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Sen. Grassley Says Obama Court Nominations Wrong Decision
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa is the ranking senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee and he has championed elimination of seats on the U.S. court of appeals for the District of Columbia. Sen. Grassley says the workload of the court doesn't warrant the number of justices and other courts could benefit from those seats. All Things Considered host Audie Cornish talks with the senator about the president's nominations to the court Tuesday.
Father Of The 'Sack' Hall Of Famer 'Deacon' Jones Dies
Hall of Fame defensive lineman David "Deacon" Jones has died. He was one of the Fearsome Foursome on the Los Angeles Rams and made the head slap defensive move an art form. He was 74.
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McCann's 'TransAtlantic' Crosses Fiction And Fact, Ireland And U.S.
Novelist Colum McCann decided to write about the ties that bind his homeland, Ireland, with the United States, where he now lives. But he wanted to stay far away from cliches about being Irish-American. The result? His new novel, featuring historical figures searching for freedom, adventure and peace.
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Obama's D.C. Court Nominations Heat Up Battle With Senate
The president announced Tuesday his picks for three vacant spots on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, considered the second most important court in the nation. Getting nominees through the Senate has been a struggle, and by announcing three at once, the president is putting pressure on Republicans.
In a new poll, just a quarter of single black women said they were looking f...
Single Black Man Seeks LTR. Single Black Woman? Not So Much
A new poll of African Americans found one bit of data that raised some eyebrows: single black men were much more interested in long-term relationships than black women.