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Rachel Martin

NPR National Security Correspondent

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Rare Gang Truce Disrupts Violence In Honduras

Sunday, June 02, 2013

By Rachel Martin : NPR National Security Correspondent / Carrie Kahn

The tiny Central American country of Honduras has the highest murder rate on the planet, and is home to tens of thousands of transnational gang members. But a recent gang truce means things are looking up there. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Carrie Kahn in the Honduran capital.

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Sports: Rallying For Wrestling

Sunday, May 19, 2013

By Rachel Martin : NPR National Security Correspondent / Mike Pesca

Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Mike Pesca about wrestling. The Iran and U.S. teams were supposed to face off in Los Angeles, and the sport is battling to stay in the Olympics.

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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House

Sunday, May 19, 2013

By Rachel Martin : NPR National Security Correspondent / Mara Liasson

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.

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Early Results In Pakistan Point To Ex-Premier

Sunday, May 12, 2013

By Rachel Martin : NPR National Security Correspondent / Julie McCarthy

Partial, unofficial election results in Pakistan show former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party as the clear victor. Defying militant threats millions of voters turned out and sent the incumbent Pakistan People's Party packing after five years of rule marked by corruption allegations and a failing economy. Host Rachel Martin gets more on the election from NPR's Julie McCarthy in Lahore.

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Gender Neutral: Armed Forces Submit Plans To End 'Exclusion'

Sunday, May 12, 2013

By Rachel Martin : NPR National Security Correspondent / Larry Abramson

This week, all divisions of the U.S. armed forces are supposed to submit their plans for ending "combat exclusion," the rule that says women cannot serve in most combat positions. Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Larry Abramson about the implications of the change.

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Rhino Horns Fuel Deadly, Intercontinental Trade

Sunday, May 12, 2013

By Rachel Martin : NPR National Security Correspondent / Frank Langfitt / Gregory Warner

NPR's Frank Langfitt and Gregory Warner have teamed up for a series about how myth and money are driving extraordinary slaughter of rhinos. They talk with host Rachel Martin about the issue, which has repercussions from the African continent all the way to Asia.

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Petraeus' Fall As Stunning As The Career Before It

Sunday, November 11, 2012

By Rachel Martin : NPR National Security Correspondent

The retired four-star general was on a fast track from an early age. David Petraeus was a West Point graduate with a doctoral degree from Princeton, who made a national name for himself by helping the Army rethink how it fights wars. Petraeus resigned as CIA director Friday, citing an extramarital affair.

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Help And Hope, From Soldiers, For Soldiers

Sunday, June 10, 2012

By Rachel Martin : NPR National Security Correspondent / Tom Dreisbach

Like most members of the military returning from deployment, members of the Army National Guard's 182nd Infantry Regiment face a tough return to life back home. A program developed by the military offers assistance from job fairs to couples counseling, but it's often the last help soldiers get.

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Women in Combat

Friday, April 22, 2011

Rachel Martin, NPR national security correspondent, discusses the realities of women in combat and the debate over whether the Pentagon should officially integrate women into front line ground combat.

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The Future of US/Egypt Relations

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

WNYC

By Sarah Kate Kramer

I think what's really interesting about this situation is how much of a spectator the United States is really being forced to play. They don't have a lot of options right now, which is ironic considering the amount of money the United States has funeled into the Egyptian military over the past 30 years. But how much leverage has that bought in a situation like this? It's really hard to say.

— Rachel Martin, NPR National Security Correspondent, on The Brian Lehrer Show.

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Rachel Martin on Egypt and the U.S.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Rachel Martin, national security correspondent for NPR, discusses Washington's reaction to the unfolding events in Egypt. 

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Afghanistan Assessment

Friday, December 17, 2010

NPR national security correspondent Rachel Martin reviews the Obama administration's assessment of the war in Afghanistan.

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