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Trader Peter Tuchman reacts on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 13. That same day, the Dow Jones industrial average had its highest close since 2007.

The Market's Finally Looking Up: Will It Last?

The stock market hit some major milestones this week: The Standard & Poor's 500 index reached its highest level in more than three years and the Nasdaq rose to its highest level in 11 years. Still, the Federal Reserve has been warning not to get too excited about where the economy is headed next.

Isabella Dawis plays the protective 12-year-old Edith in the Mu Performing Arts production of <em>Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them,</em> by Rey Pamatmat.

'Edith Can Shoot' (And Knit A Family Together)

Edith is a protective 12-year-old who carries around a giant stuffed frog — and a rifle. She and her 16-year-old brother are latchkey kids growing up in rural America in the play Edith Can Shoot Things And Hit Them by Filipino-American writer Rey Pamatmat.

Buying A Political Ad? Let A SuperPAC Foot The Bill

Mitt Romney and the superPAC that supports him vastly outspent his rivals in Alabama and Mississippi, yet Romney still lost both primaries. This has some political experts wondering: When it comes to TV ads, is there a saturation point?

Rep. Don Manzullo, a 10-term veteran, campaigns in Belvidere, Ill., on March 5.

GOP Incumbents Clash In Illinois After Redistricting

Redistricting is forcing a handful of congressional incumbents of the same party to run against each other in primaries. Next Tuesday, two Illinois Republicans square off in a battle of experience versus relative youth, Tea Party versus GOP establishment, and conservative versus conservative.

A man identified as Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales (left) during a training exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif.

Officials Identify Soldier Suspected Of Shooting Afghan Civilians

Pentagon officials say Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is the soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians.

Soldier Suspected In Afghan Shootings Identified

Pentagon officials say Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is the soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday. He was being flown Friday from Kuwait to a military detention center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. NPR's Tom Bowman talks to Melissa Block about Bales.

Moot Davis' new album is <em>Man about Town</em>.

Moot Davis: A Rocker With A Honky-Tonk Heart

The guitarist grew up in New Jersey but absorbed the country music his West Virginian parents loved. His new album is Man About Town.

Why? Few Clues From Afghan Attack Suspect's Home

The U.S. soldier alleged to have killed 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime rampage has been identified as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales of Lake Tapps, Wash. His former platoon leader and neighbors in his rural community are bewildered; one neighbor describes him as "just one of the guys."

Shipyard workers demand their unpaid wages in central Athens on Thursday, the day that countries in the 17-nation euro zone formally approved a second bailout of $36.6 billion for Greece.

Greek Bailout Is Accompanied By Greek Resentment

Debt-beleaguered Greece has secured a second international bailout, but for many Greeks, the conditions set by their EU partners are a breach of sovereignty.

A Palestinian youth breaks up stones for construction in Gaza City. Despite restrictions on imports including building material, the area is going through a construction boom.

Despite Restrictions, Gaza Finds A Way To Build

The Palestinian territory is in the midst of a construction boom, more than three years after a major Israeli assault that left much of the territory in ruins. Since building materials haven't been allowed in legally since 2007, items like cement have been smuggled in through tunnels from Egypt.

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