Backroom Primary: Profiles of Superdelegates Klobuchar Boosts Obama's Superdelegate Count March 31, 2008 • Sen. Barack Obama has added another high-profile Democrat to his ledger of pledged superdelegates, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. She discusses her endorsement of Obama and the current state of the Democratic party. Klobuchar Boosts Obama's Superdelegate Count Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248547/89248506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Klobuchar Boosts Obama's Superdelegate Count Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248547/89248506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Economy Blueprint for Regulating Financial Industry Unveiled March 31, 2008 • Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson issued a sweeping proposal to overhaul how U.S. financial companies are regulated. The proposal does not address the immediate crisis, but seeks to lessen the impact of crises in the future. Blueprint for Regulating Financial Industry Unveiled Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248533/89248501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Plan to Overhaul Financial Industry Outlined March 31, 2008 • Treasury Department Undersecretary Robert Steel outlines how the Bush administration's proposal to overhaul government oversight of the financial industry would broaden the Federal Reserve's risk assessment role and define consumer protection goals. Plan to Overhaul Financial Industry Outlined Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248536/89248502" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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HUD's Crisis Management Evaluated March 31, 2008 • Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post discusses how the Department of Housing and Urban Development has handled the crises brought on by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita through the subprime mortgage meltdown. HUD's Crisis Management Evaluated Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248519/89248495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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HUD Secretary Jackson Steps Down amid Probe March 31, 2008 • Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigns amid a criminal investigation following allegations of favoritism in HUD projects. HUD Secretary Jackson Steps Down amid Probe Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248516/89248494" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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HUD Chief Jackson Resigns Under Pressure March 31, 2008 • The Bush administration's top housing official resigned Monday amid a criminal investigation and a lawsuit over alleged favoritism in awarding contracts. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, 62, has been fending off allegations of cronyism and favoritism involving HUD contractors for the past two years.
Black Liberation Theology, in its Founder's Words Fresh Air March 31, 2008 • The Rev. James H. Cone founded black liberation theology, which has roots in 1960s civil-rights activism. In an interview with Terry Gross, he explains the movement — and comments on controversial sermons by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's longtime minister and a black liberation theology proponent. Black Liberation Theology, in its Founder's Words Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89236116/89236797" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World China Reopens Tibet to Select Western Journalists March 31, 2008 • Shai Oster, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was one of a group of journalists the Chinese government brought to Lhasa for followup coverage of violent clashes between protesters and government forces. China Reopens Tibet to Select Western Journalists Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89232009/89231988" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
China Reopens Tibet to Select Western Journalists Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89232009/89231988" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Economy Plan Expands Government Role in Financial Markets March 31, 2008 • Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Monday unveils plans to expand the federal government's power over U.S. financial markets. It's being called one of the biggest overhauls of the regulatory system since the Great Depression. The plan comes in the middle of a credit crunch that may already have pushed the economy into a recession. Steve Inskeep and Jim Zarroli on the Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89231803/89231765" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Steve Inskeep and Jim Zarroli on the Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89231803/89231765" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Backroom Primary: Profiles of Superdelegates Backroom Primary: Bill Clinton Courts California March 31, 2008 • Former president Bill Clinton on Sunday spoke to democratic activists at the state's annual party convention. But his real audience was a small number of undeclared superdelegates who may determine the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. Backroom Primary: Bill Clinton Courts California Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89231777/89231756" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Focusing on Superdelegates in Democratic Race March 30, 2008 • As the Democratic presidential battle grinds on, the role of superdelegates remains critical. Sen. Hillary Clinton needs more superdelegates on her side if she is to wrest the nomination from Sen. Barack Obama. Focusing on Superdelegates in Democratic Race Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89220405/89220371" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Prognosis Negative Again for Medicare March 29, 2008 • Every year, Medicare gets a report card on its financial health. This year's grade was bad. So was last year's, and most of the years' before that. Economists say there's no need to panic — but eventually, something has to be done. Prognosis Negative Again for Medicare Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89213743/89213732" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 Democratic Candidates Jockey for Position March 29, 2008 • In the race for the presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama maintain command, but their strategists are the ones plotting their campaigns. Tad Devine, an unaffiliated Democratic consultant, talks about strategy on the campaign trail. Democratic Candidates Jockey for Position Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89209743/89209719" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Wading Through an Endangered Species Backlog March 29, 2008 • The Bush administration has added fewer plants and animals to the endangered species list than the last two administrations. But this year, the government may start protecting a group of species that has been ignored previously — those on the endangered species "candidate list." Wading Through an Endangered Species Backlog Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89209746/89209720" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Voters Head to Polls in Zimbabwe Presidential Vote March 29, 2008 • Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, faces his most serious challenge yet as he tries to win a sixth term in office on Saturday. Beatrice Mtetwa, a human rights lawyer and president of the Law Society of Zimbabwe, talks about what she is seeing at the polls. Voters Head to Polls in Zimbabwe Presidential Vote Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89209734/89209716" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Voters Head to Polls in Zimbabwe Presidential Vote Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89209734/89209716" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
