News Rally Demands Attention for Sudan's Darfur Region April 30, 2006 • Thousands gather Sunday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., demanding an end to genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. Celebrities, politicians, religious leaders and demonstrators urge President Bush to use his office to strengthen the multinational force protecting Darfur civilians. Rally Demands Attention for Sudan's Darfur Region Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372487/5372488" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries John Kenneth Galbraith, In His Own Words April 30, 2006 • John Kenneth Galbraith -- social economist, Harvard professor, diplomat -- is dead at 97. His work influenced Roosevelt, Kennedy and Johnson and generations of U.S. politicians. He spoke to Howard Berkes in 1999. John Kenneth Galbraith, In His Own Words Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372103/5372104" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Paying at the Pump What Constitutes Price-Gouging in the Oil Industry? April 30, 2006 • With gas prices passing $3 a gallon, accusations of price-gouging are common. But what exactly is price-gouging? How is it defined? And are the oil companies guilty of it? What Constitutes Price-Gouging in the Oil Industry? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372121/5372122" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Paying at the Pump A Future Full of Pumped-Up Gas Prices? April 30, 2006 • How will our lives change if gas prices continue to rise? Don Gonyea and Robert Cervero, head of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California Berkeley, peer into the future. A Future Full of Pumped-Up Gas Prices? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372124/5372125" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Latino Community Divided over Boycott Plan April 30, 2006 • To boycott or not to boycott? That's the question in the Latin community as Monday approaches. As Rob Schmitz of member station KQED reports, many are trying to discourage this particular form of protest. Latino Community Divided over Boycott Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372112/5372113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Immigration Debate Rumors of Immigrant Round-Up Abound April 29, 2006 • Rumors of random round-ups of illegal immigrants have kept many undocumented workers and their families at home in the past week. The Department of Homeland Security says is stepping up investigations of employers who hire illegal workers, but denies it is conducting random sweeps. Rumors of Immigrant Round-Up Abound Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5371597/5371598" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Immigration Debate Debating the May Day Boycott April 29, 2006 • Should immigrants stay away from work and refuse to buy things Monday to show their impact on the U.S. economy? Organizer Juan Jose Gutierrez joins a boycott opponent, Maryland lawmaker Ana Sol Gutierrez, to discuss the issues with Scott Simon. Debating the May Day Boycott Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5371016/5371017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News A Conversation with Iraq Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad April 29, 2006 • U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad has acted as a liaison among sectarian interests to help forge a unity government. He talks about Iraq's newly designated prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki of the Dawa Party, and other issues. A Conversation with Iraq Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5370966/5370967" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Parting Thoughts from Amnesty's Schulz April 29, 2006 • The outgoing head of Amnesty International USA, William Schulz, reflects on his 12-year tenure. He remains concerned about Darfur, and what the Guantanamo Bay detention camp says about the Bush administration's approach to human rights. Parting Thoughts from Amnesty's Schulz Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5370984/5370985" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Immigration Debate American Apparel, an Immigrant Success Story April 28, 2006 • The debate over immigration has been dominated by politicians, pundits, and activists with differing viewpoints -- we hear from the owner of an L.A.-based garment factory owner who employs 3,800 workers, most of them immigrants. American Apparel, an Immigrant Success Story Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5368068/5368096" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education At West Point, the Meaning of 'Honor' and 'Riot' April 28, 2006 • A West Point inspection held after a fire drill incensed the school's cadets, leading to protests and accusations that administrators violated the academy's honor code. The incident report called the acts a "riot." Robert Siegel talks with Greg Bruno of the Times Herald-Record of Orange County, N.Y. At West Point, the Meaning of 'Honor' and 'Riot' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5369759/5369760" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered Album to Showcase Spanish 'Star-Spangled Banner' April 28, 2006 • An all-star lineup of Latin music performers will sing the controversial "Nuestro Himno" on a new album to be released in May. Nico Jones, host of "The Morning Invasion" on Latino 96.3 in Los Angeles, discusses the controversy. Album to Showcase Spanish 'Star-Spangled Banner' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5369517/5369654" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National A Spanish Version of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' April 28, 2006 • A Spanish-language version of the U.S. National Anthem is getting huge airplay on Spanish-language radio stations across the nation ahead of pro-immigration rallies slated for Monday, May 1. But the great-great grandson of the original songwriter, Francis Scott Key, is not pleased with the interpretation of the song. A Spanish Version of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5369145/5369146" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered On Display: Government Security for the Future April 27, 2006 • Bomb-investigating robots. Segway scooters for police. Gun-mounted laser sights -- and glitzier badges. Those are some of the items on display at the Government Security Expo and Conference -- or GOVSEC 2006, for the acronym-reliant -- being held at the Washington Convention Center. On Display: Government Security for the Future Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5367123/5367124" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Record Profits at Oil Companies Draw Criticism April 27, 2006 • The big oil companies come under attack for earning billions in profits as gasoline prices have soared. Oil executives say their companies' earnings aren't excessive. But lawmakers are talking about reining them in, and a debate is brewing on how to help consumers. Record Profits at Oil Companies Draw Criticism Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5367090/5367091" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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