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Friday, July 13 2012

  • Movie Date: Speed Date! July 13, 2012

    <p><strong>Rafer</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Kristen</strong>&nbsp;switch gears for this week's podcast and review 15 movies in (about) 15 minutes.</p> (article)

  • What's Spookier than The Music Man for a Friday the 13th Playlist? July 13, 2012

    Check out the music we played on the show on Friday, July 13, 2012. (article)

  • Today's Takeaway | July 13, 2012 July 13, 2012

    JPMorgan and Wells Fargo earnings reports | New report concludes that Native Americans traveled to North America in at least three waves | Saudi Arabia sends women to Olympics for the... (episode)

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    • JPMorgan and Wells Fargo Release Earnings Reports July 13, 2012

      <p>It has been a&nbsp;tumultuous&nbsp;year for big banks, and today is turning out to be no different. JPMorgan and Wells Fargo released their earnings reports today.</p>

    • New Discovery Complicates America's Migrant History July 13, 2012

      The migratory history of North America has been dominated by the idea of a single, massive wave of migrants traveling from Asia to North America. But a recent report casts doubts upon...

    • Saudi Arabia Sends Women to Olympics for First Time July 13, 2012

      Saudi Arabia is sending two female athletes to the Olympics for the first time, becoming one of the last competing countries to do so. The step is a huge statement for female athletes...

    • Movie Date: "Ice Age" and "Beasts of the Southern Wild" July 13, 2012

      <p><strong>Kristen Meinzer</strong>&nbsp;reviews "Ice Age: Continental Drift," and "Beasts of the Southern Wild" for today's Movie Date.</p>

    • Follow Friday: Romney and Biden Address NAACP July 13, 2012

      The top stories of the past week, including Romney and Biden's speeches to the NAACP, the Obamacare repeal in the House, and building tensions over the Texas Voting Rights Act.

    • Wells Fargo to Pay $175 Million Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit July 13, 2012

      A court has ruled that Wells Fargo will pay $175 million as a result of a lawsuit based on discriminatory actions of the firm from 2004 to 2009. The Assistant Attorney General for the...

    • A Look Back at the Week in Politics July 13, 2012

      The campaign trail has heated up this week as campaign messages have been getting nastier and nastier. Todd Zwillich reports on recent discrepancies in Romney's Bain record, and discu...

    • Historic CIA Kidnapping Case Back in the Limelight July 13, 2012

      In 2003, an Egyptian terrorist suspect was abducted and flown to Egypt, where he says he was tortured and interrogated by the CIA. Years later, several Americans were indicted in Ital...

    • Why Does the World Exist? July 13, 2012

      <p>The discovery of a what's being called a Higgs-like particle brought us one step closer to figuring out how the universe came into existence. But why&nbsp;did&nbsp;the universe come into existence in the first place?</p>