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Author Interviews
3:41 pm
Mon November 12, 2012

Parenting A Child Who's Fallen 'Far From The Tree'

Originally published on Mon November 12, 2012 7:09 pm

When Andrew Solomon started his family with his husband, John Habich, he says, people were surprised that he wasn't afraid to have children, given the topic of the book he was writing. That book, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity, explores what it's like for parents of children who are profoundly different or likely to be stigmatized — children with Down syndrome, deafness, autism, dwarfism, or who are prodigies, become criminals, or are conceived in rape.

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Presidential Race
3:38 pm
Mon November 12, 2012

New Technologies Boosted Obama Campaign's Efforts

Originally published on Mon November 12, 2012 4:47 pm

Robert Siegel speaks with Harper Reed, who was chief technology officer for the Obama reelection campaign, about the strategies they employed to mobilize volunteers and reach voters.

National Security
3:36 pm
Mon November 12, 2012

Petraeus' Downfall May Have Grown Out Of Jealousy

Originally published on Mon November 12, 2012 4:47 pm

The downfall of CIA Director David Petraeus appears to have grown out of jealousy. He had been having an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, and she allegedly sent harassing emails to a woman in Florida she thought was too close to Petraeus. Now the discussion is turning to what people knew and when they knew it and why this explosive story came out just days after the election. Audie Cornish talks to Dina Temple-Raston.

Technology
3:36 pm
Mon November 12, 2012

Supercomputers Act Like Talent Magnets

Originally published on Mon November 12, 2012 4:47 pm

Titan, the new supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, has been crowned the fastest in the world. It can clock 17.59 petaflops (quadrillions of calculations per second). Audie Cornish talks to Steve Henn for more.

Around the Nation
3:35 pm
Mon November 12, 2012

New York Governor Seeks $30 Billion For Sandy Aid

Originally published on Mon November 12, 2012 4:47 pm

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is seeking $30 billion in federal disaster aid to help the state recover from Superstorm Sandy. Robert Siegel talks to Joel Rose.

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