The Mukasey Nomination Mukasey's Torture Comments Give Panel Pause October 31, 2007 • Prospects for Senate confirmation of Michael Mukasey as attorney general seem to be suffering because he's not giving Democrats the answer they want on waterboarding. That's the interrogation technique that makes the subject feel like he's about to drown. Mukasey's Torture Comments Give Panel Pause Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15817018/15817000" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Pelosi: Lack of Progress in Iraq Eclipses Dems' Work October 31, 2007 • In an interview with Robert Siegel, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi touts Democratic accomplishments in Congress in the past 10 months, but acknowledges that the lack of action on changing the course in Iraq has eclipsed everything they have achieved this year. She also discusses the ongoing negotiations with the White House on SCHIP. Pelosi: Lack of Progress in Iraq Eclipses Dems' Work Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15817046/15817008" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Pelosi: Lack of Progress in Iraq Eclipses Dems' Work Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15817046/15817008" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Bush Pushes Latin American Trade Pacts October 31, 2007 • The Bush administration is trying to sell Congress on a series of trade agreements with individual nations in the Americas. But with Democrats and even Republicans questioning the wisdom of free trade, winning approval of trade initiatives is an uphill battle. Bush Pushes Latin American Trade Pacts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15807226/15807201" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Political Junkie: A Look Ahead to Nov. 6 Elections October 31, 2007 • In this week's edition of the Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, NPR's political editor, discusses the upcoming elections on Nov. 6. He'll talk about the candidates who are running and the issues that are getting voters charged up. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15811608/15811603" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Political Analysis Dems Vying for President Wary of Attacking Clinton October 31, 2007 • Democratic presidential hopefuls shy away from throwing hard punches at Sen. Hillary Clinton, who holds the lead, but are cautious of making her weak before Republican rivals. Dems Vying for President Wary of Attacking Clinton Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15800065/15800013" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 Democratic Presidential Debate Targets Clinton October 31, 2007 • A recurring theme in the Democratic debate at Drexel University in Philadelphia was whether anyone can knock New York Sen. Hillary Clinton off her stride as the presumptive nominee. Democratic Presidential Debate Targets Clinton Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15800062/15800012" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Democratic Presidential Debate Targets Clinton Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15800062/15800012" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Law Enemy Combatant Gets Day in Court October 31, 2007 • The case of Ali al-Marri addresses some of the biggest legal issues in the war on terrorism. A federal appeals court in Virginia is set to hear arguments on whether he should be charged or released from military custody. Al-Marri is a legal resident being held as a suspected enemy combatant. Enemy Combatant Gets Day in Court Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15800036/15799451" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Lies as Plain as the Nose on Your Face? October 31, 2007 • Scientists teach the FBI and others to understand facial expressions to ferret out criminal and terrorist motivation. Research links tics, furrows, smirks and frowns to emotion and deceit. Lies as Plain as the Nose on Your Face? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15791790/15800018" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Lies as Plain as the Nose on Your Face? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15791790/15800018" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Books Robert Harris: 'The Ghost' of Tony Blair October 31, 2007 • Robert Harris' new novel features a once-popular former British prime minister who becomes fiercely criticized for collaborating with the United States in war. The character's name is Adam Lang, not Tony Blair, but otherwise the similarities are unmistakable. Robert Harris: 'The Ghost' of Tony Blair Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15776253/15799479" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Woodstock Museum Ensnared in Presidential Race October 30, 2007 • In upstate New York, people are a little surprised that a local construction project has become fodder for a national political controversy. A museum being built on the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival is now a topic in the presidential race. Woodstock Museum Ensnared in Presidential Race Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15785032/15785007" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Vermonters Ponder Why Bush Hasn't Visited October 30, 2007 • President Bush has visited every state in the country since he's been in office, except Vermont. Residents speculate on why the president might have steered clear of the Green Mountain State, but they also point out that the state doesn't carry much political weight for Bush. Vermonters Ponder Why Bush Hasn't Visited Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15785028/15785006" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Court Examines Law to Curb Child Porn on Internet October 30, 2007 • The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on a federal law barring child pornography. Challengers say the law is too broad and could interfere with protected speech. Court Examines Law to Curb Child Porn on Internet Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15785035/15785008" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 N.H. Man Offers NBC $1 Million to Let Gravel Debate October 30, 2007 • Gregory Chase, a 27-year-old hedge fund manager from Nashua, N.H., placed an ad in a dozen newspapers offering NBC $1 million if the network lets former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel participate in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary debate. Gravel was barred because he hadn't raised $1 million. N.H. Man Offers NBC $1 Million to Let Gravel Debate Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15785047/15785012" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National FEMA Sacks Man Behind Fake News Conference October 30, 2007 • John Philbin, who oversaw a fake news conference by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is out of a job. He was FEMA's former external affairs director but was to take over public affairs for the Director of National Intelligence on Monday.
Security Firm Blackwater Under Scrutiny Blackwater Guards Given Immunity in Iraq Shooting October 30, 2007 • State Department investigators offer immunity to Blackwater USA security guards for their testimony about a shooting in Iraq that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead. But the immunity offer could jeopardize efforts to prosecute employees involved in the shooting. Blackwater Guards Given Immunity in Iraq Shooting Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15766613/15766160" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Blackwater Guards Given Immunity in Iraq Shooting Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15766613/15766160" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
