A Favorite D.C. Food Landmark Suffers in Fire April 30, 2007 • Commentator Bonny Wolf lives just one block from Washington D.C.'s Eastern Market, which was ravaged by an early morning fire Monday. It was a devastating sight to watch a 134-year-old food market go up in flames. A Favorite D.C. Food Landmark Suffers in Fire Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9928057/9928058" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Critique of Olmert Pushes His Tenure to Brink April 30, 2007 • David Makovsky, director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, tells Robert Siegel that with Olmert's approval numbers already hovering in the single digits, the report makes the "lame duck" prime minister look like "a dead duck." Critique of Olmert Pushes His Tenure to Brink Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9923880/9923881" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Four April 30, 2007 • Commentator Brian McConnachie has been asking listeners to describe — in poetic language — their impressions of famous voices. In his last challenge, he asked listeners to describe the voices of Sean Connery, Bob Dylan, Odetta and Mae West. Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Four Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9914887/9924941" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Tenet, White House: Two Views of Recent History April 29, 2007 • Former CIA director George Tenet's new book asserts that no "serious" debate was held before a decision was made to invade Iraq. The White House disagrees. Ellen Laipson, CEO of the Henry L. Stimson Center, weighs both sides of the debate. Tenet, White House: Two Views of Recent History Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9903583/9903584" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Koppel On The News Giuliani's Remarks? 'Outrageous' and Familiar April 27, 2007 • Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's assertion that the nation will "suffer more losses" from terrorism if the Democrats win in 2008 is outrageous. But it was no less outrageous when it worked in 2004 for President Bush. Giuliani's Remarks? 'Outrageous' and Familiar Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9881797/9881885" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Giuliani's Remarks? 'Outrageous' and Familiar Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9881797/9881885" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Analysis Civility, a Bit of Wit on Display as Democrats Debate April 27, 2007 • The eight Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination met Thursday evening in South Carolina for their first debate. Moments of humor lightened the discussion, which was dominated by Iraq — and cordiality, as the candidates made their pitches to voters.
The Joy of Driving a Minivan April 27, 2007 • There's at least one father who drives a minivan and is totally fine with it. In fact, he's a little sick of people saying they're emasculating, and calling them "mom-mobiles." There are pleasures and virtues in driving a minivan through town. The Joy of Driving a Minivan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9870447/9870450" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Democrats Make Nice in First Presidential Debate April 26, 2007 • Democratic presidential hopefuls squared off in Orangeburg, S.C., in the first primary debate of the 2008 presidential race. On hand were Senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, and Joe Biden. Joining them Mike Gravel, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and John Edwards. Democrats Make Nice in First Presidential Debate Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9863614/9863682" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Letters: Native Women, Gates and Halberstam April 26, 2007 • Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read from listeners' e-mail. We hear response to our story on the violence suffered by American Indian and Alaska native women. We also hear reactions to our interview with Melinda Gates, and praise for Scott Simon's essay on journalist and author David Halberstam. Letters: Native Women, Gates and Halberstam Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9852741/9852742" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis U.S. Officials Look for Political Solution to Darfur April 26, 2007 • Earlier this month, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer paid a visit to Sudan along with Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, during which the delegation met with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Melissa Block talks with Frazer. U.S. Officials Look for Political Solution to Darfur Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9852726/9852727" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Congress Sets Iraq Deadline, Veto Showdown April 26, 2007 • Congress and President Bush head into a showdown over the war in Iraq on Thursday after the Senate voted to approve a $124 billion war-funding bill that orders most U.S. troops home within one year.
Abortion Debate: Right to Life Spokesman April 26, 2007 • This week we're hearing from both sides about where the abortion debate is headed in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling backing a federal ban on a procedure opponents refer to as partial-birth abortion. Abortion Debate: Right to Life Spokesman Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9843340/9843341" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Is McCain Stumbling Out of the Gate? April 25, 2007 • Today in Portsmouth, N.H., Sen. John McCain officially announced his candidacy for the 2008 Republican presidential primary. Many observers say that McCain has not lived up to expectations built during his 2000 run and that the senator has been forced to defend an unpopular war. Is McCain Stumbling Out of the Gate? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9833636/9833639" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Intelligence Squared U.S. 'Better More Surveillance than Another 9/11' April 25, 2007 • A panel of experts debates the notion that more domestic surveillance in the United States is better than the risk of another terrorist attack like the one on Sept. 11, 2001. Opponents of government snooping say that diminishing civil liberties plays right into the hands of terrorists. 'Better More Surveillance than Another 9/11' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9801668/9808643" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Analysis Analysis Roundtable: Iraq Funding, Television Violence, Hip Hop Ban April 25, 2007 • Tuesday's panel discusses the latest news on the Iraq war spending bill now before Congress; plans by the FCC to regulate violence on television; and Russell Simmons' request that the recording industry ban three racist and sexist epithets from the airwaves. Roundtable: Iraq Funding, Television Violence, Hip Hop Ban Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9818613/9818622" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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