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Schwarzenegger Case Prompts Question: Why Do Politicians Keep Shocking Us? | Remember those pre-birther, pre-repeal-birthright-citizenship, pre-Tea Party movement days in 2004 when there was actually discussion of amending the Constitution so Arnold Schwarzenegger could run for president? That sure seems like ancient history, doesn't it? The news that Arnold Scharzenegger fathered a child ten y... |
The Last Pew Poll: Obama Holds Edge On Eve Of Election | The final poll released Sunday by the Pew Research Center ahead of Tuesday's election shows President Obama has a 3 percentage point lead over Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney just two days before the general election. Obama leads Romney 48 percent to 45 percent in the poll of 2,709 likely voters, which has ... |
Australia Apologizes For Kids Shipped To Colonies | Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a formal apology Monday for his country's role in Britain's colonial history. Over the course of three centuries, Britain sent tens of thousands of children involuntarily to the colonies. Although they were promised a better life, many were the victims of abuse and neglect. B... |
We Asked People What They Know About Taxes. See If You Know The Answers | Back in 2012, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign suffered a blow when a tape was leaked of him grousing that 47 percent of Americans don't pay federal income tax. It was one of the biggest gaffes of the presidential campaign, but a new poll conducted by Ipsos for NPR suggests that many Americans for... |
Tweeted Verse Of The Day: April 7, 2011 | By @dailyneurotic: The bees are somewhere creating a world out of pollen musing in sweetness tasting the work of the thoughtless moment. ALLISON KEYES, host: And, next, Muses and Metaphor. (Soundbite of music) KEYES: As part of TELL ME MORE's celebration of National Poetry Month, we've been hearing your poetic tweet... |
Happy Valentine's Day | Before we kick off another news week, we'd be remiss if we didn't wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day. And for those of you have forgotten that it's Feb. 14, this is your wake-up call. Google's taking note of the holiday with one of its special logos — this one merges the company's name with artist Robert Indiana's ... |
Weekly Standard: Vouching For Medicare Reform | Fred Barnes is executive editor of The Weekly Standard. Social Security's looming deficit can be handled, for the time being, by adjusting benefits a tad downward. Medicaid's runaway spending can be restrained by giving state governors more flexibility in administering the program. These are modest solutions. Medicare ... |
Dabbling in Virtual Real Estate... and Acronyms | If you welcome financial advice from Romanian-born professor and poet, then here's a story for you. Commentator Andrei Codrescu notes that virtual real estate is the wave of the future, as game players online trade mock properties for real money. |
Cities' Goal To Lower Climate Emissions Could Be Blocked By Gas Utilities | A growing number of cities want to restrict the use of gas in buildings to reduce climate emissions. But many states are now considering laws to block that with backing from the natural gas industry. |
Tornado Warning May Have Saved Lives | The residents of Greensburg, Kan., had excellent lead time because of developments in storm-warning systems. Meteorologist Don Burgess says a specific warning was issued for the county about 30 minutes before the tornado struck. |
Sticking with the Detroit Tigers | In baseball, it's the dog days of summer. A few teams and their fans are in the middle of pennant races. But are fans of teams who have no hopes of reaching the playoffs sticking by them? NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to NPR's Don Gonyea, who cheers for what may soon become the worst team in baseball <EM>ever</EM> -- the D... |
Columnists on Gonzales, Continued | Robert Siegel continues his conversation with political commentators E.J. Dionne and David Brooks about the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. ROBERT SIEGEL, host: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel back with David Brooks and E.J. Dionne. The subject is Alberto Gonzales. E.J... |
ISIS Declares Caliphate As Iraq Fights To Retake Tikrit | Extremist Sunni group ISIS has announced a plan to rule the territory it has carved out of Iraq and Syria in recent months, in a declaration that touches on public services, salaries and compensation for damages from the violence. The plan was unveiled as Iraq's central Shiite government tries to retake the city of Tik... |
Commentary: Company Time | Commentator Jeremy Richards questions the division of "personal time" and "company time," suggesting that office workers can't possibly work the entire time they spend in their cubicles. Richards lives in Seattle. He comes to us by way of member station KPLU. |
Jared Kushner Arrives In Jerusalem To Talk Peace | Presidential envoy Jared Kushner arrives in Jerusalem to take another attempt at restarting peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. But relations have gotten even worse recently. |
The truth about vultures, with WAYNE GRADY and MIKE WALLACE | <A HREF="http://whyy.org/cgi-bin/bookdisplay.cgi?1433"><IMG SRC="http://whyy.org/logos/BOOK.GIF" border=0 ALIGN=RIGHT></A>The truth about vultures, with WAYNE GRADY and MIKE WALLACE. Grady's new book, "Vulture: Ghastly Gourmet," (Sierra Club Books) describes in words and photographs the life of the vulture. WALLACE is ... |
Tulare County Approves New Dairies | The board of supervisors in the Central Valley county of Tulare took a controversial stand yesterday when it gave the green light to two new dairies, planned across the street from a state park dedicated to the history of California's African-American settlers. |
Remembering Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution | As part of a series of conversations marking 1979 as a seminal year in the Muslim world, Steve Inskeep talks to Iranian-born journalist Kasra Naji about the Islamic Revolution. Naji was a student in Iran at the time and has been in and out of the country since then. He's a special correspondent for BBC Persian Televisi... |
Nigella Offers Simple Recipes For Holiday Cheer | Embarking on the holiday season can feel like joining a festive army: Decorations must be just so. Gifts must be perfect. Everything gets a little bow on top. But food writer Nigella Lawson says that keeping things warm and welcoming doesn't require endless preparation or complicated dishes. Keep things simple, she sa... |
Getting Divorced In The Philippines Where It's Against The Law | NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with freelance journalist Ana Santos about her experience getting divorced in the Philippines, the only country where divorce is illegal. |
As More Women Tell Abortion Stories, Both Sides Claim Advantage | Advocates for abortion rights are increasingly calling on women who've had the procedure to tell their stories publicly in an effort to combat the "shame and stigma" around it. Over the past year, abortion activists have talked about their procedures online, in books and at open forums on college campuses. One put her ... |
Our Favorite Debate Moments | Hofstra University is hosting the third and final presidential debate tonight. And that gives us a good reason to look back at some memorable moments in previous presidential debates. |
Obama Weighs Options For Stimulus Plan | As soon as he's in the White House, president-elect Barrack Obama will press for a significant program to stimulate the economy. He may announce something even more ambitious now that it is clear the economy is in a difficult recession. What can he propose that has the most impact? |
Meeting Abuse Victims, Pope Francis Begs Forgiveness | Pope Francis spent parts of Sunday and Monday meeting with six people who had been sexually abused by priests, speaking with them about the lingering effects of their experiences and asking for their forgiveness. The sessions brought the first official meetings with abuse survivors for Francis; his predecessor, Pope Be... |
'A Horrific Experience': Police Called On Group Of Black Women Golfers In Pennsylvania | The five black women kicked off the course at the Grandview Golf Club in York, Pennsylvania, last weekend are not sure what happens now. The women, all middle-aged professionals, members of the club and a broader organization for black female golfers called Sisters in the Fairway, were on the second hole when the owner... |
A Muslim Reported Omar Mateen To The FBI Well Before Orlando Shooting | Mohammad Malik knew Omar Mateen long before Mateen shot and killed 49 people in Orlando, Fla. In 2014, he turned Mateen in to the FBI. Malik talks to Rachel Martin about his <em>Washington Post</em> op-ed. |
Animal Welfare in Matthew Scully's 'Dominion' | Host Scott Simon talks with Matthew Scully, author of <EM>Dominion</EM> a book on "animal welfare." It's published by St. Martin's Press. Mr. Scully criticizes the factory farm where animals are treated as mere products, and raised and slaughtered in a way that maximizes profits and minimizes decency. Instead Scully ar... |
Advisory Firm Suggests Rupert Murdoch Get The Boot | Shareholder Services, a major investor advisory firm, is urging shareholders to oust Rupert Murdoch and his sons from the board at News Corp. The firm recommended against re-electing 13 of the 15 News Corp. board members when shareholders hold their annual meeting in two weeks. |
Evening Primrose Oil No Match For Eczema's Itch | Eczema is an itchy and, to some, an embarrassing skin ailment. Typical medial treatments like cortisone are less than ideal. So some people have turned to evening primrose oil, a remedy made from the seeds of a yellow wildlflower that are rich in the essential fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid. There's only problem: even... |
Congress Unites To Demand Answers From Trump On Russian Bounties In Afghanistan | Updated at 9:51 p.m. ET Members of Congress in both parties demanded answers on Monday about reported bounties paid by Russian operatives to Afghan insurgents for targeting American troops. The stories appeared to have taken even the most senior lawmakers off guard, and they said they wanted briefings soon from the Def... |
Dollar Hits New Low as Economic Woes Continue | The U.S. dollar hit an all-time low against the Euro on Thursday. The dollar's slide followed comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that he's prepared to lower interest rates again. |
Haitian Prime Minister Vows Corruption Won't Eat Into Aid Funds | Now that the U.S., European Union and other major players have pledged about $5.3 billion in aid for Haiti to help that stricken nation recover from its devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, the question naturally occurs: Will the money be spent wisely? And, since Haiti has long been known as a place where a select few often... |
Washington Honors Ford, Prepares for Change | It's a busy week in Washington as 2007 begins. Tuesday, President Bush leads the nation at a memorial service to honor the late President Ford. And Thursday, the 110th Congress is sworn in, with the Democrats taking charge of both chambers. NPR's Senior Washington Editor, Ron Elving, talks to Melissa Block about what ... |
The Top 5 Chopin And Schumann Albums of 2010 | A particularly good year for pianists, 2010 marked the bicentenaries of both Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann, inspiring new interpretations of their compositions. Though both composers experienced health problems and lived relatively short lives -- Chopin died at 39 and Schumann at 46 -- they crafted a large number... |
Olympics Scandal: New Allegations | Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR''s Howard Berkes about new developments in the Salt Lake City Olympics scandal. |
McClatchy Digs Into Goldman Sachs' Dealings In Subprime Mortgages | "Goldman Sachs: Low Road To High Finance." That's the name McClatchy Newspapers has given to a multi-media report, based on five months of investigation, into "how Wall Street colossus Goldman Sachs peddled billions of dollars in shaky securities tied to subprime mortgages on unsuspecting pension funds, insurance compa... |
Portraits Of Libya's Relentless Rebels | I arrived a few days after Moammar Gadhafi's army was pushed out of eastern Libya in a series of bloody clashes. I expected to find conflict; instead, I found a carnival. A glorious whirlwind of flags, prayers and chants, martyr stories and burned-out government buildings. People went to bed at 6 a.m.; Al-Jazeera was p... |
Christian Coalition's Influence on the Wane | The Christian Coalition, once a powerful conservative lobbying group, has suffered a number of defections by state chapters this year. The latest came Wednesday when the Alabama chapter cut ties. NPR senior correspondent Juan Williams analyzes the reasons behind the group's decline and what the latest polls are saying ... |
Study Finds Life Expectancy 12 Years Shorter In Certain Cleveland Neighborhoods | A new study has found that, in some parts of Cleveland, people live 12 years less on average than people less than 10 miles away.
Here & Now’s Robin Young visited a neighborhood clinic to see some of the health issues hitting poorer neighborhoods. She spoke with patient Molly Hileman and Dr. Heidi Gullett.
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Two Views of Iraq's Future | Two men dicussing elections and a new government for Iraq highlight fundamental disagreements on the form such basic underpinnings of democracy should take. Both want elections, but part ways on what would be the best way to hold them. They also disagree on the role that Islam should play in Iraq's political future. NP... |
What Would Rob Do to Lose 10 Pounds in 2009? | Up until my mid 20's, I was one of those lucky guys who could down a milkshake, burger, and fries and then laugh about how fast my metabolism could burn it away. I never quite made it to the Michael Phelps 10,000 calories a day plan, but I didn't really have to think too hard about staying in shape. The pinnacle of my ... |
T. Rex Protein Evidence Links Dinosaurs to Birds | In recent years, the link between ancient dinosaurs and present-day birds has become fairly widely accepted among paleontologists. Now, analysis of proteins found in a scrap of collagen from a 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex leg bone provides strong evidence for the idea that dinosaurs are the ancestors of modern... |
'National Enquirer' Publisher Looks To Sell Magazines | Host Ailsa Chang speaks to NPR's David Folkenflik about the news that American Media intends to sell its tabloids, including <em>National Enquirer</em>. |
South Africa Considers Legalizing Domestic Rhino Horn Trade | Conservationists are sounding the alarm over a South African proposal that would legalize and regulate the domestic trade of rhinoceros horn, as well as allow some limited exports. A public comment period ended last week on the draft regulations from the Department of Environmental Affairs, published on Feb. 8 in the o... |
The Teacher Who Trumped CNN | NPR's Mike Pesca is following the Virginia Senate race and has this dispatch from Democrat Jim Webb's campaign party in Arlington, Va.: "There is wifi here in the hotel ballroom and some of the Webb supporters have brought laptops. What this means is that Ken, whose nametag further id’s him as "ken the teacher" has tru... |
'56 Thunderbird Renews 70-Year-Old Sweethearts | Here's a story about a daughter giving daddy his Thunderbird back. Half a century ago, high-school sweethearts Clyde and Betty Jackson, of Edgefield, S.C., took it on their honeymoon to Daytona Beach, Fla. A few years later they stopped driving it, and it sat rusting in their shed. But not anymore — the couple's dau... |
U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone After Iran Says It Seized Small Tanker In Persian Gulf | Iran announced on Thursday it seized a small tanker in the Persian Gulf, highlighting the ongoing tensions at sea as the U.S. tries to find ways to secure the waterway. |
Medal Of Honor Recipient Reflects On Honor And Loss | The Battle of Wanat is one of the bloodiest battles of the war in Afghanistan. Nine American soldiers were killed and more than two dozen were wounded when hundreds of insurgents assaulted the Army outpost they were building in Waygal Valley on July 13, 2008. It was just after 4 o’clock that morning when the American s... |
Mobile App Designed To Prevent Pregnancy Gets EU Approval | There are more than a dozen medically approved methods of birth control, including condoms, the pill and implants. Now for the first time, a cell phone app has been certified as a method of birth control in the European Union. Its creator, Elina Berglund, is a particle physicist who was part of the team that won the No... |
Michelle Obama Urges Grads To Give Back | First Lady Michelle Obama gave the commencement address to the first full senior class at the University of California, Merced. We'll hear what words of advice Mrs. Obama offered to the class as they embark on careers in one of the toughest economies ever. Sasha Khoka reports for member station KQED. |
Jupiter And Saturn To Unite In Night Sky | On Monday, Jupiter and Saturn will look as if they are merging in the night sky. This hasn't happened in nearly 400 years. |
New York Marchers Shout Views in Streets | NPR's Robert Smith reports on the anti and pro-war demonstrations that occurred today in New York City. |
Conficker Computer Worm Activates April 1 | Estimates of the number of computers infected with the Conficker worm run from 1 million to 12 million. The malware's deadline is April 1, 2009, but no one really knows what will actually happen to the infected computers. Larry Magid, tech analyst for CBS News and CNET, has been following and reporting on the Conficke... |
India's Anti-Graft Crusader Agrees To Public Fast | A renowned Indian anti-corruption crusader has struck a deal with police to hold a 15-day public hunger strike against graft. The deal ends a bizarre standoff at a New Delhi prison where the activist's brief detention had turned into a sit-in protest. Renee Montagne talks to Amol Sharma, who's been covering the story f... |
Fly Golden Eagle: 'Stepping Stone' | Making music in a band is always and experiment. The players throw different elements into the enzymatic mix, let it all bubble together, and come up with a new compound every time. Recording these interactions for something as self-promotional as a music video can feel intrusive, like freezing something volatile. But ... |
Riding 'The Beast': Alt.Latino Interviews Salvadoran Journalist Oscar Martinez | This week on Alt.Latino we are doing something different. Instead of music, we're offering you a story, or rather the story of hundreds of thousands of people, as recorded by Salvadoran journalist Oscar Martinez. In his new book The Beast, Martinez narrates his eight journeys on top of the freight trains known as La Be... |
Vanessa Parr On World Cafe | Normally when a guest sits down for a World Cafe interview, our producers or I help them adjust their microphone to the correct distance and angle. And if a piece of technology is misbehaving, we'll sort it out and hopefully our guest will be none the wiser. Not Vanessa Parr. On the day she visited the World Cafe studi... |
Obama Says He Enjoys Skeet Shooting; Doubtful Lawmaker Challenges Him | One short exchange in a long New Republic interview of President Obama has gotten much attention: New Republic: "Have you ever fired a gun? Obama: "Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time." The president went on to say he has "a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back ... |
Philip Shenon, Scrutinizing the 9/11 Investigation | Missed evidence, ignored clues, political considerations--did the 9/11 Commission really issue the definitive report on the September 2001 terror attacks? In his new book, The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation, New York Times investigative journalist Philip Shenon scrutinizes those charged w... |
Romney's Pick Of Ryan Hasn't Changed Race, Polls Signal | Two new polls come to much the same conclusion about the 2012 presidential campaign: -- "Heading into next week's Republican convention, Mitt Romney remains within striking distance of President Barack Obama but faces steep challenges in inducing voters to warm up to him as a candidate, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC Ne... |
Hungary Sends Refugees To Shipping Container Camp Along Serbian Border | Hungary is closing all of its refugee camps across the country, and sending asylum seekers to a camp on the border with Serbia where they will live in converted shipping containers while their cases are processed. |
Pianist John Perry Makes | Pianist John Perry makes his way through the forests of Aspen. His performance of Schumann's Forest Scenes (Waldscenen) was recorded June 26th at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. (Aspen Music Festival Audio Recording Institute) |
The Impact of an Aging Workforce | Retiring baby boomers are taking with them years of institutional memory in many fields. It's an issue raised by David DeLong, author of <EM>Lost Knowledge: Confronting the Threat of an Aging Workforce</EM>. Hear DeLong and NPR's Steve Inskeep. |
Double Take 'Toons: Payday Blues? | A survey finds that 76 percent of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck. Lisa Benson doesn't see much hope for improvement, while John Cole thinks the charges on debit-card paychecks are making it worse. |
Doctor Behind Asperger's Syndrome Subject To Name Change | In the book "Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna," Edith Sheffer writes about the doctor who first diagnosed Asperger's Syndrome. Sheffer tells NPR's Michel Martin how Hans Asperger's Nazi ties were hidden for years. |
Maine Things Considered 10/24/06 | Anthem rate hike request aired at public hearing; Husson College board gives go ahead to school of pharmacy; horse racing boosted by revenue from Bangor racino; and Whoopie Pie Lady on the road in Woolich.
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A Book That Will Change 'Your Medical Mind' | Even the youngest among us have had to make difficult medical decisions. Perhaps we've had to choose between two doctors with very different opinions, or decide whether to treat a condition with a pill or with diet, exercise and natural remedies. Some of us have had to make even bigger decisions and help loved ones do ... |
Minority As Majority | Ina Jaffe reports that new Census information indicates that ethnic minorities will now constitute an majority of California residents. |
Culturetopia: Franzen's 'Freedom,' the Scissor Sisters and More.... | Jonathan Franzen's latest novel; a children's book from Edwidge Danicat; the music of filmmaker Fatih Akin; the Scissor Sisters' latest; Nat King Cole en Espa?ol. |
Global Markets Respond to Credit Squeeze | Asian stocks fell sharply, as fallout from the growing credit crunch stretched from France's largest publicly owned bank to the largest home-mortgage lender in the U.S. Amid the decline, the Bank of Japan says it injected more than $8 billion into money markets. |
Lots Of Goals, Upsets And A Penalty Shootout: Euro 2020 Is Just Heating Up | NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Luis Miguel Echegaray of CBS Sports about the upcoming quarter finals of the European Soccer Tournament. |
Obama's Visit To Myanmar: Too Much, Too Soon? | When President Obama sets off to Asia this weekend to highlight his so-called pivot to the region, he will make a bit of history: Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar. The country, also known as Burma, was a pariah state for decades, ruled by a ruthless military dictatorship. That is chan... |
Will Oscars Give Film Biz a Boost? | Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony is seen as a potential B-12 shot for a film industry that was slowed by a three-month writers' strike. |
From Anonymous To Media Star To Unemployed In A Week | If you're following the Syrian debate, there's a good chance you've come across Elizabeth O'Bagy, an analyst on the Syrian war, who went from obscure think tank analyst to media darling to unemployed in roughly a week. Here's how she did it. O'Bagy, 26, was a senior analyst at the Institute for the Study of War in Wash... |
A Call to Action, in Honoring Rosa Parks | Commentator John McCann says the best way to honor Rosa Parks is by becoming a leader in one's own community. McCann is a columnist for the <EM>Herald-Sun</EM> newspaper in Durham, N.C. |
2013 Winter Music Preview | On this edition of the program, All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton invite a gaggle of other NPR Music peeps on the show to share some of the records they're most looking forward to in 2013. Hear new music from Low, fierce world rhythms from Red Baraat, a traditional latin love song from Ileana Cabra... |
In Pranks And Fake Signs, 'Obvious Plant' Sows Mischief At Retailers | Jeff Wysaski talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about his Tumblr, Obvious Plant, where he posts photos of mischief like his latest prank: fake Black Friday ads that he tacked to a bulletin board at Target. |
Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Who Is America?' Continues To Generate Controversy | Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who Is America?” traps its subjects — often right-wing politicians and activists — and gets them to say and do outrageous things like endorsing a gun training program for toddlers or shouting racist slurs to avoid being kidnapped by ISIS. Here & Now‘s Robin Young... |
Slate's Medical Examiner: Chickenpox Vaccine Risks | The chickenpox vaccine has been a boon to American children for the last 10 years, but it may have an unintended consequence -- putting adults at higher risk for shingles, a related illness. Madeleine Brand speaks with Yale University professor, pediatrician and <em>Slate</em> contributor Sydney Spiesel about the chick... |
After A Free Fall, Zimbabwe Finds A Bit Of Stability | When hyperinflation spiraled out of control in Zimbabwe in 2008, huge numbers of citizens flocked across the border to find jobs, and escape food and water shortages. That economic nightmare came on top of years of decline. While the country still hasn't fully recovered, Zimbabwe is much more stable and economic life i... |
Dressing Traditions Collide at Thanksgiving | Host Debbie Elliott shares her holiday angst about preparing Thanksgiving dinner far from her family in the South. Her dilemma centers around the cornbread dressing. |
Olympic Results: Germany Leads Medal Count | At the Winter Olympics, it was a weekend of high drama. High winds scuttled the finals of the men's downhill and women's giant slalom. And the U.S. won its first medal in men's luge singles. |
GOP Governors: The Likeliest To Reach The White House | You don't need me to tell you that the Republican brand has not been doing so well lately. They've lost more than 50 House and 14 Senate seats in the last two election cycles, and polls show the public souring on the GOP like never before ... at least in recent political history. There is a widely expressed feeling tha... |
Emperor Of The North | Liane speaks with Professor John Cech (CHEK) about his novel, "A Rush of Dreamers: Being the Remarkable Story of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico." (Marlowe and Company, 1997). The novel is based on the true story of Joshua Norton, who, after losing his fortune during the gold rush, procla... |
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