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Renee Montagne Biography

Renée Montagne (pronounced Mon-TAIN) is an American radio journalist and was the co-host (with Steve Inskeep and David Greene) of National Public Radio's weekday morning news program, Morning Edition, from May 2004 to November 11, 2016. Montagne and Inskeep succeeded longtime host Bob Edwards, initially as interim replacements, and Greene joined the team in 2012. Montagne had served as a correspondent and occasional host since 1989. She usually broadcasts from NPR West in Culver City, California, a Los Angeles suburb.

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All front-line combat jobs in the infantry, special operations units and elsewhere are now open to women.

Infantry, Jobs, Lines, Special, Women

I think if you're in favor of World War III, you have your candidate. You know, here's the thing.

Iii, Think, Thinking, War, World

It's been a long while since we've had a major celebrity criminal case.

Long, Criminals, Cases, Criminal, Case

Berta Caceres was a Lenca Indian activist well-known in her country, shot in her home. She was not only known in Honduras, she was one of the world's best-known environmentalists and had recently opposed plans for a dam on a river considered sacred by the Lenca. Honduran police have said they are investigating the murder as a botched robbery, but many of her colleagues believe Caceres was targeted.

Activist, Believe, Country, Home, Honduras, Lenca

We're really talking about the Army and Marine Corps here for almost all these ground combat jobs. They want to move in a careful, deliberate manner.

Army, Corps, Jobs, Marine, Moving, Talking

I've been doing politics 30 years. I've never seen an election like this [in 2016]. This is entirely unpredictable.

Years, Election, Unpredictable, Politics, Entirely

Listen, Mr. President, there's a no-fly zone in Syria. You fly in, it applies to you. And, yes, we would shoot down the planes of Russian pilots if, in fact, they were stupid enough to think that this president was the same feckless weakling that the president we have in the oval office is right now.

Office, Oval, Planes, Same, Stupid, Thinking

Nevada appeared to be a firewall for Hillary Clinton.

Clinton, Nevada, Firewall, Appeared

Honduras has one of the highest murder rates in the world. The drug trade is responsible for much of that.

Drug, World, Murder, Honduras, Highest

The Republican candidates clashed on terrorism, immigration and foreign policy in their fifth debate. They all said President [Barack] Obama and Hillary Clinton have not kept America safe.

America, Barack, Debate, Immigration, Policy, President

There are no women in these ground combat jobs. Women, of course, have been flying combat missions in fighter jets, attack helicopters, for more than 20 years, but beginning this week, those ground combat jobs in infantry, artillery and armor will be open to women. Officials don't expect a rush of women interested.

Jobs, Years, Flying, Missions, Rush

The Marines estimate that roughly a hundred or 200 women will be interested in going into these jobs - roughly 2 percent of those jobs. Still, this is historic. It's a biggest cultural change in the military maybe ever, probably bigger than integrating the force back in 1948 when African-Americans were no longer segregated in separate units.

Force, Interested, Jobs, Marine, Military, Probably

There's a better chance of a brokered convention than any time in our lifetime.

Chance, Lifetime, Conventions, Convention, Time

Women and men will have to go through the same physical test before they get into these ground combat jobs, and the test will increase over time for again both Marine Corps and the Army just to make sure everyone is physically fit enough to go through these jobs, to get through this training.

Jobs, Marine, Army, Physical, Training

I think I should be on the main stage. I don't think I'm an undercard candidate. I think the others should drop out.

Candidate, Drop, Should, Stage, Thinking

Bill Cosby is one of America's most successful black performers.

America, Bill, Black, Successful

Marine and Army women have deployed with infantry units in Iraq and Afghanistan in what's called female engagement teams, going into villages, talking with women and sometimes coming under fire.

Team, Marine, Army, Fire, Under

Donald [Trump] is great at the one-liners, but he's a chaos candidate, and he'd be a chaos president. He would not be the commander in chief we need to keep our country safe.

Country, Donald, Keep, Needs, President

The Marines already have started putting women through infantry training. They've done it for the past couple of years. And it's tough. Roughly one-third of women have made it through that infantry training. So you're not going to see a lot of women actually make it through this.

Actually, Couple, Marine, Past, Roughly, Tough

Jason Rezaian is finally headed home. He's the correspondent for The Washington Post who was held in Iran for a year and half while U. S. diplomats, his family and his editors worked to win his release. Rezaian was one of the four Americans released from prison in Tehran in a swap for seven Iranians held in U. S. prisons.

Correspondent, Home, Iran, Post, Released, Winning