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Steve Inskeep, Renee Montagne
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Law
4:25 am
Wed October 31, 2012

Can Drug-Sniffing Dog Prompt Home Search?

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Miami-Dade narcotics detector canine Franky, who came out of retirement to give a demonstration, sniffs marijuana in Miami in 2011. Franky's supersensitive nose is at the heart of a question being put to the U.S. Supreme Court: Does a police K-9's sniff outside a house give officers the right to get a search warrant for illegal drugs?
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Miami-Dade retired narcotics detector canine Franky looks on during a demonstration in Miami.
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Originally published on Wed October 31, 2012 8:52 am

You can already hear all the likely jokes at the Supreme Court, about the justices going to the dogs. But the issue being argued Wednesday is deadly serious: whether police can take a trained drug-detection dog up to a house to smell for drugs inside, and if the dog alerts, use that to justify a search of the home.

In the case before the court, the four-legged cop was named Franky, and as a result of his nose, his human police partner charged Joelis Jardines with trafficking in more than 25 pounds of marijuana.

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Sweetness And Light
10:03 pm
Tue October 30, 2012

The American Pastime Fades In Popularity

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The late comic George Carlin famously compared baseball and football, stating, "Baseball is a 19th century pastoral game. Football is a 20th century technological struggle."
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Originally published on Wed October 31, 2012 8:52 am

Jacques Barzun, the esteemed cultural historian, lived 104 years and wrote a multitude of words about the most important issues in society, but when he died last week, his one quote that was invariably cited was a pithy one that he wrote back in 1954: "Whoever wishes to know the heart and soul of America had better learn baseball."

Never mind that that is no longer even remotely true.

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NPR Story
1:20 pm
Tue October 30, 2012

Fire Destroys Homes In Queens Neighborhood

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And I'm Renee Montagne. Earlier this morning, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie boarded a State Police helicopter and had a look from overhead at the communities by the Jersey shore, towns near the place where the center of Hurricane Sandy hit land last night.

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U.S.
1:20 pm
Tue October 30, 2012

Large Parts Of Manhattan Underwater

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Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep talk with NPR's Elizabeth Shogren and Zoe Chace for a roundup of news on Superstorm Sandy.

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12:36 pm
Tue October 30, 2012

Sandy Causes Power Outages, Flooding In N.J.

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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 1:20 pm

NPR Jim Zarroli speaks with Steve Inskeep about how Superstorm Sandy has impacted parts of New Jersey.

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12:36 pm
Tue October 30, 2012

Bakery Opens For Business In Atlantic City

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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 1:20 pm

Renee Montagne talks to Frank Formica, owner of Formica Brothers Bakery and Cafe, in Atlantic City, N.J., about his experience during Hurricane Sandy.

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12:36 pm
Tue October 30, 2012

Sandy Brings Blizzard Conditions To W.Va.

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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 1:20 pm

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And I'm Renee Montagne. As superstorm Sandy battered the East Coast with rain and wind, she also brought blizzard conditions to much of West Virginia. Earl Ray Tomblin is the governor of West Virginia, and he joins us on the line to talk about his state.

Good morning.

GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN: Good morning, Renee.

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Shots - Health News
11:13 am
Tue October 30, 2012

Could Romney Repeal The Health Law? It Wouldn't Be Easy

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks about the Supreme Court ruling on health care in Washington on June 28.
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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 1:41 pm

You can barely listen to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney make a speech or give an interview without hearing some variation of this vow:

"On Day 1 of my administration, I'll direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to grant a waiver from Obamacare to all 50 states. And then I'll go about getting it repealed," he told Newsmax TV in September 2011.

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U.S.
11:02 am
Tue October 30, 2012

East Coast Reeling After Hurricane Sandy

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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 1:20 pm

For an update on superstorm Sandy's impact on the East Coast of the U.S., Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep speak with NPR reporters Joel Rose, Elizabeth Shogren, Jim Zarroli, and Zoe Chace.

U.S.
8:59 am
Tue October 30, 2012

Riding Out The Storm On A Sailboat

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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 1:20 pm

For Jennifer Kaye, Hurricane Sandy is a threat to her livelihood. Kaye is General Manager and Captain of the Schooner Woodwind, a family-owned business based in Annapolis, Maryland. She and her crew are riding out the storm on board a 74-foot sailboat. Kaye explains how being on the boat is key to protecting it.

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