All Things Considered

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Melissa Block, Michele Norris, and Robert Siegel

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4:03pm

Fri June 1, 2012
Business

No Beer Goggles For Baseball Stadium Brew Prices

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 5:13 pm

Change has been the story of the season for the Miami Marlins, formerly the Florida Marlins. With a new coach, a new name, new team colors and a new stadium the baseball team set a franchise record for winning games in May.

But one tradition isn't changing anytime soon: beer. Ordering a beer at a baseball game is as American as apple pie. So is forking over a small fortune for that beer.

According to an analysis by TheStreet.com, the most expensive beer of any baseball stadium is sold at the new Marlins Park, where baseball fans pay $8 for a Bud Light draft.

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3:29pm

Fri June 1, 2012
Law

Confusion Over Campaign Law After Edwards Case

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 9:29 pm

Credit Sara D. Davis / Getty Images

From the day a grand jury indicted former Sen. John Edwards on six felony charges nearly one year ago, the case drew jeers from election lawyers and government watchdogs.

"It was an incredibly aggressive prosecution because it was based on a novel theory of the law," says Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. "There was literally no precedent. No case had ever been like this."

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3:02pm

Fri June 1, 2012
Middle East

Egypt Braces For Verdict In Hosni Mubarak Trial

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 5:13 pm

An Egyptian court plans to announce the verdict Saturday in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak, and regardless of which way the decision goes, it could prompt a public outpouring of emotion at a sensitive moment for the country.

Mubarak is charged with corruption and complicity in the deaths of hundreds of protesters during the revolution last year that ousted him.

If convicted, he could face the death penalty. But some are predicting he'll be acquitted, and that could set off another round of protests and possibly violence.

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2:57pm

Fri June 1, 2012
Music Interviews

How An Author And A Singer Became Musical 'Kin'

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 5:13 pm

Credit Deborah Feingold / Courtesy of the artist

In 2003, in a song called "Earthbound," singer Rodney Crowell name-checked a writer he admires a lot: Mary Karr, who has written searing memoirs, including the best-seller The Liars' Club, as well as several books of poetry.

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2:00pm

Fri June 1, 2012
Europe

As Greeks Withdraw Cash, Banks Grow Vulnerable

Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 5:13 pm

Credit John Kolesidis / Reuters/Landov

Since the Greek debt crisis began nearly three years ago, more than $90 billion has left the country.

At first, it was just big business and the wealthiest Greeks moving money abroad in case Greece dropped the euro and reverted to its previous currency, the drachma.

Now people with smaller portfolios are also withdrawing money, and that's left the country's fragile banks on edge.

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