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The Central Identification Laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Pentagon announced that it will overhaul how the organization finds, identifies and returns the remains of thousands of service members lost in past wars. Elyse Butler for NPR hide caption

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Pentagon Reorganizing How It Brings Home America's War Dead

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who led state opposition to the federal Affordable Care Act, met with reporters in Tallahassee after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the bulk of the law. Scott, a Republican, has made his opposition central to his re-election campaign. Steve Cannon/AP hide caption

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Chevy Cobalts on the assembly line in Ohio in 2008. Documents show General Motors was aware of problems with the car's ignition switch years before, but failed to act. Ron Schwane/AP hide caption

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The Long Road To GM's Ignition Switch Recall

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Greyhound racing has been on a downward trend for decades. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption

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Greyhound Racing May Be Headed For The Finish Line

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Discipline Promised For The Dozens Of Cheating Missileers

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As Soldiers Return, Who Is Caring For The Caregivers?

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Hoping To Slim POW-MIA Bureaucracy, Hagel Makes One Out Of Two

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Take It From A Local: The Tale Of How Turkey, Texas, Got Its Name

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Cause For Hope And Frustration In the Shadow Of ACA Deadline

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In The Midst Of A Boom, Dallas Outgrows Some Old Notions

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The Saga Of The Civil Rights Act, An Idea Whose Time Came 50 Years Ago

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