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Movies
3:00 am
Tue February 21, 2012

Documentary Follows Pakistan's Acid Attack Victims

The film Saving Face is nominated for an Oscar. It chronicles the lives of acid-attack survivors in Pakistan. Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy talks to Renee Montagne about what happens to some of the victims.

History
3:00 am
Tue February 21, 2012

Work To Start On African American Museum

Originally published on Tue February 21, 2012 6:29 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Here in Washington, a new branch of the Smithsonian will highlight the African-American experience. It will be called the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Tomorrow, President Obama speaks at the groundbreaking on the National Mall - that great stretch of open space that is lined with museums for much of its length.

This newest museum is scheduled to open in 2015, and NPR's Allison Keyes has a preview.

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NPR Story
3:00 am
Tue February 21, 2012

Business News

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NPR Story
3:00 am
Tue February 21, 2012

Spain's Jobless Benefits Bogged Down by Fraud

Originally published on Tue February 21, 2012 5:49 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Hard as it may be to believe, it is Spain, not Greece that has Europe's highest jobless rate - almost one in four workers are unemployed in Spain. Official statistics are based on the number of people who register for unemployment benefits.

But as Lauren Frayer reports, Spaniards have a secret: many collect a paycheck while they're on the dole.

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3:00 am
Tue February 21, 2012

The Last Word In Business

Originally published on Tue February 21, 2012 7:07 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

And today's last word in business follows up on the business of Jeremy Lin, the Chinese-American sensation for the New York Knicks. You know, if you had a dollar for every news story that has used puns on his name, like linsanity, you would be lincrediably wealthy, but we would never lindulge in such things. So let's go straight to the way people are making money.

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