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Presidential Race
4:05 pm
Mon September 17, 2012

Obama Files New Trade Complaint Against China

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish. We begin this hour with President Obama on the campaign trail. He was in the battleground state of Ohio today, but he spent much of his time talking about China. President Obama even announced a new trade complaint against China during a campaign stop in Cincinnati.

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Author Interviews
4:03 pm
Mon September 17, 2012

Renaissance CSI: Machiavelli-Da Vinci Detective Duo

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Michael Ennis is also the author of the historical novels Byzantium and Duchess of Milan.
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What would happen if two of the biggest names of the Renaissance — Niccolo Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci — teamed up as a crime-fighting duo? That's the idea behind Michael Ennis' new historical thriller, The Malice of Fortune. The mystery novel pairs the ruthless political philosopher and the genius inventor and artist together as an unlikely detective team on the trail of a serial killer.

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All Tech Considered
4:03 pm
Mon September 17, 2012

Singapore's Rising Tech Industry Draws Expat Innovators And Investors

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Andrew Roth is co-founder of Perx, a Singapore-based firm that uses smartphones as virtual loyalty cards.
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A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets.
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For the past six years in a row, the World Bank has rated the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore as the easiest place in the world to do business. Drawn in part by this reputation, money and talent are pouring into the island nation's growing technology sector.

One of Facebook's co-founders recently renounced his American citizenship and relocated to Singapore, where he has been investing in tech startups.

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Reporter's Notebook
3:31 pm
Mon September 17, 2012

For Liberian Youth, A Creative Outlet In Krumping

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Franklyn Dunbar, 17, practices krumping with his crew at his mother's house in Paynesville, a suburb of Monrovia, Liberia. Dunbar was born in New York, but moved to his home country of Liberia seven years ago.
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Shots - Health Blog
3:25 pm
Mon September 17, 2012

Medicaid Helps Washington, D.C., Clinic Care For Ex-Prisoners

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A Unity Health Care patient gets his ears checked.
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Originally published on Mon September 17, 2012 5:39 pm

Dr. Ilse Levin specializes in internal medicine, but you could say she really focuses on incarceration medicine.

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