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The U.S. secretary of state arrived in the capital of Naypyidaw to test the country's first civilian government in decades on its commitment on issues such as severing military and nuclear ties with North Korea. She was scheduled to meet senior Myanmarese officials as well as opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

The U.S. secretary of state arrived in the capital of Naypyidaw to test the country's first civilian government in decades on its commitment on issues such as severing military and nuclear ties with North Korea. She was scheduled to meet senior Myanmarese officials as well as opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Not every year-end Top 10 list has to be a strict list of the 10 best albums, nor does it have to be a scientific ranking of music by merit. Two years ago, The Current's Mark Wheat began assembling a year-end best list in the form of a 10-song soundtrack, in the hopes that it would reflect the way he experienced the year. He says that 2009 marks the first time it's really worked.

Theodor Geisel's first book for kids was rejected 27 times before it was finally published in 1937. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was inspired by a very ordinary street in Geisel's Massachusetts hometown.

The Grammys reward industry insiders, and Mars is no stranger to the business.

In 1839, Great Britain and Russia were playing the world map like a chessboard — and for no reason other than geography, Afghanistan got caught in the middle. In Return of a King, historian William Dalrymple tells the story of Britain's calamitous invasion.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is open about how she benefited from affirmative action, how she came to terms with her diabetes and the "out-of-body experience" of being appointed to the high court. Sotomayor spoke with NPR just before the release of her new autobiography.

According to writer and digital revolution expert Don Tapscott, the classic university lecture model is an outdated way of teaching a generation that has grown up making, changing and learning from digital communities.

A company of the 101st Airborne Division in Panjwaii tries to cut Taliban supply lines and win the support of locals. It offers a focused look at the overall U.S. war strategy in Afghanistan. Watching closely are the Taliban -- and the top ranks of the U.S. military command.

While Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney argues that his opponents have no realistic shot at winning enough delegates to secure the nomination, the same could eventually be true for Romney if a four-way race continues. NPR takes a look at the latest delegate numbers.

After a meteoric rise, GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is now polling in the single digits. But she's still plowing ahead with her campaign, and this week she came out with a memoir. The Minnesota congresswoman talks with co-host Steve Inskeep about Core of Conviction and aiming to win the nomination.

Exchanges must be up and running by at the start of 2014, although states must prove a year earlier that they will be ready to go. The federal government will establish exchanges for states that can't or won't do so themselves.