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Energy
2:00 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Obama Discusses Details From His Energy Agenda

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The Obama administration released more details Thursday about the energy plan he previewed at the State of the Union this week. He announced an oil-and-gas-lease sale on nearly 38 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico — and proposals for new incentives to increase the use of natural gas in heavy trucks and buses.

National Security
2:00 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Panetta Announces Impact Of Defense Cuts

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced cuts in the Pentagon budget on Thursday. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Tom Bowman for more.

Politics
1:24 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

The Public Respects Civility, But Rewards Rudeness

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer points at President Obama after he arrived at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on Wednesday.
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Rep. Joe Wilson, a Republican from South Carolina, checks his phone after yelling out during President Obama's speech on health care before a joint session of Congress on Sept. 9, 2009.
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Middle East
1:10 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

The State Of Syria: Civil War Or Vicious Stalemate?

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Syrian army defectors wave the Syrian revolution flag Thursday, shortly after they defected to join the anti-regime protesters.
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A woman throws rice as a Syrian soldier carries the coffin of a comrade during a funeral at the military hospital in Homs, Syria, this week. The soldiers were killed by gunmen, a Syrian government official said.
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Originally published on Tue January 31, 2012 11:00 am

One thing that's certain about the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad is that there is nothing romantic about it.

Unlike Egypt, there's no Tahrir Square filled with hundreds of thousands of people calling for democracy. Unlike Libya, there's no Mad Max warriors in the desert fighting a dictator with guns they've welded to the backs of their pickup trucks.

Instead, grim news seeps out piecemeal from unofficial sources. Most of the reports are little more than body counts, with most of the fatalities blamed on the Syrian security forces.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:09 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Working Long Hours Can Be Depressing, Truly

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Working long hours may get you more than a paycheck.
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Originally published on Fri February 3, 2012 12:12 pm

Putting in a lot of of overtime can make a person more vulnerable to depression.

You might have guessed that. But now there are some hard numbers, thanks to a study that tracked the health of civil service workers in Great Britain.

People who worked 11 hours a day or more, more than doubled their risk of major depression compared with colleagues putting in eight hours a day.

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