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All Things Considered

Monday through Friday, 3pm - 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 4pm - 5pm
Melissa Block, Robert Siegel, Audie Cornish

Since its debut in 1971, All Things Considered has delivered in-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world.  Every weekday afternoon, hosts Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, and Audie Cornish bring listeners breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features.  WNIJ airs a one-hour edition of the program at 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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American Dreams: Then And Now
2:54 pm
Tue June 19, 2012

Hollywood Dreams Of Wealth, Youth And Beauty

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Paulette Goddard in the Tramp's (Charlie Chaplin) dream of a middle-class life in Modern Times.
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In Giant, James Dean plays Jett Rink, a poor ranch hand who strikes oil and becomes one of the richest men in Texas. Elizabeth Taylor plays Leslie Benedict, part of the wealthy ranching family that Rink feuds with.
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Salvatore Mancuso (Vincenzo Amato) arrives at Ellis Island with his family in Golden Door.
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Originally published on Tue June 19, 2012 5:59 pm

Tinseltown didn't invent the American dream, but it sure put it out there for the world to see — a dream lit by the perpetual sunshine of Southern California, steeped in the values of the immigrant filmmakers who moved there in the early 1900s and got enormously rich.

It was their own outsider experience these Italian, Irish, German and often Jewish moviemakers were putting on screen, each optimistic, escapist fantasy a virtual American dream checklist:

  • Hard work carries the day in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

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Parallel Lives
12:22 pm
Tue June 19, 2012

Obama And Congress: Bipartisanship Talk Met Reality

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President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress while delivering his State of the Union speech in 2011. During his first two years in office, Obama used big Democratic majorities in Congress to muscle through major legislation, but since the 2010 midterm elections, he's increasingly been stymied by a wall of GOP opposition.
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President Obama meets with members of Congress in the Cabinet Room of the White House in 2010.
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President Obama meets with congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House to discuss the debt limit and deficit reduction in July 2011.
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Originally published on Tue June 19, 2012 5:59 pm

From now until November, President Obama and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will emphasize their differences. But the two men's lives actually coincide in a striking number of ways. That includes struggling with their respective legislatures. Earlier, NPR's David Welna explored Romney's time as governor of Massachusetts. In this installment of "Parallel Lives," a look at Obama and Congress.

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All Tech Considered
4:53 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Lights, Camera, YouTube: Studio Cashes In On An Entertainment Revolution

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Lisa Donovan spoofs the film 300 in a 2007 YouTube video that pits her against a FedEx guy. Donovan's videos became so successful, she was able to make a living off selling ads on them.
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Lisa Donovan (aka LisaNova) co-founded Maker Studios with her fiance, Dan Zappin, after she started making a living off her YouTube videos.
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Originally published on Mon July 9, 2012 7:54 pm

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Law
4:06 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Clemens Found Not Guilty Of Perjury

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Former pitcher Roger Clemens, center, and his attorneys Rusty Hardin, right, and Michael Attanasio arrive on the courthouse steps after Clemens was found not guilty on all charges in his perjury trial at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday.
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Originally published on Mon June 18, 2012 6:52 pm

A federal jury acquitted pitching ace Roger Clemens of all charges on Monday. The jury found Clemens not guilty of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.

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The Salt
4:03 pm
Mon June 18, 2012

Chef Tempts Tourists Back To Tijuana By Focusing On The Food

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Chef Javier Plascencia finds inspiration for his dishes at the Mercado Hidalgo, a huge indoor market in Tijuana
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Originally published on Tue June 19, 2012 2:34 pm

Say the word Tijuana, and many people automatically think of a city riddled with drug violence. But native son Javier Plascencia is hoping to change all that by cooking up high-quality cuisine that focuses on the region's diverse ingredients.

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