10:58am

Tue October 18, 2011
The Two-Way

Strip-Search That Man, 'Scrabble' Player Demands

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Tipping the board over and telling mom that "he's cheating!" wasn't an option, so:

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9:56am

Tue October 18, 2011
Shots - Health Blog

Making Sense of Your Medical Math

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In their new book, Your Medical Mind: How To Decide What Is Right For You, oncologist Jerome Groopman and his wife, endocrinologist Pamela Hartzband, offer a roadmap to help people make the best medical decisions they can.

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9:30am

Tue October 18, 2011
The Two-Way

Bank Of America Reports $6.2 Billion Profit

Though the number is huge — $6.2 billion — this morning's third-quarter profit news from Bank of America is generating a lot of "yeah, but" analyses.

As in:

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9:04am

Tue October 18, 2011
The Two-Way

Justice Dept. Lawyer Exonerated, Back With Public Integrity Section

A Justice Department lawyer has returned to the unit that prosecutes sensitive public corruption cases after being transferred more than two years ago in the aftermath of the botched case against the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).

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8:46am

Tue October 18, 2011
The Two-Way

Higher Fuel And Food Costs Drive Wholesale Prices Up

There was a 0.8 percent increase in wholesale prices from August to September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported.

Much of the gain was due to higher costs for fuel and food. Without those two volatile sectors, prices went up 0.2 percent.

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8:38am

Tue October 18, 2011

8:10am

Tue October 18, 2011
The Two-Way

Report: Truck With Obama's Teleprompter Stolen

"A truck filled with President Obama's podiums and audio equipment," including a teleprompter from which he reads prepared remarks and the presidential seal he stands behind, was stolen from a hotel parking lot in Henrico, Va., on Monday, local WWBT-TV reports.

The vehicle was discovered a short time later outside another local hotel. The TV station says it isn't yet known whether everything inside was recovered.

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7:35am

Tue October 18, 2011
The Two-Way

Secretary Clinton Is In Libya To Unveil New Aid, Hail Country's Freedom

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Tripoli today and while in Libya will both congratulate the Libyan people on their freedom from Moammar Gadhafi and announce several new types of aid headed their way from the U.S., NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

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7:15am

Tue October 18, 2011
The Two-Way

Israeli Soldier Released, Exchange Of Prisoners Begins

Originally published on Mon October 24, 2011 3:43 pm

A "dazed ... thin and pale" Gilad Shalit is home in Israel today after more than five years as a prisoner of Hamas, while Palestinians are joyously celebrating in Ramallah as Israeli authorities begin releasing some of the hundreds of prisoners who are being set free in exchange for the Israeli soldier's release.

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1:36am

Tue October 18, 2011
Middle East

Hamas Militants Release Captured Israeli Soldier

Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 11:19 am

Thousands of people jammed the tiny hometown of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on Tuesday to celebrate his arrival after more than five years in the captivity of Hamas militants.

Shalit was freed hours earlier in exchange for the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in the most lopsided prisoner swap in Israel's history.

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