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  • CNN weekend anchorman Don Lemon is revealing his sexual orientation publicly for the first time. In anticipation of the release of his memoir this spring, Lemon tells NPR it is cathartic to release secrets he has held tightly for years. Yet Lemon remains fearful he will pay a professional price.
  • President Obama plays host to Jordan's King Abdullah and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week. Administration officials say Obama wants to talk about U.S. policy following the killing of Osama bin Laden and the uprisings in the Arab world. But Obama is under pressure to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict as well.
  • The amount of money Americans owe on student loans recently exceeded the nation's credit card debt. That may lead one to ask: Is it smart to borrow a lot of money to go to college? Student financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz says college debt is OK — if you're careful.
  • As more details emerge about the damage at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, governments around the globe are reassessing nuclear power. Japan and Germany have canceled plans to build new reactors and are searching for alternative sources of power.
  • The new videos from Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound show an al-Qaida leader seriously concerned about his image. Host Guy Raz discusses those videos with James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic. They also talk about whether the polling surge President Obama experienced after the killing can last through the next presidential election.
  • In honor of Mother's Day, come up with items in each of the given categories that start with the letters of the word "Madre." For example, for the category "3-letter boys' names," the answer would include Moe, Art, Don, Ray and Eli.
  • The Saturday Night Live joke-rappers behind the viral smash "Lazy Sunday" discuss their new album and the importance of teamwork in comedy.
  • The celebrated guitarist and songwriter, known for his work with The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead and Gov't Mule, discusses his first solo album in 19 years.
  • Though he spent years as a Southern Baptist minister, the former Arkansas governor says he always considered politics his calling.
  • The Pentagon released five short videos on Saturday that were recovered from the Pakistani compound where Osama bin Laden had been living — and was killed. NPR's Rachel Martin tells host Guy Raz that the videos and other correspondence found at the compound in Abbottabad indicate that bin Laden was still a tactical leader for al-Qaida.
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