World Boycott Efforts Successful in Many Sunni Areas January 31, 2005 • Turnout in the predominantly Sunni areas of Iraq was by most estimates extremely low. Tony Perry of the Los Angeles Times says clerical calls to boycott the elections and insurgent threats kept many potential voters away. Boycott Efforts Successful in Many Sunni Areas Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4471982/4471983" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Expert: Iraq Neighbors Will Take Wait-and-See Attitude January 31, 2005 • Rachel Bronson discusses how Sunday's election in Iraq will affect the region. Bronson is director of Middle East and Gulf Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and she says Iraq's neighbors are taking a wait-and-see approach. Expert: Iraq Neighbors Will Take Wait-and-See Attitude Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4471988/4471989" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Technology Direct to DVD: Making Videos at Home January 31, 2005 • Technology expert Walter Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal talks about the incompatibility of some home-burned DVDs with certain DVD players. They discuss the kinds of DVD burners that are currently available and what to expect in the future. Direct to DVD: Making Videos at Home Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4471976/4471977" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World U.N. Representative: Iraqi Elections Appeared Fair, Transparent January 31, 2005 • Ashraf Qazi, U.N. special representative for Iraq, talks about Sunday's election in Iraq. Qazi says the Iraqi election process, despite a difficult security situation, appears to have been held in a transparent manner. U.N. Representative: Iraqi Elections Appeared Fair, Transparent Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4471997/4471998" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Chertoff Vows to Balance Rights, Security Exit Interview: U.S. Security Chief Tom Ridge January 26, 2005 • The two-year-old Department of Homeland Security is losing is first secretary. As he prepares to leave office, Secretary Tom Ridge talks the agency and how it is likely to evolve. Exit Interview: U.S. Security Chief Tom Ridge Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4466186/4466203" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Technology Web Site Publisher Prepares to Defend Against Apple Suit January 24, 2005 • Before Apple Computer's big Macworld expo earlier this year, a 19-year old Harvard student named Nicolas Ciarelli posted rumors about the company's latest products on his Web site. To Ciarelli, his scoop was good journalism. But Apple sued, saying "the protection of our trade secrets is crucial" to the company's success. The Web site publisher now has a lawyer to defend against the compaint. Web Site Publisher Prepares to Defend Against Apple Suit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4463544/4463545" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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News Armitage Details U.S. Dilemma in Iraq January 14, 2005 • Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says U.S. forces are needed -- and wanted by most Iraqis -- as the nation seeks to form a lasting government. But he tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that a long-term U.S. presence would undermine efforts to create a stable Iraq. Armitage Details U.S. Dilemma in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4283976/4284348" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion From Our Listeners Letters: Comments on Tsunami Coverage and a Timecheck Sendoff January 14, 2005 • Drawing response this week -- stories about the tsunami disaster and issues of faith, the demise of audio tape and the end of the timecheck on Morning Edition. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Renee Montagne. Letters: Comments on Tsunami Coverage and a Timecheck Sendoff Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4284293/4284294" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture White House Announces Inaugural Gown Designers January 13, 2005 • White House officials announce the designers of the First Family's inaugural gowns. Oscar de la Renta has designed the outfit for First Lady Laura Bush. And a team of designers was called in to make the gowns for the Bush daughters. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Village Voice style writer Lynn Yaeger. White House Announces Inaugural Gown Designers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4278870/4278871" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Diversions Detroit Auto Show Rolls out Hybrids, Muscle Cars January 13, 2005 • At the Detroit Auto Show, carmakers compete for attention with faster and more efficient models. Paul Eisenstein, publisher of The Car Connection, says this year's cars are all about horsepower and hybrids. Hear Eisenstein and NPR's Steve Inskeep. Detroit Auto Show Rolls out Hybrids, Muscle Cars Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4282202/4282203" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Thatcher Pleads Guilty in Africa Coup Plot January 13, 2005 • Sir Mark Thatcher, son of famed former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, pleads guilty to inadvertently bankrolling an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Thatcher will pay a $563,000 fine in a deal that lets him leave South Africa to rejoin his family in the United States. NPR's Jason Beaubien and NPR's Steve Inskeep discuss the case. Thatcher Pleads Guilty in Africa Coup Plot Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4282196/4282197" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Diversions Inaugural Attendees Put on the Ritz January 13, 2005 • Washington, D.C. visitors coming for the presidential inaugural have a host of luxury hotel packages to choose from. Vivian Deuschl of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about some extravagant offerings. Inaugural Attendees Put on the Ritz Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4282216/4282217" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Sports Baseball Owners, Players Reportedly Agree on Steroid Policy January 13, 2005 • NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Tom Goldman about the agreement baseball players and owners reached on a tougher steroid-testing program. The agreement comes in the wake of grand jury testimony in which some of the league's biggest sluggers admitted to using the performance enhancing drugs. Baseball Owners, Players Reportedly Agree on Steroid Policy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4282200/4282201" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Civil Rights Leader James Forman Dies of Cancer January 12, 2005 • Civil Rights activist James Forman died this week from colon cancer. A contemporary of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., Forman advocated non-violence and helped rally the younger factions of the movement. NPR's Renee Montagne and NPR's Steve Inskeep have a remembrance. Civil Rights Leader James Forman Dies of Cancer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4280225/4280226" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Politics House Republicans Plan Ambitious Agenda January 12, 2005 • Rep. David Dreier (R-CA), chairman of the House Rules Committee, says the Republican majority has a tough job ahead. Dreier talks about the agenda of House Republicans with NPR's Steve Inskeep. House Republicans Plan Ambitious Agenda Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4280219/4280220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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