1:31pm

Mon July 2, 2012
The Two-Way

Gatorade And Cheetos: Blackout In Small-Town West Virginia

Originally published on Mon July 2, 2012 3:28 pm

People who show up at the Shell station in Crawley, W.Va., hoping to find ice, water or a working bathroom are out of luck. With no power to work the pumps, there's no hope of buying gas, either.

Still, a steady stream of customers arrived at the station Sunday evening, picking up snack cakes and 12-packs of Bud Light. A couple of women left the food store with little kids in tow holding Gatorade and Cheetos, which seems like a suitable supper when the food in your home freezer has started to go bad.

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12:56pm

Mon July 2, 2012
The Two-Way

CBS News: Roberts Switched His Vote On Health Care

Originally published on Mon July 2, 2012 2:55 pm

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It was much rumored as soon as the 5-4 decision that upheld President Obama's signature health care law was announced.

Chief Justice John Roberts had sided with the liberal wing of the court and he had done so after initially voting in favor of striking down the individual mandate, the part of the law the required every American to obtain health care.

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12:43pm

Mon July 2, 2012
Shots - Health Blog

Glaxo To Plead Guilty To 3 Charges In Sweeping Health Settlement

Originally published on Thu July 5, 2012 9:15 am

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If you've grown numb to the federal fraud charges settled by drugmakers one after another, shake it off and take note of today's huge settlement by GlaxoSmithKline.

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12:39pm

Mon July 2, 2012
Book Reviews

'The Age Of Miracles' Considers Earth's Fragility

The Age of Miracles is literary fiction, but it spins out the same kind of "what if?" disaster plot that distinguishes many a classic sci-fi movie. Too bad the title The Day the Earth Stood Still was already taken, because it really would have been the perfect title for Thompson's novel.

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12:39pm

Mon July 2, 2012
Judging The Health Care Law

Assessing The Supreme Court's Recent Term

Originally published on Mon July 2, 2012 2:43 pm

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An eventful term of the U.S. Supreme Court ended Thursday with the landmark 5-4 ruling affirming the legality of the Affordable Care Act. Much attention has focused on the pivotal role of Chief Justice John Roberts in the case — and whether some elements of his opinion in the health care ruling will have a conservative influence on future cases.

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12:36pm

Mon July 2, 2012
Asia

'Political Crisis' Faces Hong Kong's New Leader

It's a pretty bad first day at work when hundreds of thousands of people march through the streets calling for your resignation. That's what happened Sunday to Hong Kong's new leader, Leung Chun-ying, who was appointed by Beijing. The huge turnout presents new problems for China amid its own difficult power transition.

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12:06pm

Mon July 2, 2012
The Two-Way

Anderson Cooper Confirms: 'I'm Gay'

Originally published on Tue July 3, 2012 8:39 am

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"The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud."

That's CNN's Anderson Cooper in an email to The Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan, which Sullivan posted this morning.

Why say that now? As Cooper says in the email, he's been asked "the gay question" before about what had been an open secret for years and not publicly addressed it.

Now, he says in the email:

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11:55am

Mon July 2, 2012
Health Care

Doctors On Effects Of Supreme Court Decision

Originally published on Mon July 2, 2012 3:40 pm

Transcript

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. We're continuing our conversation with a roundtable of doctors, checking in with them about their thoughts about the Affordable Care Act in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to uphold most of the provisions of the act.

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11:55am

Mon July 2, 2012
Health Care

How Will Health Care Decision Affect Doctors?

Originally published on Mon July 2, 2012 3:40 pm

Transcript

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Coming up, Leo Manzano came from behind to win the 1500 meters track and field national championship last night and with it he booked his place on the U.S. Olympic team. We'll hear how Manzano went from living in a Mexican village with no running water to running for the red, white and blue.

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11:46am

Mon July 2, 2012
The Two-Way

Sprinters' Runoff May Be All Off

Originally published on Mon July 2, 2012 3:12 pm

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There will be no runoff today between sprinters Jeneba Tarmoh and Allyson Felix to determine which athlete is eligible to run for Team USA in the 100-meter sprint for women at the London Olympics.

Just before 1:30 p.m. ET, USA Track & Field confirmed in an email to reporters that Tarmoh "has withdrawn herself from consideration." The association says that:

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