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National Security
5:45 am
Thu January 24, 2013

Women In Combat Ban To Be Lifted

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Originally published on Thu January 24, 2013 12:19 pm

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

On a momentous Thursday, it's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And I'm Renee Montagne.

We're expecting Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to make an announcement today. From now on, women will formally be allowed to serve in ground combat.

INSKEEP: To sense just how dramatic this change is, consider how many other milestones the military passed before reaching this one. The move for women comes 65 years after the Armed Forces ended racial segregation.

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Sports
4:30 pm
Tue December 4, 2012

Vanderbilt Has A Banner Year On The Gridiron

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Originally published on Tue December 4, 2012 5:50 pm

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is college football's most dominant program. It has won the Bowl Championship Series for the past six years. And a record six SEC teams finished in the top ten this year. Another SEC team, Vanderbilt, is also doing well. Long the doormat of the conference, the private university known more for its academics is enjoying gridiron success.

U.S.
5:49 pm
Mon September 10, 2012

Army Aims To Use Words, Not Weapons, With Afghans

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U.S. Army soldiers learn to play khosai, Afghanistan's full-contact national pastime, at Fort Campbell.
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Afghan instructors demonstrate how to play a game called "egg jousting" for U.S. soldiers at Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Originally published on Mon September 10, 2012 5:53 pm

The U.S. Army has been ramping up instruction in the languages of Afghanistan, even as troop levels in the country decrease in preparation for the U.S. troop withdrawal in 2014.

This year, key installations have added several hundred speakers of Pashto and Dari to their ranks, more than doubling the number of soldiers trained in the Afghan languages.

But it's not just the country's languages that are foreign to U.S. soldiers — it's the culture, as well.

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The Salt
4:05 pm
Sat June 2, 2012

Tired of Mowing Your Lawn? Try Foodscaping It Instead

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The lawn of Nashville yoga instructor James Alvarez is being taken over by buckwheat.
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Originally published on Sat June 2, 2012 9:13 pm

When the economy began its steep decline in 2008, almost everything related to housing hit the skids, including the lawn and garden industry. But one sector escaped the pinch: food gardening.

In fact, food gardening sales nationwide have spiked 20 percent since then, and they've stayed there. While many households started growing food to be more budget-conscious, some are deciding vegetables and fruits can be beautiful, too.

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Around the Nation
11:01 pm
Sun February 19, 2012

As Bear Population Grows, More States Look At Hunts

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In a photo from autumn of 2011, a family of bears investigates a dumpster behind a diner in Pomona, N.Y. Black bears are becoming more common in populated areas around the United States.
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