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3:49 am

Fri September 28, 2012

Mining For Swing Votes In Battleground Ohio

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Coal miners listened as GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke during a rally last month in Beallsville, Ohio. Both Romney and President Obama have made the state a focal point of their campaigns.

By Sonari Glinton

Originally published on Fri September 28, 2012 10:15 am

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Undecided voters in Ohio got a lot of attention this week from President Obama and GOP rival Mitt Romney. Coal may be the key to many swing voters in the Buckeye State, which remains a top coal producer.

It's an issue weighing on coal miner Rick Carpenter's mind at the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival in southeastern Ohio.

"Save coal — fire Obama. Yeah, I've got one of those signs in my yard," he says.

Books

2:30 am

Fri September 28, 2012

Put Down Your E-Reader: This Book's Better In Print

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"For two days and nights, Odysseus was alone in the wild water. The sea was so rough that he couldn't see beyond the nearest wave. Over and over again, he thought he was going to die."

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The author, illustrator and publisher of a richly illustrated retelling of Homer's The Odyssey say that not all books can be e-books. "E-books are fine for the things e-books are good for," says author Gillian Cross, "but they couldn't do this at all."

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"It was war that forced Odysseus to leave his home ... Odysseus wanted to stay on Ithaca with his own wife, Penelope, and their baby son, Telemachus. But the other kings needed his quick wits and his cunning."

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"He and his men traveled on across the uncharted sea, congratulating themselves on their escape. They were still lost, but they let the wind carry them forward, hoping they would soon reach land."

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"Athene made her way to King Alcinous's palace and found Nausicaa sleeping ... Disguising herself as one of Nausicaa's friends, she hovered over the princess's bed and whispered into her dreams."

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"... Gazing down from high Olympus: Zeus, the father of gods and men; Athene, the godess of wisdom; Hermes, the giant killer and messenger of the gods; and Poseidon, the dark earth-shaker god who controlled the ocean."

By Lynn Neary

Originally published on Fri September 28, 2012 10:28 am

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Most people who read a lot have gotten used to reading on a screen, whether it's a laptop, a tablet or an e-reader. Some say they prefer it to the experience of reading a heavy, awkward print version of the book. But every now and then, a book comes along that just seems to insist on being physical — something about it simply can't be transferred to the screen.

StoryCorps

2:28 am

Fri September 28, 2012

Finding Health After Letting Go Of Hate

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Charlie Morris, 91, says he was at school in 1939 when he found out his brother was dead. For 10 years, his hatred consumed him and plagued his body with mysterious ailments. "When I began to forgive, there was all the answers to my illness," he says.

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Originally published on Fri September 28, 2012 11:49 am

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In 1939, Jessie Lee Bond died. His death certificate says he drowned accidentally, but his family has always maintained that he was lynched after an argument with white shop owners — shot and thrown into the river.

No one has ever been charged with his death.

Decades later, his now-91-year-old brother, Charlie Morris, told StoryCorps in Memphis, Tenn., that he was at school when he was called down to the office and told that his brother had been murdered.

Africa

2:28 am

Fri September 28, 2012

Tunisians Battle Over The Meaning Of Free Expression

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Tunisian artist Nadia Jelassi with two of the sculptures from her exhibit that were attacked by a hard-line Muslim group. Secular Tunisians and Islamists have clashed over multiple issues related to freedom of expression.

By Eleanor Beardsley

Originally published on Fri September 28, 2012 9:14 pm

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Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring last year, and many regard it as the most Western-looking nation in the Arab world. Yet it's also waging a roaring debate over how to define freedom of expression in an evolving society.

Tunisian protesters attacked the U.S. Embassy recently in response to the anti-Muslim video Innocence of Muslims. This was just the latest of several episodes in which hard-line Muslims have acted out publicly to what they see as attacks on their religion.

Around the Nation

6:30 am

Thu September 27, 2012

Florida Police Arrest Inebriated Horse Rider

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