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11:42 am
Thu November 29, 2012

'Flight' Takes On Questions Of Accountability

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Denzel Washington stars in Flight, the latest film from writer-producer-director Robert Zemeckis.
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Acclaimed writer-director-producer Robert Zemeckis has worked on more than 30 films, including the Back to the Future series and Forrest Gump, for which he won an Oscar for best director.
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Originally published on Thu November 29, 2012 2:21 pm

Director, producer and screenwriter Robert Zemeckis is known for the Back to the Future films — which marked his arrival onto the Hollywood scene in the mid-1980s — as well as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Forrest Gump. His latest film, Flight, stars Denzel Washington as William "Whip" Whitaker, a heroic airline pilot with a dark secret.

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The Salt
11:33 am
Thu November 29, 2012

Quinoa Craze Inspires North America To Start Growing Its Own

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The seeds of this goosefoot plant are known as quinoa, a superfood now in high demand and grown almost exclusively in South America. But some growers think they have the formula to grow it up north.
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Gardiner Kevin Murphy with a goosefoot plant, the seeds of which we eat as quinoa.
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Quinoa salad.
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The explosion in world popularity of quinoa in the past six years has quadrupled prices at retail outlets. But for all the demand from upscale grocery stores in America to keep their bulk bins filled with the ancient grain-like seed, almost no farmers outside of the arid mountains and coastal valleys of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile grow it.

But plant breeders and scientists who study the biology and economics of quinoa say that is about to change.

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The Two-Way
11:19 am
Thu November 29, 2012

An Act Of Kindness: Photo Of NYPD Officer Giving Barefoot Man Boots Goes Viral

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NYPD officer Lawrence DePrimo gives a pair of boots to a barefoot man in Manhattan.
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Originally published on Mon December 3, 2012 6:20 am

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Politics
10:54 am
Thu November 29, 2012

Will Payroll Tax Cut Survive Fiscal Talks?

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The Bush-era tax cuts are taking center stage on discussions about deficit reduction. But the payroll tax holiday is also at risk, which could cost the typical family $1,000 a year. Host Michel Martin talks with The Wall Street Journal's Sudeep Reddy about the fiscal cliff and how the outcome could affect consumers.

Africa
10:54 am
Thu November 29, 2012

Message Behind African Heaters For Norway Spoof

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Originally published on Thu November 29, 2012 11:03 am

An online video, urging Africans to save Norwegians from frostbite, has gone viral. The tongue-in-cheek spoof features South Africans singing about sending radiators to Norway. The filmmakers hope to take on stereotypes of Africa that are reinforced by charities and the media. Host Michel Martin speaks to Erik Evans, one of the video's creators.

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