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It's Legal To Sell Marijuana In Washington. But Try Telling That To A Bank.

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Originally published on Mon November 19, 2012 1:03 pm

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Voters in Washington and Colorado just approved measures legalizing marijuana for recreational use. But businesses that want to sell marijuana in those states will face a problem: No bank wants to do business with them.

I called several banks in Washington. I called a local credit union, a tiny bank in the San Juan islands. Everybody said basically the same thing. Even if selling marijuana is legal under state law, it's still illegal under federal law. And banks and credit unions worry that this could get them in trouble.

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Fri November 16, 2012

In California, 'Republican' Is Becoming A Toxic Label

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Citizens vote in Los Angeles County on Nov. 6.

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Originally published on Fri November 16, 2012 9:35 pm

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Want To Help Sandy Victims? Send Cash, Not Clothes

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Volunteers sort through donated clothes in Sea Bright, N.J.

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Originally published on Fri November 16, 2012 3:47 am

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Whenever there's a disaster, people want to give, and Hurricane Sandy is no exception. According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, U.S. charities collected more than $174 million in donations as of Nov. 9 to help respond to the storm.

But it's not only money that has been pouring in. Relief programs have also received mountains of clothes, food and other supplies, not all of which are needed.

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Fri November 16, 2012

Director Joe Wright On Tolstoy's Iconic Adultress

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Director Joe Wright has directed just four full-length features, but he has already made his mark on Hollywood with hits like Pride and Prejudice and Atonement.

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Keira Knightley plays the title role in Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina. This is her third film with the director.

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Originally published on Fri November 16, 2012 3:47 am

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Leo Tolstoy's epic novel Anna Karenina has captivated readers since the 1800s — and movie directors have been among the intrigued, adapting the story over and over.

The latest is from director Joe Wright, who with Pride and Prejudice and Atonement to his credit certainly knows his way around a literary adaptation. Those films starred Keira Knightley, who has worked with Wright once again as the story's tragic heroine.

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Thu November 15, 2012

Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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KCEP in Las Vegas can't stop playing Avant's new jam, "You and I," which features R&B singer Keke Wyatt.

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The Stray Birds.

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Shovels & Rope.

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Yeasayer.

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Avant.

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Originally published on Mon January 7, 2013 12:19 pm

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Every so often, people at an NPR station discover a song they can't get enough of. On those occasions, we ask them to share their obsession with the nation. Ben Famous is the music director at KCEP Power88 in Las Vegas. He spoke to Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep about a new cut from R&B heavyweight Avant. It's called "You and I," and it features Keke Wyatt. "The first time we played it," says Famous, "the phone lines lit up, and people were like, 'Who was that?' 'What was that?'"

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