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.

Major College Football Edges Closer To Playoffs

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Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, left, hands off to running back Trent Richardson during the BCS National Championship college football game against LSU in New Orleans last January.

By Mark Memmott

"Major college football is on the verge of implementing a playoff, its own version of the final four — two semifinals and a title game," The Associated Press writes.

Or, as The Wall Street Journal reports:

10:45 am

Fri April 27, 2012

Blind Activist Flees House Arrest In China

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Blind activist Chen Guangcheng with his wife and son outside their home in northeast China's Shandong province in 2005.

By Mark Memmott

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7:33 am

Fri April 27, 2012

Economy Grew At 2.2 Percent Rate In First Quarter

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Fri April 27, 2012 8:12 am

The U.S. economy grew at a 2.2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of the year, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

That's down from the 3 percent pace in fourth-quarter 2011, but is still better than the 1.7 percent growth for all of last year.

The first-quarter figure will be revised twice, in each of the next two months.

We'll have more about the report shortly.

Update at 8:47 a.m. ET. Behind The Numbers:

7:13 am

Fri April 27, 2012

Almost One Year After Bin Laden's Death, Pakistan Deports His Family

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Pakistani policemen escort a minivan carrying family members of slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, in Islamabad, earlier today.

By Mark Memmott

6:35 am

Fri April 27, 2012

It's Your Turn, New York: Space Shuttle Fly-By Set For This Morning

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Riding atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, the space shuttle Enterprise flew past the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor today.

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Another view, capturing Enterprise, the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Fri April 27, 2012 11:42 am

Space nuts here in Washington, D.C., had their fun last week when a jumbo jet carrying space shuttle Discovery buzzed the nation's capital.

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