11:52am

Fri June 8, 2012
The Two-Way

'I'll Have Another' Scratched From Belmont, Won't Race For Triple Crown

Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 2:16 pm

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I'll Have Another, which was set to run for racing glory in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, will not be racing for the Triple Crown.

"History is going to have to wait for another day," owner J. Paul Reddam said during a press conference at Belmont Park, today. Reddam said I'll Have Another, who had good odds of becoming the first winner of a Triple Crown since 1978, was suffering from tendinitis in his left, front tendon and that the colt's racing career was over.

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11:26am

Fri June 8, 2012
The Two-Way

'Car Talk' Guys Are Retiring, But Their Best Stuff Will Be Rebroadcast

Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 3:30 pm

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Click and Clack are going into retirement.

This just in from NPR's communications department:

June 8, 2012; Our Fair City – Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, the comedian mechanics who host NPR's Car Talk, will tell their listeners this afternoon that as of this fall, they'll no longer record new programs. But their weekly call-in series will continue to be distributed by NPR drawing on material from their 25 years of show archives.

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10:11am

Fri June 8, 2012
'It's All Politics': NPR's Weekly News Roundup

It's All Politics, June 7, 2012

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All the interpretations you ever wanted to hear about the Wisconsin recall results are in this week's podcast: what it means for labor, what it means for November, and, most importantly, what it means for NPR's Ron Elving and Ken Rudin. Plus, a look at Tuesday's primaries in California and New Jersey. And what is Bill Clinton up to, anyway?

NPR's Ron Elving and Ken Rudin bring you the latest in this week's roundup.

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9:46am

Fri June 8, 2012
The Two-Way

Obama To Speak, May Take Questions

Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 12:58 pm

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President Obama used the White House press briefing room this morning to again make the case that Congress — and in particular the Republican-controlled House — needs to take up more of his ideas about how to boost job growth.

He also said it's "offensive" to suggest "my White House" may have leaked some secrets to gain political advantage.

We updated with highlights, so hit your "refresh" button to be sure you're seeing our latest.

Update at 12:15 p.m. ET. Romney Says Obama Is 'Out Of Touch':

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8:34am

Fri June 8, 2012
The Two-Way

Chesapeake Energy CEO In Hot Seat Today

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The NBA finals aren't the only big news in Oklahoma City.

This morning, shareholders of Chesapeake Energy, the natural gas driller at the center of the nation's hydraulic fracturing controversies, are meeting in Oklahoma City, where the company is headquartered. But the buzz at this gathering won't be about fracking or basketball. It will be about Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake's controversial CEO.

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7:55am

Fri June 8, 2012
Africa

Dry Cleaner Opens In World's Most Dangerous City

Originally published on Mon June 11, 2012 3:03 pm

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

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7:53am

Fri June 8, 2012
The Two-Way

Reports Swirl That Spain Will Seek Bailout

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One day after seeing its sovereign debt downgraded to just above junk status, Spain is dealing with reports that it's about to ask the other eurozone nations for help in bailing out its beleaguered banks.

As The Guardian writes:

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7:48am

Fri June 8, 2012
Around the Nation

Typo Spotted In Maryland County's Diplomas

Originally published on Mon June 11, 2012 3:03 pm

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm David Greene. High school students graduating in Prince George's County, Maryland, got a surprise on their diplomas: a typo. The diplomas celebrated that each of the 8,000 students had completed an approved "progam" of study.

The Washington Post reports that the school system has ordered new diplomas, and apologized. School officials had a pretty good excuse; they blamed vendor error. No word yet on whether a dog was somehow involved.

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Lizzie Skurnick's reviews and essays have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and "many other appallingly underpaying publications," she says. Her books blog, Old Hag, is a Forbes Best of the Web pick and has been anthologized in Vintage's Ultimate Blogs: Masterworks from the Wild Web. She writes a column on vintage young-adult fiction for Jezebel.com, a job she has been preparing for her entire life. She is on the board of the National Book Critics Circle.

7:04am

Fri June 8, 2012
The Two-Way

'Heavy' Syrian Army Presence In City Near Suspected Massacre Site

Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 1:45 pm

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There was "blood on the floor ... pieces of flesh ... a tablecloth filled with gore" when U.N. monitors and journalists got to one home today in a tiny central Syrian village where activists say dozens of people were killed by pro-Assad forces this week.

That's the report from NPR's Deborah Amos, one of the journalists traveling with those U.N. monitors. She spoke with our Newscast Desk just after 9 a.m. ET, from that village.

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