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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The Two-Way
5:25 am
Thu January 19, 2012

Kodak Calls Bankruptcy Filing 'Necessary Step'

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Eastman Kodak Co.'s corporate headquarters in Rochester, N.Y.

Originally published on Thu January 19, 2012 5:36 am

"Running short of cash and unable to sell 1,100 digital imaging patents that could have rescued it," as Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle writes, Eastman Kodak Co. today took the long-expected but still painful step of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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The Two-Way
4:55 am
Thu January 19, 2012

Report: Iowa Recount Puts Santorum Ahead By 34 Votes, Result 'Unresolved'

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Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum (left) and Mitt Romney during a debate in South Carolina on Monday.

Rick Santorum has ended up 34 votes ahead of Mitt Romney after a recount of the results from the Jan. 3 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, The Des Moines Register is reporting.

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The Two-Way
1:50 pm
Wed January 18, 2012

Was One Skier's Underwear Too Slick?

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Skier Tina Maze. She took her protest to the slopes in Italy, and to her Facebook page.
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When Slovene World Cup Alpine skier Tina Maze opened her racing suit Sunday to reveal her sports bra beneath to all those looking on in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, it wasn't some kind of sexy strip show or joyous Brandi Chastain type of moment.

It was a protest.

Over a fuss being made about her underwear.

Not the bra, mind you, or the words she had written on it: "Not your business."

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The Two-Way
12:10 pm
Wed January 18, 2012

Mark Wahlberg: With Me Aboard, 9/11 Hijackers Would Have Been Stopped

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Mark Wahlberg.

Originally published on Wed January 18, 2012 8:11 pm

Update at 9:45 p.m. ET. Wahlberg apologizes:

Saying his comments were "ridiculous ... irresponsible ... [and] insensitive," actor Mark Wahlberg has now apologized for saying he would have stopped 9/11 hijackers if he had been on one of the planes, Reuters reports.

Read what he's apologizing for in our original post:

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The Two-Way
11:20 am
Wed January 18, 2012

Would You Burn Your Cash To Stay Warm And Alive? This Man Did

We saw stories earlier this week about a man who was lost for two nights in Mount Rainier National Park over the weekend, but survived in part because he burned the money he was carrying to keep warm as a blizzard blew through the area.

But a critical question wasn't answered until today. — how much money went up in flames?

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The Two-Way
7:50 am
Wed January 18, 2012

In Snow-Weary Alaskan Towns, Sun And Smiles Emerge

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Jan. 9: An Alaska National Guardsman clears a roof in Cordova.

"Life is back to normal for two towns deeply buried in snow along Alaska's Prince William Sound," The Associated Press says. "The National Weather Service said Tuesday the weather is supposed to remain clear in both Valdez and Cordova this week."

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The Two-Way
7:00 am
Wed January 18, 2012

LIVE: Jewel (A Bear) May Soon Give Birth; A Webcam Lets Us Watch

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A very close view of Jewel, taken Tuesday.

Originally published on Wed January 18, 2012 7:04 am

As we learned last year with our posts about the Decorah "eagle cam," there's a lot of interest in watching animals in the wild. Especially when there are babies involved.

So here's some important information for nature lovers:

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The Two-Way
6:13 am
Wed January 18, 2012

Top Stories: Ship Search Suspended; Famine Fears Grow In Sudan

Originally published on Wed January 18, 2012 6:14 am

The Two-Way
5:55 am
Wed January 18, 2012

Seattle, Western Washington Hunker Down As Snow Arrives

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Bags of a deicing product were being stacked outside a hardware store in Seattle on Tuesday, as folks prepared for today's bad weather.

Originally published on Wed January 18, 2012 10:01 am

While Seattle may not get hit quite as hard as previously thought by a winter storm that's moving across the Northwest, the National Weather Service has issued some ominous sounding updates about how large that storm is turning out to be.

There's this message:

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