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Document NFL Fashions A Plan To Dress Up Female Fans
 For nearly 90 years, the NFL has sold hats, jerseys and other gear for male fans, but the game is changing. Realizing that women — who make up more than 40 percent of the NFL's 200 million fans — are an untapped market, the NFL is rolling out downsized apparel, from jerseys to handbags to a dress signed by the Arizona Cardinals. (11/07/2009)
Document Fort Hood Shooting Stuns Hasan's West Bank Family
 In the West Bank, Palestinian relatives of the alleged Fort Hood shooter are shocked and saddened by the mass killings in Texas. Born in Virginia, Nidal Malik Hasan made his first visit to the Palestinian territories a dozen years ago, and had been in touch with relatives in the town of El Bireh on numerous occasions since then. (11/07/2009)
Document Could Big Donors Break Obama's Fundraising Record?
 The Obama presidential campaign rewrote the playbook for raising campaign cash in 2008. The Supreme Court may change it again before 2010: An upcoming decision could potentially curb the growing influence of small donors in favor of corporate America. (11/07/2009)
Document Refusing Flu Shots? Maybe You're A 'Denialist'
 At the Ocean Charter School near Marina del Rey, Calif., 40 percent of the 2008 kindergarten class received vaccination exemptions. Author Michael Specter says the parents in this upscale enclave are prime examples of what he calls "denialism." (11/07/2009)
Document Rough Road For Military Families With Special Needs
 Deployments are usually hard on families. Spouses must become single parents for months on end, managing households with little outside help. These challenges become even more daunting for families with special needs children. (11/07/2009)
Document Good, Bad And Ugly Meet In 'Life On Mars'
 Actor Philip Glenister relishes his role as a fast-talking, chauvinistic boss in <em>Life on Mars.</em> The classic British sci-fi series features a detective who is hit by a car in 2006 and awakens to find himself in 1973. (11/07/2009)
Document Neo-Nazi Rallies Provoke 'Anger, Fear'
 The National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, is holding two rallies Saturday to demonstrate against illegal immigration. Similar rallies in Riverside, Calif., have led to violent clashes with counter-demonstrators. A recent rally there attracted about 24 neo-Nazis and about 700 counter-protesters. (11/07/2009)
Document To See The Future, Use The Logic Of Self-Interest
 Bruce Bueno de Mesquita knows what will happen in the future on a host of critical questions. Will Iran develop a nuclear bomb? Will North Korea? What major companies or economies will merge, grow or fall apart? De Mesquita has been predicting the future for 30 years &mdash; to a reported 90 percent success rate. Host Scott Simon talks to him about the new book that reveals how his secret: <em>The Predictioneer's Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future</em>. (11/07/2009)
Document Congress Considers Help For Families Of Injured Service Members
 Military families around the country say they urgently need the government to give them a different kind of support. They need help taking care of relatives who were severely wounded in the wars &mdash; relatives who now are living at home. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Daniel Zwerdling about how a recently discussed bill in Congress could help. (11/07/2009)
Document Your Letters: Moldova; Italy; Football Brain Injuries
 Host Scott Simon shares listener letters about sexual exploitation in modern day Moldova as well as in 17th-century Italy. He also reads a letter reacting to a piece on brain injury among professional football players. (11/07/2009)
Document Wary Employers Keep Jobless Numbers High
 A 10.2 percent unemployment rate is like a gut punch. It's just such a big number, a level of joblessness we haven't experienced here in the U.S. since the early '80s. This, even as the economy is actually growing again. But many employers just aren't ready to start hiring yet. (11/07/2009)
Document Week In Review With Daniel Schorr
 This week saw the largest mass shooting ever at a military base in the U.S.; unemployment climbed into the double digits and the run-off election in Afghanistan was called off. Host Scott Simon reviews the week in the news with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr. (11/07/2009)
Document Faces Of Fort Hood Victims Begin To Emerge
 The shooting at Ft. Hood left 13 dead and 30 wounded. They came from cities and towns all over the U.S., where relatives and friends are left in shock. (11/07/2009)
Document The Health Care Debate Opens On The House Floor
 The U.S. House of Representatives this morning finally opens debate on its health care overhaul bill, the centerpiece of President Obama's domestic agenda. Host Scott Simon talks to NPR's Julie Rovner about the debate and where the legislation stands. (11/07/2009)
Document Fort Hood Community Gathers To Mourn
 Hundreds gathered Friday night at Fort Hood's football stadium for a candlelight vigil for the 43 people killed and wounded Thursday. (11/07/2009)

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