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9:50 am
Wed September 5, 2012

Hundreds Of Afghan Soldiers Arrested Or Discharged

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A U.S. Marine (right) and an Afghan National Army soldier on patrol this summer in Afghanistan's Helmand Province.
  • Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson on the NPR Newscast

Looking to stem the recent wave of "green on blue" attacks in which men wearing police or military uniforms have killed more than 30 U.S. or other international forces, Afghan officials said today that they have "arrested or discharged hundreds of their country's soldiers," NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson reports from Kabul.

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It's All Politics
9:16 am
Wed September 5, 2012

Because Of Weather, Obama's Acceptance Speech Will Move Indoors

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The skyline of Charlotte, N.C., rises behind Bank of America Stadium.

Originally published on Wed September 5, 2012 10:27 am

President Barack Obama will not be in a stadium full of supporters on Thursday when he delivers his acceptance speech.

The Democratic National Convention said that because of the threat of thunderstorms, it was moving the events of Thursday from Bank of America Stadium to the Time Warner Cable Arena, the host of the first two days of events.

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Wednesdays Become Eclectic
9:15 am
Wed September 5, 2012

KCRW Presents: Diamond Rings

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Diamond Rings performs on set at KCRW.

Originally published on Wed September 5, 2012 9:30 am

To watch the entire session, visit KCRW.com.

Copyright 2012 KCRW-FM. To see more, visit http://www.kcrw.com.

All Songs Considered Blog
9:03 am
Wed September 5, 2012

First Watch: Moon Duo, 'Sleepwalker'

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If you're too young to remember the 1980s, you'll have to take my word for it: We thought we were pretty cool. New Coke, pink Izods, hair metal and The A-Team. We really turned pop culture on its head! (We didn't turn pop culture on its head.)

Of all the trends that seemed fantastically modern back then, few things said "the '80s" more than aerobics and the requisite leg warmers and unitards. The San Francisco band Moon Duo revives this exercise phenomenon — and everything that now seems ludicrous about it — in a new video for its song "Sleepwalker."

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The Two-Way
8:39 am
Wed September 5, 2012

Nearly 18 Million U.S. Households Had Trouble Getting Food Last Year

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In Oswego, N.Y., this summer, a child waited at a food distribution site.

An estimated 14.9 percent of U.S. households — 17.9 million in total — "had difficulty" at some point last year getting food because they just didn't have enough money or other resources, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported this morning.

In 2010, 14.5 percent of households were similarly "food insecure" at some point, USDA says.

Even worse:

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