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Iggy Pop: 'What happens when people disappear?'

NPR.org — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:44:35 +0000

Of the many things made in Michigan that have become part of the fabric of American culture — the auto industry, Motown — punk rock is often overlooked.

At 'English-only' hearing, Rep. Conyers delivers his statement in Spanish

NPR.org — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:44:02 +0000

It was a controversial hearing to begin with. Yesterday, a House subcommittee was looking into a bill that would make English the official language of the United States and require that government functions like naturalization ceremonies be conducted in English.

Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan was not a fan, so he decided to deliver his opening statement in Spanish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksEcOZTLvFw

First he thanked the chairman, then he proceeded to assail the measure.

Following 'Soldiers,' To The Battlefield And Back

NPR.org — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:40:56 +0000

Filmmaker Heather Courtney didn't set out to make a war story. "I set out to make a story about rural America," she says.

International: Mexico captures alleged head of cultlike cartel

NPR.org — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:55:22 +0000

Mexican federal police said Wednesday that they had dealt a lethal blow to one of the country's most notorious drug cartels following an operation that nabbed the alleged leader of the cultlike, pseudo-Christian La Familia cartel.

Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas, nicknamed El Chango, or "The Monkey," was apprehended Tuesday in the central state of Aguascalientes, officials said.

Just in time, a deal to avert a government shutdown

NPR.org — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 03:15:21 +0000

Congressional leaders and President Obama reached a budget agreement a little more than an hour before a midnight deadline for avoiding a partial shutdown of the federal government.