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Who speaks for rural America? Farmers want international trade deals and relief from regulations. But small towns are focused on re-inventing themselves to attract a new generation. FrankvandenBergh/Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

Farmers Are Courting Trump, But They Don't Speak For All Of Rural America

With Donald Trump's victory, rural America is enjoying some political prominence, and farmers are hoping to profit. But most rural Americans aren't farmers. Small towns have their own priorities.

Farmers Are Courting Trump, But They Don't Speak For All Of Rural America

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet is pictured in July on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, which is targeting ISIS in Iraq and Syria. U.S. Navy/Getty hide caption

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Pentagon Finds Human Errors Led To Strikes On Syrian Government-Aligned Troops

More than three dozen airstrikes hit what the coalition thought was an ISIS position in September. But they turned out to be killing troops loyal to the Syrian government, prompting an investigation.

Elaine Chao arrived at Trump Tower last week to meet with President-elect Donald Trump. On Tuesday, he announced she was his pick to lead the Department of Transportation. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Trump Picks Washington Insider Elaine Chao For Transportation Secretary

The former labor secretary worked in both Bush administrations; her resume runs counter to the anti-establishment campaign Donald Trump campaigned on.

(Left) A firefighter's boot used to collect money from motorists for the "Fill the Boot" campaign for muscular dystrophy which started in 1954. (Center) A Habitat for Humanity belt was used by a volunteer in rebuilding homes in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. (Right) Bucket used by Jeanette Senerchia in 2014 launching the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Courtesy of National Museum of American History hide caption

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History

A Giving History: Smithsonian Exhibit Showcases Americans' Charitable Acts

Visitors to the National Museum of American History can see artifacts like the bucket used to launch the ALS ice bucket challenge and how they played a role in charitable giving throughout history.

A Giving History: Smithsonian Exhibit Showcases Americans' Charitable Acts

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President-elect Donald Trump, flanked by his wife and grown children, cuts a ribbon during the grand opening of the Trump International Hotel, just a few blocks from the White House, on Oct. 26. Getty Images hide caption

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Law Professor: Trump Can't Hold Lease On His Hotel Near White House

Donald Trump has a 60-year lease on his new hotel, just a few blocks from the White House. But its terms say no elected U.S. official shall benefit from the lease.

Former North Charleston, S.C., police Officer Michael Slager testifies Tuesday during his murder trial. Grace Beahm /Charleston Post and Courier hide caption

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Former South Carolina Police Officer Takes The Stand At His Murder Trial

Former North Charleston Officer Michael Slager is on trial for shooting a black man named Walter Scott in the back. Slager testified he "fired until the threat was stopped, like I'm trained to do."

Flathead Lake in Montana's Flathead Valley is fed by the glaciers in Glacier National Park. Here in rural northwest Montana, there is postelection unease in some communities about far-right extremist views entering the mainstream. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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In Montana, Unease Over Extremist Views Moving Out Of The Woods

The remote woods of the Northwest have long been a haven for far-right extremists. After Donald Trump's election, some in communities here worry about extremists entering the mainstream.

In Montana, An Unease Over Extremist Views Moving Out Of The Woods

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All Songs Considered

New Mix: Laura Marling, Weyes Blood, Sam Phillips, More

On this week's show: Songs about the indomitable human spirit. Plus, music plucked from a honey jar (seriously).

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