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Analysis
4:49 pm
Sat November 17, 2012

Week In News: Gaza And Israel Conflict Intensifies

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Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 9:31 am

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GUY RAZ, HOST:

Let's bring in our analyst James Fallows, who's with us most Saturdays. Jim is a national correspondent for The Atlantic. Good to have you, Jim.

JAMES FALLOWS: Thank you, Guy.

RAZ: As we just heard from Anthony, a sense that this crisis really could get worse.

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Movie Interviews
3:52 pm
Sat November 17, 2012

Ang Lee On 'Life Of Pi' And Being A Slave To Film

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Lost at sea, Pi (Suraj Sharma) Patel begins to make an extraordinary connection with a fearsome Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
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Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) and a fierce Bengal tiger named Richard Parker must rely on each other to survive an epic journey in Life of Pi.
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Director Ang Lee on the set of Life of Pi.
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Originally published on Wed February 20, 2013 12:45 pm

Director Ang Lee's new film, Life of Pi, tells the story of a 16-year-old Indian boy who is the lone survivor of a terrible shipwreck. Pi Patel finds himself lost at sea, alone on a boat with a Bengal tiger.

The film is based on Yann Martel's fantasy novel of the same name. The book won the 2002 Man Booker prize for fiction and was optioned to be turned into a film even though it was considered by many in Hollywood to be unfilmable: How do you make a movie that takes place almost entirely on a boat? And with a real tiger?

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The Two-Way
3:50 pm
Sat November 17, 2012

Gaza And Israel Trade Rockets For Airstrikes

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Rockets lunched by Palestinian militants toward Israel make their way from the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday.
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Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 9:29 am

  • Hamas Remains Defiant As Fighting Escalates

The conflict between Israel and the Gaza Strip continues to escalate after Israeli airstrikes flattened key targets in Gaza, and Palestinian rockets threatened deeper into Israel than ever before.

The death toll in Gaza doubled overnight to at least 39 people, NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Gaza City. Around 300 airstrikes overnight hit the Hamas prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels, among other targets.

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Music Interviews
2:51 pm
Sat November 17, 2012

DJ Shadow On Sampling As A 'Collage Of Mistakes'

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DJ Shadow's latest release is the career-spanning, limited-edition box set Reconstructed.
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Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 7:04 pm

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Middle East
11:44 am
Sat November 17, 2012

Iron Dome Embraces Tel Aviv As Residents Take Cover

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Israeli civilians in Tel Aviv run for cover during a rocket attack launched from Gaza on Saturday.
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A missile from Israel's Iron Dome defense system launches to intercept and destroy incoming rocket fire from Gaza in Tel Aviv on Saturday.
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Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 9:30 am

Sarah and Yael Levintin raised their wine glasses to the sky and toasted the Iron Dome system that had just been deployed outside Israel's commercial center.

The two sisters decided to leave their apartment Friday evening after two rockets fired into the Tel Aviv area were successfully intercepted by the system.

"We had stayed home all day because we didn't want to take the chance that, you know, we'd be away from the bomb shelter," said Yael Levintin. "We aren't used to war. I guess we are kind of babies about it."

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The Two-Way
9:28 am
Sat November 17, 2012

Former Bears Coach Mike Ditka 'Feels Good' After Minor Stroke

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Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka suffered a minor stroke on Friday. He's telling fans he's fine, but he will be taking the weekend off from his job as analyst at ESPN.
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Former Bears Coach Mike Ditka was hospitalized after suffering a minor stroke on Friday. The Hall of Famer says doctors have assured him the stroke was slight, and he told The Chicago Tribune, "I feel good right now and it's not a big deal." As the Tribune explains:

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Fresh Air Weekend
9:03 am
Sat November 17, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend: Andrew Solomon, Tony Dokoupil

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Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 11:45 am

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

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It's All Politics
8:03 am
Sat November 17, 2012

Do We Really Need A Second Inauguration?

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President Obama dances with first lady Michelle Obama on the night of his inauguration, Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington.
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This drawing depicts George Washington arriving in New York by barge on his first Inauguration Day on April 30, 1789.
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President Clinton plays the saxophone with an unidentified musician at the Arkansas ball on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 1993.
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Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 3:53 pm

For the sake of argument, let's agree that when we use the word "inauguration" in this particular post, we are talking about the multiday, ball-bestrewn, soiree-soaked, tuxedo-dappled extravaganza that costs tens of millions of dollars and often leaves many Americans out in the cold — figuratively and literally.

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Middle East
7:48 am
Sat November 17, 2012

Hamas Remains Defiant As Fighting Escalates

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Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 9:28 am

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

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Middle East
7:48 am
Sat November 17, 2012

Renewed Violence In Gaza A Test For New Leaders

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Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 9:29 am

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

The violence in Gaza is the first escalation of this intensity since uprisings in the Arab world almost two years ago. We're joined now by Rob Malley. He's with the International Crisis Group. He joins us from Dubai. Mr. Malley, thanks so much for being with us.

ROB MALLEY: Thanks for having me.

SIMON: And do you think a ground war is just a matter of time?

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