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The Two-Way
9:12 am
Tue November 13, 2012

Second General Getting Snared In Petraeus Scandal Is 'Mind-Boggling'

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Marine Gen. John Allen.

Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 3:36 pm

  • NPR's Tom Bowman and Carrie Johnson, on 'Morning Edition'

Update at 11:30 a.m. ET: The Associated Press just moved a "bulletin" saying that according to a "senior defense official" the emails between Gen. John Allen and Jill Kelley were "flirtatious."

Update at 4:33 p.m. ET: NPR's Tom Bowman reports that U.S. officials tell him Paula Broadwell sent Gen. Allen messages warning him about Kelley. Allen, in turn, warned Kelley about those messages.

Our original post:

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Shots - Health News
8:35 am
Tue November 13, 2012

High-Deductible Health Plans Can Cost Patients A Discount

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Health insurance plans that require consumers to pay more in out-of-pocket medical expenses may have hidden costs.

As workers consider their health insurance options this fall, chances are there's one on the open-enrollment menu with a deductible of more than a $1,000.

Coverage like that is often linked to a tax-advantaged financial savings account to pay for medical expenses that fall below the hefty deductible.

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Monkey See
8:14 am
Tue November 13, 2012

'Brief Encounters' With Real Life From A Scene-Setting Photographer

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"Untitled (Birth)" from Gregory Crewdson's Beneath The Roses series.

A woman sits on a bed in a dim, wallpapered room. There's an old rotary phone on a nightstand, a prescription pill bottle by the foot of a lamp. Her long wavy hair is brushed back, and the moonlight peers in from between the curtains, illuminating the flowery pattern of her nightgown and the small tattoo on her fleshy arm. Curled sleeping on the bed is a baby, and the woman's head is turned towards the child. But the expression on her face is unclear. Perhaps it's a look of resentment and exhaustion, of alienation and despair.

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The Two-Way
7:40 am
Tue November 13, 2012

Top Stories: Petraeus Affair Widens; More Air Strikes In Syria

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A picture taken from the adjacent Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar shows people running in front of smoke after a Syrian aircraft bombed the strategic border town of Ras al-Ain earlier today.

Good morning.

Earlier, we posted a guide to "who's who and what's what" in the Petraeus affair.

As for other stories making headlines, they include:

-- "Residents Flee Air Strikes On Syria Border Town." (Reuters)

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New In Paperback
7:03 am
Tue November 13, 2012

New In Paperback Nov. 12-18

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Originally published on Wed November 14, 2012 7:26 am

Fiction and nonfiction releases from Ann Beattie, Ben Marcus, Jonathan Odell, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and Ellen Forney.

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