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11:39 am
Tue October 30, 2012

Bakery Opens For Business In Atlantic City

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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 12:20 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.

China: Change Or Crisis
11:36 am
Tue October 30, 2012

In China, A Ceaseless Quest To Silence Dissent

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A bloodied woman is helped by demonstrators after clashes with police in a protest against an industrial waste pipeline in Qidong, Jiangsu province, on July 28. The Chinese government devotes enormous resources to suppressing dissent, but opposition to government policies is increasingly common.
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Cui Weiping, a soft-spoken, retired film professor, has been monitored by state security agents for the past nine years. The surveillance began after she wrote a letter sympathizing with mothers whose children were killed in the 1989 student protests.
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Filmmaker Zhang Zanbo made a documentary showing how local officials go to great lengths to prevent citizens from lodging protests in Beijing. The local officials sometimes pay bribes to have complaints erased from government records.
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Police stand on watch on the streets of Shaxi, China, following three days of riots in June.
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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 10:06 pm

China is about to get new leaders for the first time in a decade, and it comes at a crucial moment for the world's most populous nation. Economic growth, which surged for decades, has slowed. Demands for political reform have increased and the Communist Party has been hit by scandal. In a series of stories this week, NPR is examining the multiple challenges facing China. In this story, Louisa Lim looks at China's pervasive efforts to maintain order.

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Mental Health
10:39 am
Tue October 30, 2012

The Psychological Damage From Superstorm Sandy

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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 11:13 am

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE, from NPR News. Coming up, NPR has a new poll out on the presidential race, so we decided to talk a little bit about the science and business of polling and why so many polls conflict with each other. That's in just a few minutes.

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Election 2012
10:39 am
Tue October 30, 2012

Why Do Election Polls Vary So Much?

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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 11:13 am

Election Day is a week away and it seems everywhere you look, there's a new poll on TV, online, or the radio. But they don't all say the same thing. Host Michel Martin looks at why the polls vary, and what they tell us. She talks with Stanford University political science professor Simon Jackman.

Politics
10:39 am
Tue October 30, 2012

Shirley Sherrod Stands Up To The Politics Of Fear

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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 11:16 am

Shirley Sherrod was forced out of the Department of Agriculture because of a misleading video. An edited clip appeared to show her saying she didn't want to help white farmers save their land. But the entire speech made it clear that Sherrod was actually saying racism is wrong. She talks with host Michel Martin about her book The Courage To Hope.

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