Politics Obama to Attend Selma March Anniversary February 28, 2007 • Sen. Barack Obama will speak this weekend on the anniversary of the day in 1965 when civil rights marchers were beaten in Selma, Ala. He talks about the trip and his experiences as a black presidential hopeful. Obama to Attend Selma March Anniversary Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7630250/7630260" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Khmer Rouge War Crime Trials May Not Continue February 28, 2007 • There is uncertainty surrounding the Khmer Rouge trial now that the United Nations and Cambodia are having trouble agreeing on a number of things that should have been resolved a while ago. Some agencies say this is another case of political manipulation and foot-dragging by the government. Khmer Rouge War Crime Trials May Not Continue Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648726/7648728" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Soldier Serves in Arizona's State Legislature February 28, 2007 • Weeks before last fall's election, Jonathan Paton shipped off to Iraq, to serve in an Army Intelligence Unit. He was re-elected as an Arizona state representative in absentia. He found out he won while in the middle of a mortar attack. He finished his tour and just came back home, safe and sound. Yesterday, he was sworn into office on the floor of the House of Representatives, even though the session is almost two months old. Soldier Serves in Arizona's State Legislature Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648720/7648721" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Group Faults Al Gore on Environmental Claims February 28, 2007 • Melissa Block talks with Mark Trexler, President of Trexler Climate and Energy Services in Portland, Ore. Trexler will talk about carbon offsets — what they are, and how a small consumer can reduce carbon emissions. Group Faults Al Gore on Environmental Claims Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648708/7648709" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Group Faults Al Gore on Environmental Claims Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648708/7648709" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
The Immigration Debate Senate Panel Begins Immigration Debate Anew February 28, 2007 • The Senate Judiciary Committee discusses how to sell the idea of a mass legalization to a skeptical American public, many of whom oppose "amnesty." The panel is picking up the immigration issue pretty much where it left off last year. Senate Panel Begins Immigration Debate Anew Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648702/7648703" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Senate Panel Begins Immigration Debate Anew Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648702/7648703" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Economy Stocks Bounce Back after Tuesday's Steep Fall February 28, 2007 • Wall Street leapt out to early gains the morning after a 416-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and held on for a rally that eased fears of a deeper slump. Investors had been anxious following a sell-off in China. Stocks Bounce Back after Tuesday's Steep Fall Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648688/7648689" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Stocks Bounce Back after Tuesday's Steep Fall Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648688/7648689" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
National Somalian Refugee Finds Connections in Seattle February 28, 2007 • Koshin Mohamed, a Somali refugee, works as a shopkeeper in southern Seattle. He says he has been tapped by the new transitional government in Somalia to be the new Somalian Ambassador to the United States. But the 28-year-old has found some powerful allies in the world of conservative U.S. politics. Somalian Refugee Finds Connections in Seattle Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648705/7648706" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business AirTran Makes a Play for Midwest Airlines February 28, 2007 • The low-cost airline AirTran is attempting a hostile takeover of the venerable Midwest Airlines, which is based in Milwaukee, Wis. Opponents of the takeover say that Midwest, famous for its fresh-baked cookies and wide leather seats, might lose its individual merits. AirTran Makes a Play for Midwest Airlines Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648694/7648697" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Computer Glitch Worsened a Bad Day for Stocks February 28, 2007 • Part of the sharp plunge in the Dow Jones index Tuesday was triggered by a computer glitch. When the malfunction was discovered shortly before 2 p.m., the switch to backup computers caused the bellwether average to drop 200 points just before 3 p.m. Computer Glitch Worsened a Bad Day for Stocks Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648691/7648692" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Arkansans Quibble Over the Possessive 'S' February 28, 2007 • Melissa Block talks with Rep. Steve Harrelson, a Democrat in the Arkansas legislature. On Tuesday, Harrelson introduced a resolution to declare the correct way to write the possessive form of the state's name. That would be, he says, "Arkansas's." Not everyone agrees, however, including the largest newspaper in Little Rock. Arkansans Quibble Over the Possessive 'S' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648711/7648712" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Democrats Seek Consensus on War Funding February 28, 2007 • Most, if not all, of the Democrats in the Senate want the war in Iraq to be over. Some want U.S. troops to be withdrawn immediately, if not yesterday. Yet, when pressed, many of them also plan to vote to continue funding the war. That makes a consensus — and a strategy — hard to find. Democrats Seek Consensus on War Funding Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648714/7648715" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Church Hosts Conference on 'Ex-Gay' Therapy February 28, 2007 • The controversial idea that counseling and therapy can overcome homosexual tendencies is at the heart of what's called the "ex-gay movement." Proponents of ways that gays and lesbians can be "cured" recently held a conference in Phoenix. Church Hosts Conference on 'Ex-Gay' Therapy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648730/7648731" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Church Hosts Conference on 'Ex-Gay' Therapy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648730/7648731" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
World Bush Critic Back in Baghdad to Lead Reconstruction February 28, 2007 • In 2003, Timothy Carney went to Baghdad to run the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. He left after just two months on the job, returning highly critical of the Bush administration's tactics in Iraq. Earlier this year, he was called to return and oversee reconstruction efforts as Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq. Bush Critic Back in Baghdad to Lead Reconstruction Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648717/7648718" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Religion Jesuit College Fights for Public Money in Missouri February 28, 2007 • A fight over using public money for a Catholic university is now before the Missouri Supreme Court. The case involves Saint Louis University, which wants $8 million in public money for a basketball arena. Jesuit College Fights for Public Money in Missouri Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7648736/7648737" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Picasso Works Stolen from Relative's House February 28, 2007 • Two Pablo Picasso paintings, worth nearly $66 million, were recently stolen from his granddaughter's house in Paris. The two works are both family portraits. Picasso Works Stolen from Relative's House Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7641940/7641941" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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