Mark Memmott

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Mark Memmott is one of the hosts of NPR's "The Two-Way" news blog.

"The Two-Way," which Memmott helped to launched when he came to NPR in 2009, focuses on breaking news, analysis, and the most compelling stories being reported by NPR News and other news media.

Before joining NPR, Memmott worked for nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor at USA Today. He focused on a range of coverage from politics, foreign affairs, economics, and the media. He's reported from places across the Unites States and the world, including half a dozen trips to Afghanistan in 2002-2003.

During his time at USA Today, Memmott, helped launch and lead three USAToday.com news blogs: "On Deadline;" "The Oval;" and "On Politics," the site's 2008 presidential campaign blog.

'Bully Creep' Or 'Erudite Takedown?' TV Anchor's Response To Being Called Fat

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La Crosse, Wis., TV anchor Jennifer Livingston during her on-air response.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 7:11 am

2:49 pm

Tue October 2, 2012

Currency In Crisis: Collapse Of Iran's Rial Continues

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A 20,000 rial banknote, which today was worth less than 60 cents.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Tue October 2, 2012 4:56 pm

One U.S. dollar was worth 35,500 Iranian rials today, The Associated Press reports, as the collapse of the Persian nation's currency continued.

Two years ago, the rial traded at 10,000 to the dollar. It has lost about a quarter of its value in just the past week, Business Insider says.

10:27 am

Tue October 2, 2012

Judge Puts Pennsylvania Voter ID Law On Hold Through Election

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Tue October 2, 2012 2:06 pm

A judge is basically "postponing Pennsylvania's tough new voter identification requirement, ordering that it not be enforced in the presidential election," The Associated Press writes.

9:15 am

Tue October 2, 2012

Reports: One Border Patrol Agent Killed, Another Shot In Arizona

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Tue October 2, 2012 1:09 pm

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent was shot and killed this morning while on duty near Bisbee, Ariz., the Department of Homeland Security tells The Associated Press and other news outlets.

Another agent was shot and wounded, AP says.

According to KPHO-TV in Phoenix, "both agents worked out of the Brian Terry station in the Tucson sector."

8:54 am

Tue October 2, 2012

Women Erased From IKEA's Saudi Catalog; Company Apologizes

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She's gone: One example of how women disappeared from IKEA's catalog. In the U.S. version, she's standing at a sink. In the Saudi version, she's missing.

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Now you don't. (The Saudi version.)

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Now you see her. (U.S. catalog.)

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Now you don't. (Saudi catalog.)

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Now you see them. (U.S. catalog.)

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Now you don't. (Saudi catalog.)

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Now you see her (in IKEA's catalog for the U.S.).

By Mark Memmott

Click through Swedish furniture giant IKEA's U.S. (online here) and Saudi (online here) catalogs.

You'll find all the same stuff.

But you won't find women in the Saudi catalog.

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