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Sports
6:27 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Will Coach Rick Pitino Make Good On His Promise?

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Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 8:14 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm David Greene.

With Louisville's victory over Michigan last night to win the NCAA tournament, it's time to make good on some promises. Louisville players have suggestions for their coach, Rick Pitino, who pledged to get a tattoo if they won. Player Shane Bohannon thinks his name should be tattooed on Pitino's body. Another player suggests the lower back is the best location. Pitino's family seems too stunned to make suggestions. One son said, he would have killed us if we got a tattoo.

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Movie Reviews
3:34 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Movie Review: 'Trance'

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Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 8:14 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

The director Danny Boyle is best known for the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire." His latest film is called "Trance," but Los Angeles Times and MORNING EDITION film critic Kenneth Turan was not put under its spell.

KENNETH TURAN, BYLINE: "Trance" begins with the auction of a painting by Goya.

(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "TRANCE")

JAMES MCAVOY: (As Simon) Telephone bidder now, $26 million; 26 on the telephone, 27 to the lady on the aisle. Selling, 27 million, 500 thousand pounds - sold...

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Business
3:34 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Travels To Europe

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Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 8:14 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm David Greene. President Obama is preparing to send budget plan to Capital Hill this week and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will be key in selling that plan to Congress.

Right now, Secretary Lew is on another mission: to sell European leaders on the idea of easing austerity to boost economic growth. We reached Secretary Lew in Berlin. Mr. Secretary, welcome back to the program.

SECRETARY JACK LEW: Good to talk to you, David.

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Business
3:34 am
Tue April 9, 2013

J.C. Penney CEO Johnson Is Forced Out

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Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 8:14 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

NPR's business news starts with J.C. Penney's revolving door.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

GREENE: J.C. Penney has ousted its high-profile CEO, Ron Johnson. The retailer recruited Johnson from Apple, to revitalize the company. But since his arrival less than 18 months ago, things at J.C. Penney have only gotten worse.

Here's NPR's Wendy Kaufman.

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Shots - Health News
1:58 am
Tue April 9, 2013

The 'Hard-To-Change' Legacy Of Medicare Payments

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President Obama's budget plan for fiscal year 2014 may include a proposal for Medicare patients to pay more of their own medical bills.
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Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 8:14 am

The budget President Obama will send to Congress Wednesday is expected to include some $400 billion in reductions to Medicare and other health programs.

And if the word around Washington is correct, it may also include a proposal aimed at winning some bipartisan backing — by changing the way Medicare patients pay for their care.

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Animals
1:58 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Starving Baby Sea Lions Flood Southern California Shores

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More and more starving sea lions are being found stranded on California shores, and animal rehabilitation centers are at their maximum capacity. Experts say there are fewer fish for these mammals to feed on, but they don't know why.
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Peter Wallerstein uses a large fishing net to grab a sea lion pup that was stranded on a nearby dock.
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Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 8:14 am

In recent months, more than 1,000 starving baby sea lions have been found on Southern California beaches, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just declared the crisis an "unusual mortality event."

On a recent early morning, Peter Wallerstein is on the job on a beach near Marina del Rey, Calif. His white truck is a familiar sight along this coastline. Next to him, a small blond dog named Pumpkin rides shotgun.

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Movies
1:57 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Crowdsourcing Creativity At The Cinema

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is one of five celebrity directors taking part in a Canon-sponsored experiment called Project Imaginat10n. His short film, the inspiration for which was crowdsourced via the Internet and social media, focuses on familial loss and the process of grieving.
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Ron Howard was the lead on Project Imaginat10n; the Oscar-winning director says the process of crowdsourcing inspiration is one more and more artists should look to.
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Stone, like all the directors in Project Imaginat10n, was asked to choose 10 crowdsourced images to help shape the tone and structure of his film. This photo was selected under the category Setting; it was titled "Escapes."
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Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 8:00 pm

These days, if they can't find a producer to fund their latest film, a lot of artists turn to crowdsourcing sites like Kickstarter to raise money for production.

But here's a new twist: a project headed up by director Ron Howard that is crowdsourcing the inspiration.

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Remembrances
8:03 am
Mon April 8, 2013

Margaret Thatcher's Life And Legacy In Britain

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Originally published on Mon April 8, 2013 9:09 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

On a Monday, it is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm David Greene.

Britain and the world are reflecting this morning on the life of Margaret Thatcher. The former British prime minister has died at the age of 87. Britain's current Prime Minister David Cameron remembered her this way.

(SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH)

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Remembrances
7:57 am
Mon April 8, 2013

Britain's Iron Lady, Former Prime Minister Thatcher, Dies

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Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female prime minister in 1979 and served until 1990. In 1992, she was elevated to the House of Lords to become Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. Thatcher died Monday at age 87 following a stroke, her spokesman said.
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Thatcher strolls through the grounds of Scotney Castle in Kent, England, where she was a tenant of a National Trust flat. With her in this March 1979 photograph are her husband, Denis, and their twins, Mark and Carol.
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Prime Minister Thatcher (left) shows off her scroll after receiving an honor from the London Borough of Barnet at Barnet Town Hall, Feb. 6, 1980. With Thatcher is the mayor of Barnet, Councilor Rita Levy.
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Thatcher sits in a Chieftain during her one-day visit to 1st British Corps units and soldiers training in Lower Saxony, West Germany, in September 1983. During this visit, Thatcher observed and closely followed a full-scale Battle Group Attack.
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Thatcher stands by a memorial cairn built from 255 stones (one stone for each British serviceman killed) that were brought from the Falkland Islands as part of commemorations of the 25th anniversary of the end of the conflict, at the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in Pangbourne, England, June 14, 2007.
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Britain's Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher are joined by the first female Chelsea pensioners, Dorothy Hughes (left) and Winifred Phillips, as they attend the opening of the new Margaret Thatcher Infirmary at London's Royal Hospital Chelsea, March 25, 2009.
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Thatcher waves to members of the media as she stands on her doorstep in London, following her return home from the hospital, June 29, 2009. Thatcher, suffering from dementia, had fallen and broken her left arm.
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Thatcher, President Ronald Reagan and U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig (center) outside No. 10 Downing St. during Reagan's state visit to London. Reagan and Thatcher had a close working relationship.
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Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female prime minister in 1979 and served until 1990. In 1992, she was elevated to the House of Lords to become Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. Thatcher died Monday at age 87 following a stroke, her spokesman said.
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Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
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Originally published on Mon April 8, 2013 12:14 pm

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday following a stroke. She was 87. Despite many accomplishments during her 11 years in office, she was a divisive figure, and there is still much bitterness surrounding the woman who was dubbed the Iron Lady.

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The Record
6:42 am
Mon April 8, 2013

The Wu-Tang Clan's 20-Year Plan

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The Wu-Tang Clan. Clockwise from left: Ol' Dirty Bastard, the GZA, the RZA, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah. Center, from left, Method Man and U-God.
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Originally published on Fri April 12, 2013 5:21 pm

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