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Strange News
5:45 am
Thu March 14, 2013

Jack Russell Terrier Swallows More Than 100 Pennies

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm Renee Montagne.

Tim Kelleher says his Jack Russell terrier, Jack, scarfs down anything he can get his paws on. Which helps keep the kitchen floor clean, but last week Jack was looking very sick. Kelleher took him to the vet, who discovered the dog had consumed a bagel and somewhere along the line more than a hundred pennies. The vet operated and removed the pennies. Kelleher tells the New York Daily News that Jack's back and driving him crazy.

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Around the Nation
5:26 am
Thu March 14, 2013

Fla. Lieutenant Governor Resigns Amid Probe Of Internet Cafe

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In Florida, an investigation into storefront Internet gambling parlors has forced the resignation of one top elected official. Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll is stepping down because of her involvement with a group called Allied Veterans of the World. That group runs dozens of storefront operations where people gamble using electronic slot machines. More than 50 people have been arrested.

And as NPR's Greg Allen reports from Miami, the investigation is sending shockwaves through Florida politics.

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Politics
5:26 am
Thu March 14, 2013

Controversies Over CPAC Reflect GOP's Woes

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Originally published on Thu March 14, 2013 9:34 am

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And I'm Renee Montagne.

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It's All Politics
3:56 am
Thu March 14, 2013

It's Still Early, But GOP Hopefuls Test The Waters For 2016

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, considered a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, was not invited to speak at CPAC.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio
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Originally published on Thu March 14, 2013 9:34 am

During the annual Conservative Political Action Conference that begins Thursday, a slew of men who appear to want to try their hand at leading the GOP back to the White House in 2016 will be speaking, though not every potential presidential candidate was invited.

Yes, it's four years away, but that hasn't stopped Republican hopefuls from testing the waters. There are already polls — for whatever they're worth — of potential GOP candidates.

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Working Late: Older Americans On The Job
3:55 am
Thu March 14, 2013

A Retired Chicago Cop's Second Act Is At A Barbershop

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Richard Piña, 69, with customer Augustin Bustos at Rich's Den barbershop in Calumet City, Ill. Piña, who retired from the Chicago police force 12 years ago, works at his shop four or five hours a day.
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Richard Piña and his youngest daughter, Alex, both work at Rich's Den in Calumet City, Ill. Pina bought the barbershop a few years before he retired from the Chicago police force.
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A photo of Richard Piña (fourth from the left) from his days as a Chicago police officer hangs in a waiting area at Rich's Den.
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Originally published on Thu March 14, 2013 8:43 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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