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Nationwide, at least 14 police officers have been killed in the line of duty this month — and many more have survived gunshots.

But that doesn't mean there's a "war" between police and criminals, says Sgt. Norman Jahn, a 20-year veteran of the Las Vegas Police Department.

"The approach we have to take cannot be like the military," Jahn tells NPR's Steve Inskeep.

"We are civilian police," he says, noting that the situation in Las Vegas and other U.S. cities is far from what it is in parts of Mexico or Afghanistan.

Stand in the lobby of Walt Disney Concert Hall — the Los Angeles Philharmonic's home — and poll the folks streaming by you. So many will tell you this is their first time in the hall. Why'd they come? "To see Gustavo."

Is it the hair? The musicians who play their hearts out for him? Or is it watching Leno chatting him up on the Tonight Show? How about the energy he throws off like a Fourth of July sparkler? Whatever. Gustavo Dudamel, the Philharmonic's music director, is still just about the hottest thing in classical music.

Ken Harbaugh is a former Navy pilot and co-founder of The Mission Continues, a nonprofit organization that works with military veterans. He currently serves as a business consultant in Cleveland, Ohio.

In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama called on "all our college campuses to open their doors to our military recruiters and ROTC."

Many Americans might be surprised to learn that the biggest obstacle to making this happen may well come from the military itself.

With just a few days to go at the Sundance Film Festival, the deal-making pace is picking up. And as critic Kenneth Turan reports on Thursday's Morning Edition, business has been pretty strong.

Cycling star Aberto Contador may lose his third Tour de France title after Spanish federation officials proposed a one-year ban for failing a doping test.

Contador tested positive for clenbuterol during the 2010 Tour, a result he blamed on contaminated meat. He has 10 days to challenge the proposed ban, after which the Spanish cycling federation's disciplinary committee will decide whether to go forward with the sanction.