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3:50 am
Wed August 8, 2012

Democratic Field Offices Boost Obama In Colorado

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Originally published on Wed August 8, 2012 10:52 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And I'm Renee Montagne.

Look at the electoral maps put up by political analysts and a few things become clear: President Obama holds an advantage in the state-by-state electoral votes that determine this fall's election.

INSKEEP: But his lead in several key states is narrow, and as of now, the red and blue maps put up by those analysts suggest he is still short of the 270 votes he would need to win.

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NPR Story
3:50 am
Wed August 8, 2012

Sikh Resident Has Experience 'No Hatred' In Milwaukee

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Decades ago, there were hardly any Sikhs in the Milwaukee area. After a 1960s change in immigration law made it easier for people to reach the U.S. from Asia, they began flowing in. And one of the earliest arrivals was Swaranjit Arora, who came in the '60s and arrived in Milwaukee in 1972 to teach at the University of Wisconsin. He talked with us about how things have changed.

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NPR Story
3:50 am
Wed August 8, 2012

Rep. Akin To Challenge Sen. McCaskill In November

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Originally published on Wed August 8, 2012 10:52 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Yesterday was a day for people in some states to vote in primary elections. Kansas Republicans unseated some of their own lawmakers who were seen as too willing to cooperate with Democrats, and we'll have more on that in a moment.

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

We'll also report on a primary vote that affects this fall's contest to control the Senate. Democrats hold an advantage in the Senate now. Republicans have many opportunities to gain seats or even win control.

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Sports
3:50 am
Wed August 8, 2012

Olympic Events Roundup

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Originally published on Wed August 8, 2012 10:52 am

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

The Olympic Games in London have already brought a lot of drama and made some history, as well. And today and tomorrow could bring more memorable moments.

NPR's Howard Berkes is covering his eighth Olympics and he joins us now to tell us about what we can look forward to. Good morning.

HOWARD BERKES, BYLINE: Good morning.

MONTAGNE: I see the decathlon is on your list of events to pay attention to today. Outside of the Olympics, of course, most of us don't pay a lot of attention to that particular sport. Why today?

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Sweetness And Light
2:27 am
Wed August 8, 2012

We've Had Enough Of The Wave

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Before U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps broke the record for the most medals, did anyone say the precious record-holder, gymnast Larisa Latynina, was the greatest Olympian?
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Prince William, his wife, Catherine, and Prime Minister David Cameron take part in the wave as they watch the track cycling at the London Games.
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Originally published on Wed August 8, 2012 10:52 am

I always like it when Olympic champions from one sport go to another competition, so I was particularly touched to see Kobe Bryant, with his children in tow, watching as the magnificent Michael Phelps bid adieu to his sport by winning yet one last gold.

Phelps and Bryant are connected these days, too, because both have prompted some historical conversation. Kobe boasted that his current U.S. basketball squad could beat the sainted Dream Team of '92, while Phelps, simply by piling up more medals, opened up the barroom debate about who might be the greatest Olympian ever.

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Books News & Features
2:26 am
Wed August 8, 2012

With 'Last Book Sale,' Lit Giant Leaves One More Gift

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Booked Up Inc. helped put author Larry McMurtry's hometown on the map when it became one of the largest used bookstores in the country.
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Larry McMurtry has written 29 novels, three memoirs and several essay collections and screenplays.
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Originally published on Wed August 8, 2012 11:54 am

Larry McMurtry is perhaps best known for novels like The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment and Lonesome Dove; but the author also has a career as a bookseller.

His store, Booked Up, spills across four buildings in his small hometown of Archer City, Texas, and houses nearly half a million rare and used books. But starting this Friday, McMurtry is holding an auction to whittle down that number — by a lot.

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First And Main
2:25 am
Wed August 8, 2012

Florida Market Draws Candidates Like Bees To Honey

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Parkesdale Farm Market is run by Jim Meeks, 70, and his extended family, including his daughter-in-law Xiamara Meeks, 36. Business is booming and the stand has been a mainstay on presidential campaign stops since the days of George H.W. Bush.
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Candidate Obama visited the market in 2008 and took a photo with Xiomara Meeks' daughter, Piper.
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The market has grown from a simple fruit stand to a full-blown farmers market, open to the public seven days a week.
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The Meeks display a large photo of themselves posing with George and Barbara Bush in 1984. The market has become a "must-visit" destination for presidential candidates.
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Plant City calls itself the winter strawberry capital of the world. A map in the seating area outside the market marks the far-flung hometowns of visitors.
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Jim Meeks says the key to winning the election is drinking a Parkesdale strawberry milkshake. He plans to vote for Republican Mitt Romney and his daughter-in-law plans to vote for President Obama.
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Founded in 1956, the Parkesdale Farm Market is the largest family-operated strawberry market in Florida.
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Parkesdale Farm Market in Plant City, Fla., is run by Jim Meeks, 70, and his extended family, including his daughter-in-law Xiamara Meeks, 36. Business is booming and the stand has been a mainstay of presidential campaign stops since the days of George H.W. Bush.
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Piper Meeks is now 4.
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Originally published on Wed August 8, 2012 6:36 pm

As the presidential election nears, Morning Edition has begun a series of reports from an iconic American corner: First and Main. Several times in the next few months, we'll travel to a battleground state, then to a vital county in each state. In that county, we find a starting point for our visit: First and Main streets, the intersection of politics and real life.

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Environment
2:15 am
Wed August 8, 2012

A Clear And Present Danger: How Glass Kills Birds

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Experts say glass buildings kill millions of birds every year. Scientists at Powdermill Avian Research Center are studying ways to help prevent this. Here, a volunteer tags a black hooded warbler in Rector, Pa., in May.
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Luke DeGroote, the banding program coordinator, looks for birds trapped in fine-meshed mist nets. Nearly 70 nets cover a 24.7-acre area at Powdermill; they need to be checked every 30 to 40 minutes.
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DeGroote collects a gray catbird caught in one of the nets. The 39-foot-by-8-foot nets are designed to safely capture birds.
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Menzel prepares an experiment to test how birds react to various types of glass. The birds are placed at one end of the tunnel, then fly toward the glass panes at the other end. A fine mesh net catches the birds before they can hit the glass.
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Menzel looks into the tunnel to see if the bird flew toward the regular glass or the glass with the pattern. This experiment will help to determine which glass is better to use in bird-friendly architecture.
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Christine Sheppard (left), an ornithologist with the American Bird Conservancy, and her assistant, Cara Menzel, insert two panes of glass into a test tunnel. One pane is a regular piece of glass; the other has a pattern of lines painted on the inside that reflects ultraviolet light. The birds can see the pattern, but it is barely detectable by the human eye.
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DeGroote and Blaine Cernes, a banding assistant, enter the data they've collected into a database that will help monitor how well the avian populations are doing in the wild.
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DeGroote examines the wing of a yellow warbler.
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Experts say glass buildings kill millions of birds every year; scientists at Powdermill Avian Research Center are studying ways to help prevent this. Here, a volunteer tags a hooded warbler in Rector, Penn., in May.
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Christine Sheppard, an ornithologist with the American Bird Conservancy, cleans windows before conducting an experiment that will help determine which pane of glass is more bird friendly.
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Originally published on Tue December 4, 2012 11:05 am

First of a two-part series. Read Part 2.

Modern architecture loves glass. Glass makes interiors brighter and adds sparkle to cityscapes. But glass also kills millions of birds every year when they collide with windows. Biologists say as more glass buildings go up, more birds are dying.

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Around the Nation
6:20 am
Tue August 7, 2012

Rocket Scientist With Mohawk Is Web Sensation

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Originally published on Wed August 8, 2012 1:39 pm

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne. While NASA put a rover on Mars, audiences were riveted by the high- stakes landing, and also by some high hair. Bobak Ferdowsi was on the mission control team when suddenly, his haircut made him famous. It's a mohawk, streaked in red and with stars dyed on the sides of his head.

"Mohawk Guy" has become an Internet star. He says he gets a new haircut for each mission, with colleagues voting on the design.

It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.

Around the Nation
6:08 am
Tue August 7, 2012

Fire Alarms Blairs For Hours In Pa. Apartment

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Originally published on Tue August 14, 2012 6:56 am

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