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Libya 'Talking Points' Emails Put Petraeus Back In Spotlight

Bill Chappell — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:17:00 +0000

Former CIA Director David Petraeus is under renewed scrutiny over the role he played in creating the discredited "talking points" about the attack that killed four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya. The Washington Post has a front-page story Wednesday that suggests Petraeus sought to shape the resulting memo to favor his agency.

In the days immediately after the violence on Sept.

Photos: Recovery Begins In Tornado-Hit Area

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:00 +0000

The powerful tornado flattened entire blocks in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. Early Wednesday, the death toll remained at 24, with scores more people injured and displaced.

Joplin, Mo. Advice For Oklahomans: 'Hold On To Hope'

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:00 +0000

As Moore, Oklahoma continues to recover after this week's deadly tornado, survivors of the 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado are marking the second anniversary of that disaster today. Host Michel Martin discusses Joplin's recovery, and what lessons it might hold for Oklahoma, with Joplin Mayor Melodee Colbert Kean and school superintendent C.J. Huff.

Sandy Hook's Future: What's To Become Of The School?

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:00 +0000

The Argument For Stop-And-Frisk

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:00 +0000

Arguments in a court challenge against New York's stop-and-frisk policy wrapped up earlier this week. Critics say the policy promotes racial profiling. But host Michel Martin speaks with Heidi Grossman, New York City's lead attorney in the trial, to hear the Police Department's side of the story.

Fifteen Years After A Vaccine Scare, A Measles Epidemic

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:43:00 +0000

Great Britain is in the midst of a measles epidemic, one that public health officials say is the result of parents refusing to vaccinate their children after a safety scare that was later proved to be fraudulent.

More than 1,200 people have come down with measles so far this year, following nearly 2,000 cases in 2012. Many of the cases have been in Wales.

Childhood vaccination rates plummeted in Great Britain after a 1998 paper by Dr. Andrew Wakefield claimed that the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella had caused autism in a dozen children.

Bernanke Hints That The Economy Still Needs Help

Mark Memmott — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:37:00 +0000

In the nearly impenetrable language that comes with his job, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that even though the economy is doing better, the central bank needs to keep giving it a boost.

The key passage from his prepared testimony:

"Recognizing the drawbacks of persistently low rates, the FOMC actively seeks economic conditions consistent with sustainably higher interest rates.

How Genomics Solved The Mystery Of Ireland's Great Famine

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:52:00 +0000

An international group of plant pathologists has solved a historical mystery behind Ireland's Great Famine.

Sure, scientists have known for a while that a funguslike organism called Phytophthora infestans was responsible for the potato blight that plagued Ireland starting in the 1840s.

'I Have Not Done Anything Wrong,' Says Key IRS Official

Mark Memmott — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:50:00 +0000

"I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws.

KVNF Local Newscast, Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Eric Goold — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:34 +0000

Headlines:

Delta County Commissioners pay for study of North Fork groundwater
NASA scientists measuring snowpack
Towns ask BLM for more time to analyze new oil shale regs
BLM urged to release leasing information
Independence Pass to open on time Thursday