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Around the Nation
12:57 pm
Sat April 20, 2013

In Boston, The Search For Answers Begins

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And following the capture, President Obama spoke at the White House. He praised the people of Boston, and thanked law-enforcement agencies for their work. And then he posed key questions that need, now, to be answered.

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Around the Nation
12:57 pm
Sat April 20, 2013

Forget NCAA Titles, This School Dominates Spoken Word

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

While many universities try to win national attention with their sports programs, one school is dominating a lesser-known competitive arena: speech teams. Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., will defend its U.S. title again this weekend at the National Forensic Association tournament in Huntington, W.Va. Jonathan Ahl reports.

JONATHAN AHL, BYLINE: Cecil Blutcher is on stage, practicing his poetry recitation in front of his fellow speech team members.

CECIL BLUTCHER: Now my face is stuck to lamppost, glued to plate-glass windows.

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Around the Nation
12:57 pm
Sat April 20, 2013

Week Of Hardship Strains City Of Boston

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. The city of Boston has been through an extraordinary string of challenges this week. The city's famous race was bombed, killing three people, injuring scores of others. The city was locked down for nearly a full day in order to search for the killers.

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Around the Nation
12:57 pm
Sat April 20, 2013

In Boston, Lockdown Became Time To Spend With Friends

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

And of course last night, many Bostonians cheered the news that the second suspect in the marathon bombings had been captured. While the backdrop is tragic, residents across the city permitted themselves a moment of celebration. People were also expressing relief that the lockdown of the city was officially over.

NPR's Chris Arnold visited a lockdown party in Boston and filed this report.

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Simon Says
10:52 am
Sat April 20, 2013

A 'Tough, Smart, Proud Town' Meets Terror With Determination

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Boston residents celebrated Friday night after law enforcement officers captured one of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings.

Originally published on Sat April 20, 2013 12:57 pm

People in Boston can speak for themselves. And do. Loudly, bluntly and often with humor that bites.

It's a city that speaks with both its own broad, homebrew, local accent — although no one really pahks thea cah in Havahd Yahd — and dialects from around the world. It is home to some of America's oldest founding families, and fathers, mothers and children who have just arrived from Jamaica, Ireland, Bangladesh and Ghana.

There are people in Boston who dress in pinstripes and tweeds, and tattoos and spiked hair. Sometimes, they are even the same person.

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