Inside Florida Tech
11:44 am
Wed March 21, 2012

College Players On Inside Florida Tech

On this edition of Inside Florida Tech, we talk with the President, Director and PR Officer of College Players, about their upcoming Spring show "Lend Me A Tenor", March 29 - 31 and April 5 - 7 at 8 p.m. To hear the full interview or find out more information about the show, listen right here.

The Two-Way
10:50 am
Wed March 21, 2012

Jeb Bush Endorses Romney

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Then-governors Mitt Romney (left) of Massachusetts and Jeb Bush of Florida in 2005. Bush has endorsed his fellow Republican's presidential bid.

One day after Mitt Romney's win in Illinois and the talk that has again raised about the former Massachusetts governor being the "inevitable" Republican presidential nominee, he's picked up the coveted endorsement of former Florida governor Jeb Bush.

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National Security
10:48 am
Wed March 21, 2012

Accused Sergeant Heads Down A Long Legal Road

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Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, will have the case heard in the military justice system, which has significant differences from the civilian courts. Here, Bales is shown in a training exercise in Fort Irwin, Calif., last August.

The military justice system has been crafted to work efficiently, but Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales can expect a lengthy legal process as he faces accusations that he killed 16 men, women and children in Afghanistan

Bales is locked up in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as he and his lawyer prepare for a case that involves a horrendous mass murder. In addition, it's a stress point that could trigger retaliation against American troops and even affect the course of a U.S. war that's more than a decade old.

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Shots - Health Blog
9:58 am
Wed March 21, 2012

Doctors' Missteps Online Can Lead To Disciplinary Action

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Doc, don't be caught red-faced online!

Can your doctor really say that online?

Well, doctors can and do say all kinds of derogatory things about patients online. On the other hand, some doctors take another tack and use their computers and smartphones to ask patients out. And then there are the doctors who go online to prescribe medicines for patients they've never seen.

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Europe
9:52 am
Wed March 21, 2012

French Police Surround Suspect In School Shooting

Originally published on Sun March 25, 2012 9:07 am

Transcript

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm David Greene.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

And I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning.

In the southern French city of Toulouse, police are in a stand-off with a man suspected of carrying out a series of shootings. The suspect is described as a 24-year-old French citizen, of North African heritage. He is said to be an al-Qaida sympathizer.

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The Two-Way
9:45 am
Wed March 21, 2012

Women Continue To Fill Rick Perry's Facebook Wall With Mock Questions

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Gov. Rick Perry's Facebook page, the scene of contention.

Here's the first of more than 5,600 comments we saw this morning when we went to Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Facebook page and opened up a post on his wall thanking those who supported his bid for the Republican presidential nomination:

"Governor Perry, I am experiencing mid-cycle cramping. Is this a punishment from god for not getting pregnant this month?"

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Music
9:22 am
Wed March 21, 2012

Joni-O Invites You to Join Her in the Stray Cat Lounge

The Stray Cat Lounge is a live 2 hour eclectic music mix of "spacey" future beats injected with rock 'n roll energy and a funky soulful vibe. The Stray Cat Lounge features planetary legends and indies crashing big and small in a galaxy that goes far beyond the Space Coast.

Pack your spaceship and park it - Sundays 1:00 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET.

It's All Politics
8:36 am
Wed March 21, 2012

Why Dreams Of A Contested GOP Convention Are Slipping Away Again

Like leap year, talk of a brokered convention seems to surface every presidential cycle. Unlike leap year, the brokered convention itself rarely seems to happen in the end.

But this time around, as the GOP candidates grind it out delegate by delegate, the prospects seemed greater than at any time in the past few decades. As recently as Monday, Rick Santorum insisted he could collect enough delegates to deny rival Mitt Romney the 1,144 needed to clinch the nomination outright.

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The Two-Way
8:35 am
Wed March 21, 2012

Trayvon Martin's Killer Had Been Accused Of Violence In The Past

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George Zimmerman, in a 2005 mug shot provided by the Orange County (Fla.) jail, via The Miami Herald.
  • Kathy Lohr, on 'Morning Edition'

As national attention continues to be focused on the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., last month and the questions it resurrects about race relations in the U.S., The Orlando Sentinel today adds to what's known about George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old man who pulled the trigger.

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