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12:00 pm
Sat January 14, 2012

Breaking Down Bain Capital

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Private equity firms are under the microscope this week as a pro-Gingrich superPAC hounds GOP candidate Mitt Romney for his role as head of Bain Capital. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks with Dan Primack, senior editor of Fortune Magazine, about how these firms operate and the legitimacy of these attacks.

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11:00 am
Sat January 14, 2012

Italian Cruise Ship Runs Aground

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Originally published on Sat January 14, 2012 11:00 am

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News, I'm Scott Simon. An enormous cruise ship is lying on its side in the Mediterranean today. The Italian ship, Costa Concordia, ran aground off Italy's Tuscan coast, killing at least three people. Passengers described scenes reminiscent of the Titanic. Fabio Costa was working in a shop on the cruise liner when he felt a jolt.

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Fresh Air Weekend
6:41 am
Sat January 14, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend: Gary Oldman, Rin Tin Tin

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Oldman played Sirius Black to Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter in the blockbuster franchise.
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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

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Simon Says
6:15 am
Sat January 14, 2012

Zambia Official Talks the Talk, Jumps the Jump

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Zambia's tourism minister Given Lubinda bungee-jumped off of a bridge at Victoria Falls to invite tourists back.
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Given Lubinda jumped off a bridge this week and popped up smiling.

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Around the Nation
5:44 am
Sat January 14, 2012

The Income Gap: Unfair, Or Are We Just Jealous?

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Occupy Wall Street members stage a protest march near Wall Street in New York in October. Paul Taylor of the Pew Research Center says the movement has "crystallized" the idea of economic disparity.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses a primary night victory rally in New Hampshire on Jan. 10. Romney has accused President Obama of engaging in the "politics of envy" by focusing on income inequality.
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The widening gulf between the rich and everyone else is a growing source of tension in America.

A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds the income gap is now seen as a bigger source conflict in the U.S. than race, age or national origin. That's why some believe the issue could matter in the presidential campaign, and others worry it would warp the national debate.

Two out of three Americans now perceive strong social conflicts over the income gap — up sharply from two years ago. Paul Taylor of the Pew Research Center has an idea what's behind the increase.

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