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Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott appears in the following:

Home Prices Continue To Rise Across The Nation

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report shows year-over-year gains in 20 major cities. It's another sign that the housing sector, which crashed in 2007 and 2008, is on the mend.

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In Japan: Running Out Of Places To Put Radioactive Water

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was crippled in March 2011 by an earthquake and tsunami. Groundwater continues to pour into its reactor buildings, and workers are pumping it out. A forest likely will be cut down to make room for more storage tanks. Meanwhile, some storage facilities are leaking.

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Obama: Rumors Of My Demise Are Exaggerated

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

At a White House news conference, the president was asked about Syria, the Boston Marathon bombings, new gun laws, the Guantanamo Bay detention center and other subjects. He made the case that despite some setbacks, he'll still get some important things done in his second term.

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Orange Is Everywhere As Netherlands Welcomes A New King

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Following recent tradition, Queen Beatrix chose to abdicate in order to pass the crown to a new generation. Her son, Willem-Alexander, becomes the first Dutch king since 1890.

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Dozen People Said To Be Under Investigation In Boston Probe

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The investigation is widening as authorities try to determine if anyone helped the two brothers who are the main suspects in the attack and other crimes that followed.

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NBA's Jason Collins Is First Active Player To Come Out As Gay

Monday, April 29, 2013

A veteran of 12 seasons in the league, the basketball player says he's going public now because he's confronted "who I really am and what I really want." While some players from major team sports have come out after retiring, he's the first to do so while still planning to play.

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Crazy Photo: Reporter Snaps Pic As Baseball Nearly Beans Her

Monday, April 29, 2013

At Fenway Park in Boston, Fox Sun Sports' Kelly Nash turned her back to the field to take a photo of herself. Just as she clicked, a baseball flew past the back of her head. The photo's amazing.

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At Holocaust Museum, Clinton And Wiesel Urge Young To Remember

Monday, April 29, 2013

On the museum's 20th anniversary, a Nobel laureate and a former president say coming generations must preserve the Holocaust's awful history. We all needed to be reminded, Clinton said, that "no matter how smart a people are, if you have a head without a heart, you are not human."

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Top Stories: 'Misha' Speaks; Manchin Predicts Gun Bill Win

Monday, April 29, 2013

Also: The CIA continues to send bags full of cash to the Afghan leader, The New York Times reports; an explosion, possibly due to a gas leak, injures dozens in Prague; Syria's prime minister survives a bombing; and the last spire is to be placed above new World Trade Center tower.

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Tim Tebow Cut By NFL's Jets

Monday, April 29, 2013

,In two years he's gone from being the hottest name in the NFL to being out of a job. He's had problems passing the ball. Experts say that if he would accept a different role, perhaps as a running back, Tebow might be able to land with another team. But he reportedly still wants to be a quarterback.

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I Would Have Stopped Him, 'Misha' Says Of Bombing Suspect

Monday, April 29, 2013

Some of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's relatives have alleged that a mysterious man may have turned him toward radical Islam. That man — known as Misha — has told a writer for The New York Review of Books that he'd had no contact with the bombing suspect for three years and that "I wasn't his teacher."

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Gas Leak Suspected After Dozens Injured By Blast In Prague

Monday, April 29, 2013

The explosion in the center of the Czech capital heavily damaged one building and shattered windows in nearby structures. There were fears that at least a few people might be trapped in rubble.

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Sen. Manchin Says Background Checks Bill Will Pass Next Time

Monday, April 29, 2013

The West Virginia Democrat says there was "some confusion" about the gun legislation when it failed to get enough votes in the Senate. So he's going to reintroduce the bill. It would expand background checks to sales made at gun shows and online.

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Big Night For Big Men In Round 1 Of NFL Draft

Friday, April 26, 2013

Last year, quarterbacks were the big story. This year, it's huge guys who block and tackle. Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher was the No. 1 pick. He's going to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Country Star George Jones Dies

Friday, April 26, 2013

Starting in 1959 and for decades after, he recorded some of country's greatest songs, including "He Stopped Loving Her Today." Jones was 81.

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House OKs Bill To End Air Traffic Controllers' Furloughs

Friday, April 26, 2013

The Senate passed the legislation on Thursday. President Obama will sign it, the White House says. This means the FAA will be able to shift funds so that the number of air traffic controllers on duty no longer needs to be reduced in order to satisfy sequestration.

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LISTEN: Jerry Seinfeld Scolds Steve Inskeep On The Macchiato

Friday, April 26, 2013

When the comedian asked the NPR host whether he knew what a macchiato is, Inskeep had to confess he didn't. And this happened during Morning Edition's "coffee week!" Seinfeld was amused. Inskeep says he's now going to go try one of the coffee drinks.

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Economy Picked Up In First Quarter: Grew At 2.5 Percent Pace

Friday, April 26, 2013

Growth was a bit weaker than economists expected, but was well above fourth-quarter 2012's weak 0.4 percent increase. The first-quarter figure is likely to be revised in coming months, perhaps closer to the 3.2 percent growth economists were expecting.

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Dozens Dead After Fire In Russian Psychiatric Hospital

Friday, April 26, 2013

The cause of the blaze at a facility near Moscow is under investigation. Police tell Russian media that most of the estimated 38 victims likely had been under sedation and died in their sleep. Only three people are reported to have survived. A nurse was able to lead two patients to safety.

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Boston Bombing Suspect Moved To Prison Medical Center

Friday, April 26, 2013

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is now being held at a federal facility outside Boston where he can be treated for his injuries. Some victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, and their families, had been upset that he was in the same hospital as people who had been injured by the blasts.

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