Va., on Monday.

Originally published on Mon January 23, 2012 4:35 pm

A former CIA officer was charged on Monday with leaking secrets to reporters — and then lying about it.

The Justice Department has accused John Kiriakou of violating the Espionage Act by outing his colleagues and passing sensitive details about counterterrorism operations to reporters for The New York Times and other media outlets.

Kiriakou, 47, of Arlington, Va., appeared in federal court in Virginia on Monday, where he was released after posting a $250,000 bond.

The Reluctant Spy

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Business
1:00 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

RIM Announces Management Shake-Up

Research In Motion, the maker of Blackberry smart phones, used to be a dominant player. Now, it's looking like an also-ran. The company announced a management shake-up Monday, but the new guy won't have much time to pull off a turnaround.

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