Mark Memmott

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Mark Memmott is one of the hosts of NPR's "The Two-Way" news blog.

"The Two-Way," which Memmott helped to launched when he came to NPR in 2009, focuses on breaking news, analysis, and the most compelling stories being reported by NPR News and other news media.

Before joining NPR, Memmott worked for nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor at USA Today. He focused on a range of coverage from politics, foreign affairs, economics, and the media. He's reported from places across the Unites States and the world, including half a dozen trips to Afghanistan in 2002-2003.

During his time at USA Today, Memmott, helped launch and lead three USAToday.com news blogs: "On Deadline;" "The Oval;" and "On Politics," the site's 2008 presidential campaign blog.

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10:09am

Thu November 8, 2012
Internet security

Word to the wise: Change your Twitter password

Originally published on Thu November 8, 2012 9:23 am

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The news is spreading that Twitter is warning quite a few users that their accounts may have been compromised and that they should immediately change their passwords.

TechCrunch says, "keep your eyes peeled Twitter users: Twitter is sending out emails to some of its users telling them it has reset their password and asking them to create a new one."

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3:40pm

Tue November 6, 2012
NPR live blog

We'll Be Live Blogging Tonight

Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 9:42 pm

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Here's the plan for our Election Night coverage:

-- Starting between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., we'll be live-blogging. Not here in The Two-Way, but right on the homefront of NPR.org and on our "Election Night 2012" results page. If all goes as planned, our updates should flow on to your screen automatically.

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3:21pm

Mon November 5, 2012
The Two-Way

When Will We Know Who Won?

Originally published on Mon November 5, 2012 3:19 pm

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Everybody tries to predict who will win.

What we wonder, though, is when will we know whether it will be President Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney taking the oath of office next January?

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3:00pm

Mon November 5, 2012
2012 Elections

Election guides? NPR's got 'em

Originally published on Mon November 5, 2012 10:19 am

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As Eyder said earlier, "it's almost over."

The campaign, that is.

But if you haven't had enough of it all yet, here's are three places to go if you're looking for tips on what to watch for and when to watch for it.

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8:13am

Fri November 2, 2012
Hurricane Sandy

Coast Guard probing tall ship's sinking; captain had spoken about hurricanes

Originally published on Fri November 2, 2012 8:09 am

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11:44am

Wed October 31, 2012
Politics

Dear little girl: Sorry we made you cry about 'Bronco Bamma' and Mitt Romney

Originally published on Thu November 1, 2012 3:47 am

Oh my goodness, do we feel bad now:

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7:55am

Tue October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy

Video: Bloomberg's sign language star, a bright light in dark days

Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 11:54 am

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10:01am

Sat October 27, 2012
The Two-Way

Zapping Nuclear Waste With Laser Beams Could Actually Be A Great Idea

Originally published on Fri October 26, 2012 1:01 pm

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"World's Most Powerful Laser Beams To Zap Nuclear Waste."

That Bloomberg Businessweek headline got our attention. We were imagining the explosion that might result.

But as it turns out, the zapping "could destroy nuclear waste and provide new cancer treatments," according to the story.

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7:25am

Wed October 24, 2012
The Two-Way

'God Intended' A Pregnancy Caused By Rape, Indiana Candidate Says

Originally published on Wed October 24, 2012 8:57 am

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After saying during a debate Tuesday night that a pregnancy caused by rape is "something that God intended to happen," the Republican candidate for Senate in Indiana is arguing that it is "twisted" to suggest he thinks God wants some women to be raped.

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7:24am

Wed October 24, 2012
The Two-Way

After Shark Kills Surfer, Central California Beach Closed

Originally published on Wed October 24, 2012 5:58 am

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Surf Beach near Vandenberg Air Force Base along California's central coast is closed after the death of a 39-year-old man who was attacked by a shark Tuesday while surfing.

The man's death came two years and a day after a shark killed a 19-year-old man along the same stretch of the coast.

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7:28pm

Mon October 22, 2012
2012 elections

In final debate: Some sparks, but also points of agreement

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 9:14 pm

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Foreign policy proved to be a subject that kept the tone mostly substantive tonight in the third and final debate between President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney before the Nov. 6 election.

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8:18am

Wed October 17, 2012
Elections 2012

Along with sparks, errors fly in second presidential debate

Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 5:18 am

The "facts" came fast in Tuesday's presidential debate, and the checkers found many that didn't quite check out.

Here are some of the early words from the news outlets and independent organizations that were watching closely what President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said.

From PolitiFact.com's tweets:

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8:27pm

Tue October 16, 2012
Presidential Debate

The heat was on: Obama, Romney have sharp debate

Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 3:23 am

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In a town hall-style debate that saw the candidates constantly challenge each other on issues ranging from the economy to the handling of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney got up close and personal at times Tuesday night.

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11:13am

Fri October 12, 2012
2012 elections

What's all this malarkey about malarkey?

Originally published on Fri October 12, 2012 9:50 am

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"With all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey," Vice President Biden said during Thursday's debate as he challenged Rep. Paul Ryan's assertion that U.S. foreign policy has unraveled under President Obama.

A little later in the debate, Biden said Ryan's criticisms were "a bunch of stuff" — and when moderator Martha Raddatz asked "what does that mean?" he said, "we Irish call it malarkey."

Biden's use of the word has many asking: Where does it come from?

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5:52pm

Thu October 11, 2012
2012 elections

Live blog: Biden vs. Ryan in the vice presidential debate

Originally published on Fri October 12, 2012 9:54 am

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Vice President Biden and his Republican opponent, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, had a lively debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky., this evening — one marked by Biden's aggressive challenges to many of the Republican vice presidential nominee's claims and Ryan's oft-repeated message that the Obama-Biden administration's policies aren't working.

The discussion was steered by ABC News' Martha Raddatz. It's the only vice presidential debate of the campaign.

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