Law Supreme Court Considers Punitive Damage Limits October 31, 2006 • Philip Morris is asking the Supreme Court to invalidate a $79.5 million punitive-damage award in a case stemming from the death of one Oregon smoker. It's the ultimate test of whether the Constitution imposes significant limits on punitive damages in each and every case of misconduct. Supreme Court Considers Punitive Damage Limits Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6408229/6408232" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Former South African President Botha Dead at 90 October 31, 2006 • P.W. Botha, who served as South Africa's last hard-line white president, has died at 90. Nicknamed "The Big Crocodile" for his belligerence and temper, Botha was the face of racist South Africa at the height of its anti-apartheid struggle. Former South African President Botha Dead at 90 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412817/6412836" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World India's Plan to Kill Muslim Heightens Tension October 31, 2006 • India plans to hang Kashmiri Muslim Mohammed Afzal, who was convicted of indirect involvement in the attack on India's parliament in 2001 in a trial that was riddled with shortcomings. Much hinges on India's president, a Muslim, who is handling a plea for clemency. India's Plan to Kill Muslim Heightens Tension Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412638/6412639" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered Campaigns Gear Up for a Push to Finish in Elections October 31, 2006 • Midterm elections are one week away, and campaigns are making their final strategic moves to vie for a good showing at the polls. Robert Siegel talks with two campaign consultants who are in the thick of things: Democratic media stragegist David Axelrod, and Republican consultant Bill Greener. Campaigns Gear Up for a Push to Finish in Elections Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412626/6412627" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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U.S. Troop Fatalities in Iraq October 31: Deadly Month Is Finally Over in Iraq October 31, 2006 • More than 100 members of the U.S. forces in Iraq were killed in October, making it the deadliest month for U.S. forces there since January 2005. Sectarian violence raged throughout the monthlong Ramadan, despite a beefed-up U.S. presence. This month, Vice President Cheney and others have objected to media coverage of the casualties. October 31: Deadly Month Is Finally Over in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412611/6412612" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business The Pink Flamingo Era Ends in Massachusetts October 31, 2006 • In Leominster, Mass., the Union Products company has been making plastic pink flamingos for nearly 50 years. The plant is closing tomorrow, after stopping production earlier this year. Robert Siegel talks with the man who created the first pink plastic flamingo as a Union Products employee back in the 1950s. The Pink Flamingo Era Ends in Massachusetts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412644/6412645" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Elephants Have a Concept of Self, Study Suggests October 31, 2006 • A study titled "Self-Recognition in an Asian Elephant" has found that elephants, like humans, chimpanzees, and dolphins, recognize themselves in mirrors. Robert Siegel talks with Joshua Plotnik, a gradate student in psychology at Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center, who co-authored the study. Elephants Have a Concept of Self, Study Suggests Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412620/6412621" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered Ohio Election Rules in Limbo a Week Before Vote October 31, 2006 • In Ohio, a federal judge is set to hear arguments over key parts of that state's new election-reform law -- which was meant to solve the voting problems that came up during the 2004 presidential election. The Wednesday hearing will determine whether voter identification will still be required on Election Day, Nov. 7. Ohio Election Rules in Limbo a Week Before Vote Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412629/6412630" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Intellectuals of Islamism October 31, 2006 • The modern Islamic movement was heavily influenced by Islamist leaders in the Muslim Brotherhood. We profile three whose work continues to influence modern Islamist fundamentalists.
Space Astronauts Will Fix Hubble Telescope October 31, 2006 • NASA chief Michael Griffin announces plans for a special space shuttle mission to Hubble, so astronauts can replace batteries, gyroscopes and install two new instruments. The decision officially reverses the policy of Griffin's predecessor, who felt such a mission was too risky. Astronauts Will Fix Hubble Telescope Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412044/6412047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law High Court Reviews Big Award in Tobacco Case October 31, 2006 • The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments surrounding an Oregon jury's $79-million-plus award to a smoker's widow. Philip Morris challenged the award. High Court Reviews Big Award in Tobacco Case Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6411519/6411520" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Xeni Tech Fake Boarding Pass Site Stirs Concerns October 31, 2006 • A computer-science student in Indiana created a Web site that let users print out phony airplane boarding passes. The FBI took down the site Oct. 27. What's the latest? Fake Boarding Pass Site Stirs Concerns Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6411516/6411517" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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North Korea's Nuclear Push North Korea Agrees to Rejoin Nuclear Talks October 31, 2006 • North Korea will return to six-nation talks on nuclear disarmament, according to Chinese diplomats. The diplomatic breakthrough comes three weeks after North Korea conducted its first known atomic test. North Korea Agrees to Rejoin Nuclear Talks Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6410420/6410421" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Morning Edition Voting Problems Crop Up Ahead of Elections October 31, 2006 • Signs of possible voting trouble are popping up ahead of midterm elections. The reports range from hackers getting into an official registration database to ballots being printed incorrectly. Voting Problems Crop Up Ahead of Elections Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6410227/6410228" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National BP Refinery Accident Pinned on Equipment, Staffing October 31, 2006 • Faulty equipment and staff reductions contributed to an accident at BP's Texas City refinery last year, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board finds in a preliminary report. Fifteen people were killed, and another 100 injured, making it the nation's worst industrial accident in over a decade. BP Refinery Accident Pinned on Equipment, Staffing Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6410203/6410204" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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