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The Salt
3:34 pm
Thu June 28, 2012

How the Taste Of Tomatoes Went Bad (And Kept On Going)

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Notice how some of these tomatoes have unripe-looking tops? Those "green shoulders" are actually the keys to flavor.
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Originally published on Thu June 28, 2012 6:32 pm

The tomato is the vegetable (or fruit, if you must) that we love to hate. We know how good it can be and how bad it usually is. And everybody just wants to know: How did it get that way?

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World Cafe
3:15 pm
Thu June 28, 2012

Latin Roots: The Trajectory Of Tango

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Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla performs in France in July 1986.
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Originally published on Mon July 2, 2012 9:24 am

For World Cafe's 13th episode of Latin Roots, Latin-music expert Ernesto Lechner talks tango. Lechner was born and raised in Buenos Aires, which is widely regarded as the genre's birthplace.

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World Cafe
3:15 pm
Thu June 28, 2012

John Lydon On World Cafe

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John Lydon (center right) of Public Image Ltd.
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Originally published on Thu August 16, 2012 11:09 am

Though John Lydon remains best known as Johnny Rotten, former lead singer of The Sex Pistols, his music career didn't end with the pioneering punk act's split in 1978. Lydon formed Public Image Ltd shortly thereafter and dropped his adopted stage name. Widely considered the first post-punk band, PiL experiments with a wide palette of sounds, including dub, rock and disco.

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Law
3:13 pm
Thu June 28, 2012

Roberts Sheds Aura Of Predictability With Ruling

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People wait in line for passes to enter the court.
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Supporters of President Obama's Affordable Care Act celebrate outside the Supreme Court. Across from the celebration, protesters voiced their opposition to the court's ruling.
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Many Americans still question what the health care law will mean for religious groups and organizations.
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Two supporters of the law belly-dance as they demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court.
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Opponents of the law, dressed as President Obama and the Grim Reaper, await a decision by the Supreme Court.
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Journalists await the court's decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature legislation.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California watches the news of the court's ruling unfold on television. Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, was instrumental in helping to pass the health care overhaul in Congress, and was at President Obama's side when he signed it into law.
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William Temple, of Brunswick, Ga., awaits the Supreme Court's landmark decision on health care.
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Supporters of President Obama's health care overhaul, cheer outside of the Supreme Court on Thursday, after the court upheld a majority of the law.
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Supporters of President Obama's health care overhaul, cheer outside of the Supreme Court on Thursday, after the court upheld a majority of the law.
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts speaks at the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis, April 7, 2010.
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Originally published on Thu July 5, 2012 1:32 pm

After Chief Justice John Roberts read the Supreme Court's majority opinion Thursday that upheld the Affordable Care Act, the reaction from conservatives was predictable and strong. But Roberts is far from the first justice to act in unexpected ways.

Justices don't always turn out the way presidents (and commentators) might hope. President Dwight D. Eisenhower famously said his appointment of Chief Justice Earl Warren "was the biggest damn fool thing I ever did."

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NPR Story
3:13 pm
Thu June 28, 2012

Republicans Says Health Care Fight Still Has Life

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Originally published on Thu June 28, 2012 6:32 pm

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

Across the street at the Capitol, lawmakers lined up to issue their reactions to the court's ruling upholding the health care law. Democrats celebrated what for many of them was an unexpected victory. Republicans denounced the decision and vowed to repeal the law.

NPR's David Welna has that story.

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