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All Things Considered

Weekday afternoons from 4-6 and 6:30-7. Weekend afternoons from 4-5.
Justin Willingham

This NPR newsmagazine offers a balanced perspective on the events of the day.

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All Tech Considered
6:02 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Apple To Google Maps: We Have Our Own App For That

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Apple's late CEO, Steve Jobs, discusses the Google Maps application for the iPhone during the Macworld Convention and Expo in San Francisco in 2008.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 7:25 pm

There's been speculation for months that Apple will try to elbow Google's popular Maps app aside on the iPhone and unveil its own map app, and some of the best evidence yet comes from Tuesday's Wall Street Journal.

The paper looked into the reasons for the impending switch and the broader implications it would have for the smartphone market.

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Politics
3:57 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

In Fundraising, Walker Had A Governor's Advantage

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Democratic challenger to Republican Gov. Scott Walker, greets supporters Tuesday in Racine, Wis.
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, after voting Tuesday in Wauwatosa, Wis., in the state's gubernatorial recall.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker vastly out-raised and outspent his Democratic challenger in the state's recall election, largely on the strength of major donations from across the country.

One reason for that was a quirk in Wisconsin law, which lets a governor in Walker's situation bypass limits on political donations.

Wisconsin law says candidates for governor normally may not take donations of more than $10,000 each. That was the limit under which Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democrat, operated in the recall election being decided Tuesday at the polls.

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World
3:50 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

On Pakistan's 'Sesame Street,' Everything's Not A-OK

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Baily the donkey (right) and Munna, characters from the Pakistani version of Sesame Street, perform at the launch ceremony for the show, Sim Sim Hamara, at Rafi Peer Theater Workshop in Lahore, Nov. 26, 2011.
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A Pakistani artist in Lahore touches up puppets from Pakistan's Sesame Street. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan says it has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a local version of Sesame Street amid reports of corruption.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

The U.S. is withdrawing millions of dollars in funding for the Pakistani version of Sesame Street. Officials say the decision stems from serious allegations of fraud directed at the Pakistani theater company that's producing the children's TV program.

Sim Sim Hamara, the Pakistani version of Sesame Street, is set in a mock-up of a typical Pakistani town. There's a school, the ubiquitous Banyan tree, a restaurant and a colorful cast of characters centered on a 6-year-old girl named Rani who loves the sport of cricket.

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It's All Politics
3:32 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

How Accurate Is Obama's Attack On Romney's Jobs Record?

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Mitt Romney talks about his plan for creating jobs at a 2011 campaign speech in Las Vegas.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

A new Obama campaign ad says the Massachusetts economy actually fared poorly during Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's four years as governor, challenging the notion that Romney knows how to fix the nation's ailing economy.

The ad says that between 2003 and 2007, Massachusetts had one of the worst economic records in the country, lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs at "a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation."

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Mom And Dad's Record Collection
3:19 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Mike Huckabee's Musical Education

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Mike Huckabee sits in on bass with the Tonight Show band in 2008.
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Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

All Things Considered continues its "Mom and Dad's Record Collection" series with former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. The politician currently hosts a TV show on Fox News and plays bass guitar in his rock band, Capitol Offense. His musical tastes are similarly multifaceted: Huckabee says he grew up listening to big-band jazz.

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