Mark Memmott

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Mark Memmott joined NPR News in the spring of 2009 to launch a new blog, "The Two-Way," with co-blogger Frank James.

"The Two-Way" is the place where NPR.org gives readers breaking news and analysis — and where it engages users in conversations ("two-ways") about the most compelling stories being reported by NPR News and other news media.

Memmott came to NPR from USA Today, where for over 20 years he worked as a reporter and editor on subjects ranging from politics and, foreign affairs to economics and the media.

In recent years he helped launch and then led three different news blogs at USATODAY.com, including the website's 2008 presidential campaign blog, On Politics.

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10:20am

Mon April 25, 2011
The Two-Way

Supreme Court Won't Weigh In On Health Care Law Just Yet

"The Supreme Court has rejected a call from Virginia's attorney general to depart from its usual practice and put review of the [Obama] health care law on a fast track," The Associated Press reports.

The wire service adds that "only rarely, in wartime or a constitutional crisis, does the court step into a legal fight before the issues are aired in appellate courts. Hearings already are scheduled in May and June in three appeals courts. The case still could reach the high court in time for a decision by early summer 2012."

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9:55am

Mon April 25, 2011
The Two-Way

Antoine Dodson, 'Bed Intruder Song' Star, Charged With Pot Possession

Becoming an Internet sensation, and then riding that fame to TV appearances, merchandise sales and a fledgling career as an artist and entrepreneur, brings the kind of attention you may not want as well.

So it is with Antoine Dodson, star of the Bed Intruder Song mash-up craze that went viral last year.

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9:30am

Mon April 25, 2011
The Two-Way

Bahrain's Crown Prince Won't Be Attending The Royal Wedding

While "Bahrain's crown prince on Sunday declined an invitation to attend Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding, saying he did not want the Gulf nation's unrest to tarnish the celebration," there's still a "furore over [the] royal wedding guest list," writes Britain's The Independent.

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7:50am

Mon April 25, 2011
The Two-Way

Also In WikiLeaks Papers: Al-Qaida Leaders' Movements Following Sept. 11

There's a lot to read this morning about the suspected terrorists who have been held at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as just where many of al-Qaida's top leaders were on Sept. 11, 2001 — the day of the worst terrorist tasks ever on U.S. soil — and in subsequent weeks.

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2:10pm

Fri April 22, 2011
The Two-Way

New Photos Released Of Man Wanted For Questioning About Colo. Pipe Bomb

Saying that "our continuing joint investigation has revealed the person previously considered a 'person of interest' [is now] a possible 'suspect' in the investigation," the FBI Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force has released three more photos of the man authorities want to question about a pipe bomb found in a Colorado shopping mall on Wednesday.

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