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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
5:15 am
Tue December 20, 2011

Kim Jong Un's Ascension Is 'Being Cemented For Him'

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A screen shot from North Korean TV foottage shows Kim Jong Il's body lying in a glass coffin in Pyongyang.
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This screen shot from North Korean TV foottage shows Kim Jong-Un as he came to view his father's remains.
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The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is now lying in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang — enclosed in a glass coffin and surrounded by flowers. He died Saturday and the period of mourning is set to continue until well into next week.

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The Two-Way
4:30 am
Tue December 20, 2011

Blizzard Pounds Great Plains, Northeast May See White Christmas

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It's slick out there: The scene Monday along U.S. 550 near Rio Rancho, N.M.
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Originally published on Tue December 20, 2011 4:34 am

Stranded motorists. Closed highways. Packed hotels.

It's winter and the Great Plains has gotten walloped:

"From northern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle through Oklahoma and northwestern Kansas," The Associated Press writes, "blizzard conditions [on Monday and into today] put state road crews on alert and had motorists taking refuge and early exits off major roads."

Some reports from the stricken states:

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The Two-Way
11:25 am
Mon December 19, 2011

Don't Panic, It Wasn't Lil' Kim

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In case anyone's confused. Kim Jong Il is at left. And Lil' Kim is still with us.
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Originally published on Mon December 19, 2011 11:28 am

Just the headline of this Buzz Feed post made us laugh.

"25 People Who Thought Lil Kim Died."

It's funny either way:

-- If some folks were confused by the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

-- Or if they were just making mischief.

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The Two-Way
9:25 am
Mon December 19, 2011

VIDEOS: Christmas-Themed 'Senior Citizen Flash Mobs' Are Spreading

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The senior citizens flash mob in Kansas.
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Originally published on Mon December 19, 2011 9:26 am

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The Two-Way
8:10 am
Mon December 19, 2011

Violent Crime Drops Again, FBI Reports

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From the Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report.
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The number of violent crimes reported by 12,500 U.S. law enforcement agencies fell 6.4 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same time in 2010, the FBI reports.

And in its Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report the bureau also says that property crimes were down 3.7 percent.

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