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Shell Digs Deep To Tap Into Lucrative Oil, Gas Reserves
Royal Dutch Shell is pushing ahead with plans for the world's deepest offshore oil and gas production facility. It will be nearly two miles beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. It is testing the bounds of the oil and gas industry's capability to drill ever deeper.
Panel Round Two
More questions for the panel: A Slam Dunk for Lobbyists, Froth From Above.
Prediction
Our panelists predict what will be written on the first postcard from a space tourist.
Marc Maron, whose latest book is Attempting Normal, is also the author of Th...
Fresh Air Weekend: Maron, Violent Minds And A Classic Documentary
The comedian turned his life around when he started "WTF with Marc Maron" out of his garage in 2009. In The Anatomy of Violence, Adrian Raine argues that violent behavior has a biological basis just like depression. In her classic '60s documentary, Shirley Clarke profiles a 33-year-old gay hustler.
Immigrants Tend To Complement, Not Replace American Jobs
The Senate Judiciary Committee is beginning work Thursday on a proposal to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. Audie Cornish talks with Adam Davidson of the Planet Money team about what academic research says about the economic impact of immigration.
Black Voters Turned Out At Greatest Rate For 2012 Election
Much was made on election night about the importance of minority voter turnout. On Wednesday, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on the racial and ethnic breakdown of voters in the 2012 presidential election. The census data provides better figures than what was available from exit polls.