Raising Dogs, and Fighting Dogs, in Georgia June 30, 2006 • Commentator Lauretta Hannon tells a story from when she was living in Savannah's East Side neighborhood about her neighbors who kept dogs for dog-fighting.
The Question of Torture June 30, 2006 • The line between interrogation and torture can be a fine one. How is torture defined, and is there ever a case to be made for it, say when national security is at stake? In a series of discussions, we examine how the U.S. government interrogates its prisoners, and the question of torture.
Analysis Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Senior Military Lawyer Was Leery of Tribunals June 29, 2006 • In the weeks and months immediately after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a working group of top military lawyers considered how to handle captured prisoners. Ret. Rear Admiral Donald Guter was the Judge Advocate General of the Navy at that time. Senior Military Lawyer Was Leery of Tribunals Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5521926/5521927" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Fate of Detainees Unclear, Despite Court Ruling June 29, 2006 • The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that military war crimes trials for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay are illegal is a rebuke to the Bush administration. But what does it mean for those being held at the U.S. detention facility in Cuba? Fate of Detainees Unclear, Despite Court Ruling Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5521932/5521933" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Political Junkie Lieberman, Lamont and the War June 28, 2006 • It's fair to say that it's the Republicans who'll pay the price at the ballot box this year for the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq. And yet, one lawmaker who is currently going through a rough stretch because of the war -- and his support for it -- is a Democrat: Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.
Analysis Analysis Political Wrap: Flag Desecration, Primary Races June 28, 2006 • NPR's Political Junkie Ken Rudin looks at the Senate vote on flag burning, and a primary in Utah hinges on the immigration debate. Political Wrap: Flag Desecration, Primary Races Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5518441/5518442" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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SoundClips: Audio Experiences The Power Buzz in Los Angeles June 27, 2006 • Stephen Duhart offers us a chance to hear the noisy power lines that are 60 feet above his home in West Los Angeles. The Power Buzz in Los Angeles Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5516275/5516276" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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What's in a Team Name? Ask the Girls June 27, 2006 • Commentator Lois Shea coaches youth softball in Warner, N.H. The team is made up of girls 10 and younger. Earlier in the season, Shea let the girls on the team suggest team names. They came up with things like "The Goats" "The Wiz" and "The Whales." Lois Shea has an essay in the book Mommy Wars, a collection published by Random House in March. What's in a Team Name? Ask the Girls Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5516290/5516291" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Question of Torture Rules Should Govern Torture, Dershowitz Says June 27, 2006 • Torture is never acceptable, but it's a reality that should be covered by rules, Alan Dershowitz says. The lawyer and Harvard Law School professor says the president should be held responsible for acts of torture and be required to sign torture warrants. Rules Should Govern Torture, Dershowitz Says Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5512634/5513552" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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This I Believe Disrupting My Comfort Zone June 26, 2006 • With movies like A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13 to his credit, Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer could rest on his laurels. But that's not for him. Grazer believes in disrupting his comfort zone. Disrupting My Comfort Zone Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5508283/5512933" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Watching Washington Issue Shorthand: A Case of Name It and Flame It June 26, 2006 • Do you call it the estate tax or the death tax? Is it "Social Security reform" or of "privatizing Social Security"? Are Democrats pushing a phased withdrawal from Iraqi or a policy of cut-and-run? The shorthand you prefer pegs where you stand.
Leroy Sievers' 'Morning Edition' Commentaries Breaking the News About a Cancer Diagnosis June 26, 2006 • It's among the worst news people can imagine getting: a diagnosis of cancer. Then, before the news is fully absorbed, family, friends and colleagues must be told. Commentator Leroy Sievers describes how he broke the news about his cancer. Breaking the News About a Cancer Diagnosis Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5507817/5508015" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Giving a Name to the Pain of Losing a Child June 26, 2006 • Commentator Karla Holloway wishes there was a word to describe parents who've lost a child. Perhaps the word itself can help begin the healing. Holloway is the author of Passed On: African-American Mourning Stories. Giving a Name to the Pain of Losing a Child Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5511147/5511148" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Koppel On The News The Looming Power Struggle with Iran June 26, 2006 • A senior Jordanian official says the globe is embarking on a power struggle between Islamic fundamentalism and Western interests -- and that the best way to confront Iran effectively is indirectly, inside Iraq. But that will take more U.S. troops, not fewer, and a "no exit" policy. The Looming Power Struggle with Iran Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5511503/5511506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Power of Wind Can Build and Destroy June 25, 2006 • Commentator Ruth Levy Guyer reflects on the power of wind -- to spark life by spreading seeds, to cause disease by spreading pathogens, and to disturb the psyche. Guyer teaches courses in bioethics and infectious diseases at Haverford College. Power of Wind Can Build and Destroy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5510299/5510300" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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