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A bi-coastal, 24-hour news operation, Morning Edition is hosted by NPR's Steve Inskeep in Washington, D.C., and Renee Montagne at NPR West in Culver City, CA. Even as hosts, Inskeep and Montagne often get out from behind the anchor desk and travel across the world to report on the news first hand.

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Shots - Health Blog
9:01 pm
Sun March 25, 2012

Facebook May Not Be So Friendly For Those With Low Self-Esteem

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Low self-esteem and Facebook aren't the best mix.

Originally published on Mon March 26, 2012 5:44 am

Posting on Facebook is an easy way to connect with people, but it also can be a means to alienate them. That can be particularly troublesome for those with low self-esteem.

People with poor self-image tend to view the glass as half empty. They complain a bit more than everyone else, and they often share their negative views and feelings when face to face with friends and acquaintances.

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Judging The Health Care Law
9:01 pm
Sun March 25, 2012

Supreme Court Word Search: Health Care

When the U.S. Supreme Court hears challenges to the Obama administration's health care law this week, the arguments will be complex, with questions about states' rights, mandatory insurance, and Medicaid.

To introduce those concepts — and to give the rest of us something to do while the court hears six hours of arguments — we offer a word search game. The grid below features many words you'll likely hear this week, as NPR's Nina Totenberg reports from the court.

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Music Interviews
1:00 pm
Sun March 25, 2012

Susan Justice: Sometimes You Just Have To 'Eat Dirt'

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To get away from a strict religious family, Susan Justice fled to New York in 2001 to busk on the streets.

Originally published on Sun March 25, 2012 9:01 pm

U.S.
9:19 am
Fri March 23, 2012

Obama Announces Pick For World Bank Post

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

The White House has made its choice for who should lead the World Bank. Jim Yong Kim is currently the president of Dartmouth University. He's a physician and a global health expert and something of a surprise to people who've been watching this process.

Here is President Obama at the White House this morning.

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Planet Money
1:58 am
Fri March 23, 2012

How A City Goes Broke

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A garbage truck at the Harrisburg incinerator.

This is the first of two stories we're doing on Harrisburg. Read the second story here.

Eric Papenfuse owns a bookstore in Harrisburg, Pa. He used to be on the city agency in charge of basic municipal services — sewer, water, trash.

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Monkey See
9:01 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

'Mad Men' Returns On Sunday, To The Delight Of Its Excitable Fans

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Jon Hamm plays Don Draper on Mad Men, which returns this Sunday night.

On Friday's Morning Edition, Elizabeth Blair investigates one of television's pressing questions: Why has Mad Men been off the air so long? It's returning this Sunday night with a two-hour season premiere, but it's still puzzled some viewers that it has been off for such a long time.

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Monkey See
1:00 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

Spiders And Fighting And Trees, Oh My: Filming 'The Hunger Games'

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Jennifer Lawrence on the set of The Hunger Games.

Originally published on Fri March 23, 2012 9:24 am

There's a movie freshly out this weekend — perhaps you've heard of it.

The Hunger Games?

On Friday's Morning Edition, director Gary Ross and star Jennifer Lawrence talk to NPR's David Greene about the film.

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Planet Money
1:56 am
Thu March 22, 2012

From Abe Lincoln To Donald Duck: History Of The Income Tax

Originally published on Fri March 23, 2012 6:02 am

Author Interviews
12:52 am
Thu March 22, 2012

'Wonder' What It's Like To Have Kids Stare At You?

Raquel Jaramillo's debut novel, Wonder, written under the pen name R.J. Palacio, was born out of a rather embarrassing incident. The author was out with her two sons, sitting in front of an ice cream store. Her oldest had just finished fifth grade, and her youngest was still in a stroller. They spotted a girl whose face had been deformed by a medical condition.

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Europe
6:52 am
Wed March 21, 2012

French Police Arrest Suspect In School Shooting

Originally published on Sun March 25, 2012 6:07 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm David Greene.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

And I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning.

In the southern French city of Toulouse, police are in a stand-off with a man suspected of carrying out a series of shootings. The suspect is described as a 24-year-old French citizen, of North African heritage. He is said to be an al-Qaida sympathizer.

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