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3:04 am
Wed February 27, 2013

In Many Families, Exercise Is By Appointment Only

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Yvonne Condes helps her son Alec get ready for baseball practice.
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Henry Condes, 7, practices shooting a basketball. His mother, Yvonne, spends most afternoons ferrying her two boys from one sporting activity to another.
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Emily Finch (left), a mother of six, and Martina Fahrner, co-owner of Clever Cycles in Portland, Ore., ride Bakfiets Cargobikes. Finch traded in her Chevy Suburban for her bicycle, which she uses for her daily errands.
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Originally published on Thu February 28, 2013 1:18 pm

Most families know that their kids need to exercise. In a poll that NPR recently conducted with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health, practically all of the parents surveyed said it's important for their kids to exercise. But about one-third of them said that can be difficult.

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Law
3:03 am
Wed February 27, 2013

Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Voting Rights Act

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighs the future of a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act.
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Originally published on Wed February 27, 2013 8:48 am

Once again, race is front and center at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. And once again, the bull's eye is the 1965 Voting Rights Act, widely viewed as the most effective and successful civil rights legislation in American history. Upheld five times by the court, the law now appears to be on life support.

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Working Late: Older Americans On The Job
3:02 am
Wed February 27, 2013

At 85, 'Old-School' Politician Shows No Signs Of Quitting

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Wisconsin state Sen. Fred Risser at the state Capitol.
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Wisconsin state Sen. Fred Risser, 85, at the state Capitol. He has been representing the city of Madison since 1956.
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Risser listens during a committee meeting at the state Capitol. He has seen the Legislature change over the decades from a body made up exclusively of white men to one that includes women and minorities.
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"The Legislature is more polarized than I've ever seen it," Risser says. "There are more straight party-line votes than there have ever been." Here, he meets with constituents about upcoming bills.
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Despite his age, Risser takes the stairs every day and advises freshmen legislators to do the same.
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Risser has his usual lunch of soup and beer at an Irish pub across from the state Capitol.
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Risser holds a frame with photos of four generations of legislators in his family. His father, Fred E. Risser was a state senator; his grandfather, Ernest Warner, was an assembly member; and his great-grandfather, Clement Warner, was a state senator and assembly member following the Civil War.
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Originally published on Wed February 27, 2013 8:16 pm

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job. In Working Late, a series for Morning Edition, NPR profiles older adults who are still in the workforce.

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Sweetness And Light
10:03 pm
Tue February 26, 2013

Dear College Presidents: Break The NCAA's Vise Grip On Athletes

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Originally published on Wed February 27, 2013 7:37 am

The great social quest in American sport is to have one prominent, active, gay male athlete step forward and identify himself.

But I have a similar quest. I seek one prominent college president to say to her trustees or to the other presidents in his conference: "The NCAA is a sham and disgrace. Let's get out of it."

We know those presidents who disdain the NCAA are out there, but, alas, none dare speak the words that will break the evil spell.

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The Sequester: Cuts And Consequences
6:19 pm
Tue February 26, 2013

Advocates Warn Sequester Could Mean Big Cuts For The Low-Income

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A nutrition specialist prepares a Meals on Wheels delivery in upstate New York. The national organization says the sequester could mean significant cuts in the number of meals they serve to homebound seniors.
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Originally published on Tue February 26, 2013 7:05 pm

Many programs affecting low-income Americans — like food stamps, Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families — are exempt from across-the-board spending cuts set to go into effect March 1.

But many other programs are not, and that has service providers scrambling to figure out how the budget stalemate in Washington might affect those who rely on government aid.

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