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Biden Seeks To Rally All Sides Of Gun Debate

January 12, 2013
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Vice President Joe Biden met with factions in the gun debate this week from the National Rifle Association to the families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings. On Tuesday, Biden will present the recommendations of the task force on gun violence he has been leading to President Obama. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Brian Naylor about the efforts to find common ground.

Arts & Culture

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The Movie Katie Aselton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor-director Katie Aselton could watch Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break a million times. "It totally scoops you up and takes you for a ride," she says.

Food

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Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.

Politics

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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House

Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.

Technology

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Young Kenyans Build Mobile Apps For Local Use

College students and recent graduates crammed the top floor of a tech hub in Nairobi for a competition built around the theme "Solutions for the Next Billion Mobile Users." Africa has more than 600 million mobile phone users (approximately 11 percent of the global total) – and the number is growing.

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