Mark Memmott

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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.

After Helping Europe Rise From Ashes, EU Accepts Nobel Peace Prize

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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso of Portugal during today's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo.

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European Union President Herman Van Rompuy of Belgium at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo.

By Mark Memmott

Giving the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union has been controversial.

As The Associated Press reports:

Three previous Peace Prize laureates "South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire of Northern Ireland and Adolfo Perez Esquivel from Argentina, have demanded that the prize money of $1.2 million not be paid this year. They say the bloc contradicts the values associated with the prize because it relies on military force to ensure security."

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Royal Hoax: Nurse's Family 'Devastated,' Radio Hosts 'Shattered' By Her Death

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Flowers and a note outside the apartments near King Edward VII Hospital in central London where Jacintha Saldanha and other nurses stayed.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Mon December 10, 2012 12:40 pm

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Singer Jenni Rivera at the 11th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards in 2010.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Mon December 10, 2012 1:27 pm

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The news that no survivors have been found in the wreckage of a small plane in which Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera and six others were traveling before it crashed Sunday in northern Mexico means "the world has lost one very beautiful voice," as E! Online writes.

According to The Associated Press:

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Can A 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Be Both In And Out Of Reach? Yes

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President Obama in the Oval Office, where there may be some more late night bargaining sessions before a deal is reached to keep the federal government from going over the "fiscal cliff." (December 2009 file photo.)

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Mon December 10, 2012 12:38 pm

The face-to-face meeting at the White House Sunday between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner has led to analyses such as these this morning:

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