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5:22 pm

Wed January 23, 2013

Lawsuit Questioned Constitutionality Of Ban On Women In Combat

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Originally published on Wed January 23, 2013 7:53 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

And now for some reaction to that decision, we turn to Anne Coughlin. She's a professor at the University of Virginia Law School, and her research inspired a lawsuit brought by two women in the Army Reserve seeking to reverse that ban. The suit argues the ban is unconstitutional. Anne Coughlin, welcome to the program.

ANNE COUGHLIN: Thank you so much, Melissa. I'm happy to be here.

BLOCK: And first, your thoughts when you heard this decision from Secretary Panetta today.

Business

5:06 pm

Wed January 23, 2013

Dreamliner Woes Expose FAA's Potential Weak Spots

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National Transportation Safety Board investigators inspect a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Japan's Takamatsu Airport. A Federal Aviation Administration investigation into the plane's troubles has widened into a review of the agency's certification process for new airliners.

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Originally published on Wed January 23, 2013 7:53 pm

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One week after Federal Aviation Administration officials grounded Boeing's newest jet, the world's entire 787 Dreamliner fleet remains parked. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said Tuesday he couldn't speculate on when a review of the plane would be complete.

Investigators in the U.S. and Japan remain perplexed as to why batteries on two planes suffered serious failures. Now Boeing, its flagship jet and the certification process for the 787 are under intense scrutiny.

Fine Art

4:12 pm

Wed January 23, 2013

In 'According To What?' Ai Weiwei Makes Mourning Subversive

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Grapes, a spiky cluster of wooden stools from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), is part of Ai Weiwei's repurposed furniture series.

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Ai Weiwei's Snake Ceiling, a serpentine form made from children's backpacks, is currently on display at the Hirshhorn Museum's "According to What?" exhibit. It commemorates the thousands of students who died in poorly constructed schools during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

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He Xie, or "river crab," consists of more than 3,200 porcelain crabs. "He xie" is also a homophone for the Chinese word for "harmonious," which is part of the Chinese Communist Party slogan. Today, "he xie" has become an ironic Internet euphemism for official censorship.

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Grapes, a spiky cluster of wooden stools from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), is part of Ai's repurposed furniture series, meant to prioritize an item's design over its functionality.

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Peering through different circular holes in Moon Chest (right) reveals various stages of a lunar eclipse. It's also part of Ai's repurposed furniture series.

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Ai's most controversial work involves altering revered objects, like these paint-covered ancient Chinese vases, or destroying them altogether, as shown in the photographic triptych, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn.

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Ai has likened Cube Light to the storm-shaken chandelier in Sergei Eisenstein's 1928 film October, which he says represents the instability of a government on the verge of collapse.

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A seam running through the middle of Ai Weiwei's Straight conjures the image of a fault line.

By Melissa Block

Originally published on Thu January 24, 2013 3:48 pm

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Middle East

4:12 pm

Wed January 23, 2013

An Israeli Political Newcomer, Who May Soon Be An Insider

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Yair Lapid and his new political party, There Is a Future, got the second-most votes in Israel's election on Tuesday.

By Larry Abramson

Originally published on Sun January 27, 2013 8:17 am

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Israel's surprisingly close parliamentary elections Tuesday have brought political attention to a man accustomed to the bright lights of television: former journalist and media personality Yair Lapid.

His Yesh Atid — or There Is a Future — Party got 19 seats in parliament, making it the second-largest voting bloc behind Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, which won 31 seats.

World

3:28 pm

Wed January 23, 2013

U.S. Military Seeks Its Role In Troubled North Africa

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Gen. Carter Ham, who heads the U.S. Africa Command, meets with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika last September. Amid upheaval in the region, AFRICOM is still attempting to define its mission.

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U.S. soldiers at the closing ceremony for a two-week joint military training exercise with the Botswana Defense Force. The U.S. Africa Command was created, in part, to help train African military forces before crises begin.

By Tom Bowman

Originally published on Wed January 23, 2013 7:53 pm

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The recent crises in northern Africa, from Libya to Mali to Algeria, have raised a host of questions about the role of the American military command responsible for the entire continent.

Founded in 2007, the United States Africa Command, or AFRICOM, was created to train African militaries so U.S. troops would not be called upon in times of crisis.

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