National Census Bureau Adopts GPS to Find American Homes July 31, 2006 • If the budget allows, the Census Bureau will be out with GPS devices in 2009 to pinpoint every American dwelling. The collected data is confidential, but some private companies might challenge that law. Census Bureau Adopts GPS to Find American Homes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5590541/5590547" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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All Things Considered Harold Ford Jr. Walks the Line for Senate Seat July 30, 2006 • Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN) first turned heads in 2000 when he delivered the keynote at the Democratic National Convention. Now the 36-year-old second-generation congressman is running for the Senate seat that Republican Bill Frist is vacating. But first he has to win the Aug. 3 primary. Harold Ford Jr. Walks the Line for Senate Seat Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5587712/5593053" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Middle East Attack Forces Cancellation of Rice's Lebanon Visit July 30, 2006 • Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed sorrow for the deaths of Lebanese civilians in an Israeli airstrike. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice abruptly cancels a return diplomatic trip to Beirut. Attack Forces Cancellation of Rice's Lebanon Visit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5593076/5593077" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Attack Forces Cancellation of Rice's Lebanon Visit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5593076/5593077" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Middle East Lebanon Cancels Rice Meeting; Demands Cease-Fire July 30, 2006 • The Israeli airstrike in Qana, Lebanon, this morning has instant political repercussions in Lebanon. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora cancelled today's scheduled meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and has said there will be no talks until a cease-fire is in place. Lebanon Cancels Rice Meeting; Demands Cease-Fire Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5592565/5592566" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Lebanon Cancels Rice Meeting; Demands Cease-Fire Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5592565/5592566" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
World Congo Voters Go to Polls for First Time in Decades July 29, 2006 • Polls open Sunday in Congo for that nation's first democratic elections in more than 40 years. Many hope the vote will help turn the page after decades of dictatorship and civil war. Congo Voters Go to Polls for First Time in Decades Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5591997/5591998" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tennessee Republicans Vie to Fill Frist's Shoes July 29, 2006 • Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee is retiring this year, creating one of the liveliest Senate races in the country. First, we look at the Republican contest, where three rivals are all claiming to be the true conservative in the race. Tennessee Republicans Vie to Fill Frist's Shoes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5589609/5590900" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law House Votes to Increase Minimum Wage July 29, 2006 • The House votes to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over the next three years. The increase was part of a complicated and much debated package that includes a big cut in the estate tax and pension law changes. House Votes to Increase Minimum Wage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5591667/5591668" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered Leavitt Charity's $500,000 Returns, in the Form of Rent July 28, 2006 • Part of the funds distributed by a Utah foundation established by Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and his family is used to pay the rent for students living in Leavitt-owned apartments. The foundation is under fire for giving away little money -- but securing substantial tax advantages for Leavitt's family. Leavitt Charity's $500,000 Returns, in the Form of Rent Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5590281/5590282" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Life in Solitary Confinement Making It on the Outside, After Decades in Solitary July 28, 2006 • Daud Tulam spent 18 years in isolation in the New Jersey State Prison. Now free, he finds it difficult to make eye contact, make small talk, or be around other people, including his family. Making It on the Outside, After Decades in Solitary Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5589778/5590151" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Congo Readies for Historic Elections July 28, 2006 • This weekend, the Democratic Republic of Congo holds its first free elections in 46 years. Ed Gordon talks with election monitor Colin Stewart, co-director of the Carter Center's Democratic Republic of Congo field office, in Kinshasa. Congo Readies for Historic Elections Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5589046/5589047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Congo Readies for Historic Elections Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5589046/5589047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Poll Suggests GOP Control of House Is Tenuous July 27, 2006 • The latest NPR poll took the pulse of likely voters in the 50 most competitive House districts across the country. Forty of those seats are currently held by Republicans. The results suggest that the GOP's grasp on the majority may be fragile. Poll Suggests GOP Control of House Is Tenuous Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5585086/5585220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered Doppelgangers Cause Confusion on Capitol Hill July 27, 2006 • Tom Tancredo of Colorado and Steve King of Iowa are Republican members of Congress who often agree on the issues, and who look enough alike to pass for each other in the halls of Congress and beyond. Doppelgangers Cause Confusion on Capitol Hill Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5587385/5587657" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Will Socialism Survive After Castro? July 27, 2006 • Fidel Castro turns 80 next month. Succession, long a taboo subject in Cuba, is now discussed more openly. Could there be a struggle for power? And how will the United States react? Will Socialism Survive After Castro? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5587191/5587192" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bolton U.N. Nomination Returns to the Senate July 27, 2006 • Just more than a year ago, Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) stood in the way of controversial U.N. ambassador pick John Bolton. The Bush administration worked around Senate opposition by giving Bolton a recess appointment to the job. Now Bolton is back up for Senate confirmation. Bolton U.N. Nomination Returns to the Senate Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5586100/5586101" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Voting Rights Act Renewed with Help of Big Business July 27, 2006 • President Bush signs into law a bill renewing of the Voting Rights Act. When the bill ran into resistance from some southern senators, supporters turned to a surprising constituency for support: big business. Officials from big companies like Wal-Mart and Walt Disney lined up to support it. Voting Rights Act Renewed with Help of Big Business Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5586079/5586080" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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