'New York Times' Unveils Metered Online Pay Wall

Executives believe they have found the right formula and the right moment to do the seemingly impossible: get people to pay for online news. The Times is introducing a metered system under which the paper's most loyal readers will pay for access to the website, while casual users won't pay a cent.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/17/134621239/new-york-times-unveils-metered-online-paywall?ft=1&f=1003

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A Red Dixiecrat Dawn?

Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest
Is America turning into Dixie?  And, if it is, is that a bad thing?The controversy over the blue social model keeps heating up.  With the controversy over Wisconsin’s restrictions on public employee unions metastasizing from the Madison protests to what increasingly looks like a national political battle, the blue state and red state models of social development and economic governance seem to be at daggers drawn.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/17/a_red_dixiecrat_dawn_252080.html

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Tracking The Latest At The Fukushima Nuclear Plant

The situation at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been changing rapidly and growing increasingly complex since the earthquake and tsunami hit on Friday, March 11. Here, the latest updates on each of the reactors at the stricken power facility.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/17/130915882/tracking-the-latest-at-the-fukushima-nuclear-plant?ft=1&f=1007

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In Which a Civil Libertarian Praises the DEA (Theagitator.com)

Well, sort of. There's a fascinating fight unfolding between the DEA, the European Union, and several state law enforcement agencies over sodium thiopental, the drug used by many states in their lethal injection regimen. The European Union issued a declaration against the death penalty 2008, calling for its worldwide abolition. Since the declaration, countries like [...]
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Weekly Standard: The False Claims On Wisconsin

Last week, many public employees of Wisconsin were disappointed when Governor Scott Walker signed the budget repair bill into law. But Stephen F. Hayes of The Weekly Standard argues that the media completely misrepresented this budget battle ? especially in the case of the 14 missing Democrats.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/17/134621387/weekly-standard-the-false-claims-on-wisconsin?ft=1&f=1057

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More Than Half Were Online Politics Consumers (Taegan Goddard's Political Wire)

Pew Research: "More than half of all voting-age adults used the internet politically in one way or another during the 2010 campaign -- the first time more than half the population has done so in a midterm election." "For adult Americans who go online, the internet is the second-most prominent source of campaign news, behind television but ahead of newspapers."
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New Republic: In Bachmann, A Serious Contender

As the competition starts to heat up in the GOP over who will declare candidacy for president in the 2012 elections, Ed Kilgore of The New Republic argues that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) could actually be a have a legitimate shot in the election ? especially when you stand her next to Palin.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/17/134617772/new-republic-in-bachmann-a-serious-contender?ft=1&f=1057

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Radiation A Concern For Plant Workers, Not Others

Experts say there's no reason for people in the U.S. to worry about radiation exposure coming from the nuclear emergency in Japan. Right now, the only people who are in danger are those who are actually working at the nuclear power plant.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/17/134608139/radiation-a-concern-for-plant-workers-not-others?ft=1&f=1007

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U.S. Courts Dust Off High Seas Piracy Laws

The U.S. is prosecuting pirates again. Piracy is one of the oldest crimes in federal law. Three cases have been heard in Virginia, including one in which five Somali men were sentenced this week to life plus 80 years. Often, suspects claim to be minors, and the government has to spend time trying to find out if it's true.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/16/134585495/U-S-Courts-Dust-Off-High-Seas-Piracy-Laws?ft=1&f=1003

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