Top Stories: Secret Service Scandal; Zimmerman Released

NPR | By Mark Memmott

Published April 23, 2012 at 10:05 AM EDT

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- Several More Secret Service Agents Tied To Scandal Likely To Lose Their Jobs.

-- Zimmerman Released After Posting Bail, Will Go Into Hiding But Be Monitored.

-- To Keep His Job, France's Sarkozy Must Reach To The Right.

-- Now It Snows?

-- VIDEO: World Peace Causes World Of Pain With Elbow To Opponent's Head.

Other top stories:

-- "U.S. To Defend Afghanistan For Decade After Drawdown." (The Associated Press)

-- In Syria, Deaths Reported As City Of Hama Is Shelled. (CNN.com)

-- As Trial Of John Edwards Begins, A Primer On The Case. (Raleigh News & Observer)

Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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