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The Two-Way
7:00 am
Thu September 27, 2012

Netanyahu To Press For 'Red Line' On Iran

Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 10:47 am

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the U.N. General Assembly today he will "argue for the need to set a 'red line' for Iran's nuclear program," Reuters reports.

NPR's Michele Kelemen adds that Netanyahu has "been urging the Obama administration to spell out clear red lines that would trigger military action" against Iran if it appears to be near to developing or acquiring nuclear weapons.

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Around the Nation
6:30 am
Thu September 27, 2012

Florida Police Arrest Inebriated Horse Rider

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The Two-Way
6:24 am
Thu September 27, 2012

We Have A Ruling: NFL Referees Are Returning To The Field

Credit Shaun Best / Reuters /Landov
They'll be welcomed back by fans: Regular NFL refs will be on the job again starting tonight. (2006 file photo.)

Originally published on Thu September 27, 2012 6:34 am

  • Mike Pesca and Steve Inskeep

The not-so-long, not-so-much of a national nightmare is over.

Regular NFL officials will be on the field starting with tonight's game now that the league and its referees union have reached tentative agreement on a new, eight-year contract.

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Around the Nation
6:20 am
Thu September 27, 2012

Pittsburgh Officials Scold Crosswalk Vigilante

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Somebody in Pittsburgh took the law into his own hands. More precisely, the person took a paintbrush into his own hands. He or she is apparently upset that in 2009 the city denied requests to paint crosswalks in the Polish Hill neighborhood. This unknown person painted unofficial crosswalks. Authorities are publicly scolding the crosswalk vigilante. But by coincidence, they're also promising to install real crosswalks within weeks. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

Book Reviews
6:03 am
Thu September 27, 2012

'May We Be Forgiven' Blames The Online World

"I am guilty," admits Harold Silver, the protagonist of A.M. Homes' new novel, May We Be Forgiven. "I am guilty of even more than I realized I could be guilty of."

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