Race Little Rock Editor Faced Down Segregationists November 30, 2006 • In September 1957, a high school in Little Rock, Ark., became a flashpoint in the fight for civil rights. A number of heroes emerged there — not least the students themselves. But another figure, largely forgotten today, played a crucial role in the school's integration. Little Rock Editor Faced Down Segregationists Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6551052/6557238" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion The Impact of War A Soldier's Choice: To Re-Up, or Not? November 30, 2006 • Michele Norris talks with Zack Bazzi, one of several American soldiers who filmed their experience in Iraq for the recent documentary The War Tapes. In December, Bazzi, who was born in Lebanon and lived there until he was 10, will graduate from the University of New Hampshire. Soon after that, he'll set off for Afghanistan, where he will be involved in a program to train Afghan troops. A Soldier's Choice: To Re-Up, or Not? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561777/6561778" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Immigration Debate Citizenship Test Revamped, in Search for Meaning November 30, 2006 • The immigration service today releases more than 140 draft questions for a new citizenship test. The questions will be given to new citizenship applicants in the the exam's civics portion, beginning in January. The government, which hopes to make the test more meaningful, has been working for several years to redesign the test. Citizenship Test Revamped, in Search for Meaning Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561786/6561787" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Microsoft's Vista System Makes Debut November 30, 2006 • Microsoft releases the business version of Vista, its new operating system the system. The system, years in the making, is years behind schedule. Retailers expect demand for Vista to be slow. In addition to new system requirements, some businesses fear the high cost of rolling it out. Technology webcaster/broadcaster Leo Laporte reports. Microsoft's Vista System Makes Debut Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561768/6561769" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design Auschwitz Prisoner Fights to Recover Her Paintings November 30, 2006 • In 1944, the notorious Nazi Josef Mengele ordered Dina Babbitt to paint portraits of Gypsy prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp. Babbitt, 83, is trying to recover the works, which are in the museum at the site of the camp. Auschwitz Prisoner Fights to Recover Her Paintings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561181/6561337" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Marketplace: Coming to Work Sick Hurts Productivity November 30, 2006 • A new survey says that 56 percent of employers now say that "presenteeism" -- when sick employees show up for work -- is a problem. The surveyor says sick people reporting for work may lower productivity and make other workers and customers sick. Host Madeleine Brand talks to Marketplace's Bob Moon about the findings. Marketplace: Coming to Work Sick Hurts Productivity Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560164/6560165" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Wyo. School District Raises Facililities, Test Scores November 30, 2006 • Thanks to swollen state coffers, Wyoming is now spending more on its schools than most other states. One rural district, Pinedale, is especially benefiting. That district is in a building frenzy. And it has some of the highest scores on the state's assessment test. Wyo. School District Raises Facililities, Test Scores Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560158/6560159" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Ford Buyout Drains Auto Workers Union November 30, 2006 • Almost half of the hourly workers at Ford Motor Company have accepted buyout or early retirement offers. This means the United Auto Workers union is losing close to 40,000 members, which could significantly weaken the union. Ford Buyout Drains Auto Workers Union Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560146/6560147" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Chicago's Windy City Gym Is on the Ropes November 30, 2006 • One of the nation's oldest boxing gyms is closing because of building violations. The Windy City Boxing Gym is in a poor part of Chicago, and can't afford renovations. It will have to find another location by the end of the year or its run is over. Chicago's Windy City Gym Is on the Ropes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560161/6560162" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food Farmers Dodge Moral Outrage with Free-Range Veal November 30, 2006 • New England dairy farmers have a new product: free-range veal. The milk-fed calves spend their short lives roaming pastures instead of cooped up in pens the way traditional veal is reared. Producers hope the meat will catch on with consumers who avoid veal for moral reasons. Farmers Dodge Moral Outrage with Free-Range Veal Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560149/6560150" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Danny DeVito's Eclectic Taste Fresh Air November 30, 2006 • Actor, producer and director Danny DeVito was first known for his role as Louie on the TV comedy Taxi. He directed War of the Roses, Hoffa and Death to Smoochy, and produced Erin Brockovich and Pulp Fiction. DeVito is now starring in Deck the Halls. Danny DeVito's Eclectic Taste Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6559910/6559911" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Your Health Understanding Burnout November 30, 2006 • Burnout is a common feeling in a society in which work is like a religion. Experts say young people are more likely to experience burnout than older persons, and a single person is more likely to feel it than a person who takes care of four kids and ailing parents. But what is burnout? Guests discuss the three kinds of burnout and how it manifests in people's lives. Understanding Burnout Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560431/6560432" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics What Would You Ask Robert Gates? November 30, 2006 • Robert Gates was nominated a few weeks ago by President Bush to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. His confirmation hearings are scheduled for next week and, assuming those go well, Gates is expected to be confirmed by the Senate the following week. What would you ask Robert Gates? What Would You Ask Robert Gates? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560425/6560426" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Race Comedian Paul Mooney November 30, 2006 • Comedian Paul Mooney talks about his recent decision to abolish the "n-word" from his comedy routine. Comedian Paul Mooney Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560434/6560435" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Race When the 'N' Word Is Part of a Routine November 30, 2006 • Michael Richards aside, many comics, musicians and artists make use of the 'N' word in their work. Now the Rev. Jesse Jackson wants to ban its use. How do performers decide when it's appropriate? Hip-hop icon KRS-ONE and comedy legend Paul Mooney offer their thoughts. When the 'N' Word Is Part of a Routine Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560171/6560172" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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