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The chairmen of the House and Senate tax-writing committees, one Democrat and one Republican, are embarking on a tour to sell the importance of changing tax policy. In public, they stick to what they agree on — but there are still some sticky issues ahead.

From Prohibition until just a few years ago, almost every bartender in the country relied on just one brand of bitters. But now some are rediscovering old recipes for these bittersweet infusions.

Many black parents are agonizing about what Saturday's acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case means for their children. They still worry about whether their kids go to the mall "church-ready" or leave the house with their pants on their hips.

After fleeing his native Syria, Mohammad al-Hariri became the most powerful man in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where more than 120,000 refugees live. Aid workers view him as running a criminal enterprise, but they appear to have little choice but to work with him.

The NAACP is asking the Justice Department to file civil rights charges in the Zimmerman case. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous.

Demonstrators outside the courthouse in Sanford, Fla., were stunned by the six-person jury's decision to acquit George Zimmerman of any charges in the death of Trayvon Martin.

George Zimmerman was allowed to leave the courtroom Saturday night a free man. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin updates the story.

The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin came as a surprise to many outside the courthouse in Sanford, Florida, and around the country. Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Code Switch blogger Gene Demby.

Gibson is a spiritual heir of Johnny Cash: a deep-voiced country singer whose songs are filled with characters of questionable morality — or just pure evil.

George Zimmerman's verdict is in, but public opinion continues to play out. Some prayed or protested, while others felt justice had been served by Zimmerman's acquittal in the fatal shooting of black teen Trayvon Martin.