National Security GPS Devices Do The Work Of Law Enforcement Agents October 27, 2010 • GPS devices are being used more frequently to help authorities monitor people. Law enforcement officials use them because they save time and money. With GPS, officials don't need to pay to put agents on surveillance details. GPS Devices Do The Work Of Law Enforcement Agents Listen · 4:26 4:26 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130851849/130851839" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Security Guantanamo's Youngest Detainee Pleads Guilty October 26, 2010 • The youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay prison has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. Omar Khadr was 15 when he was arrested in Afghanistan for allegedly killing a U.S. soldier. The plea deal avoids a war crimes trial, but Khadr faces a sentencing hearing before a military jury. Guantanamo's Youngest Detainee Pleads Guilty Listen · 3:56 3:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130826488/130826501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Guantanamo's Youngest Detainee Pleads Guilty Listen · 3:56 3:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130826488/130826501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Early Voting May Help Democrats In Midterms October 25, 2010 • Lots of people already have begun early voting across the country. It appears those voters may favor Democratic candidates. But what if Republicans regain control of Congress; how will that affect President Obama? Early Voting May Help Democrats In Midterms Listen · 4:36 4:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130801937/130801951" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Early Voting May Help Democrats In Midterms Listen · 4:36 4:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130801937/130801951" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Law Court: Military May Keep Gay Policy For Now October 21, 2010 • A federal appeals court ruling has cleared the way for the Pentagon to resume enforcing the policy that bars homosexuals from serving openly in the armed forces. The decision by a three-judge panel in San Francisco Wednesday temporarily blocks a lower court judge's injunction against enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Court: Military May Keep Gay Policy For Now Listen · 4:09 4:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130715338/130715386" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Court: Military May Keep Gay Policy For Now Listen · 4:09 4:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130715338/130715386" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Sports NFL Wants To End Dirty Hits, Concussions October 20, 2010 • The NFL is cracking down on illegal hits. The league plans to suspend players for dangerous and flagrant blows, particularly those involving helmets. The NFL, however, opted to only fine those players involved in last weekend's big hits. NFL Wants To End Dirty Hits, Concussions Listen · 3:44 3:44 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130690630/130690670" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Europe U.K. Government Unveils Tough Austerity Plan October 20, 2010 • The British government unveiled the largest planned cuts in public spending since World War II Wednesday. Britain's Treasury chief says he wants to cut more than $130 billion from the budget through 2015 in order to clear Britain's mounting debt. U.K. Government Unveils Tough Austerity Plan Listen · 4:07 4:07 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130690622/130690668" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Republicans Benefit From Influx Of Campaign Funds October 19, 2010 • As midterm elections near, it is Republican candidates that are benefiting from an influx of campaign contributions. A Supreme Court decision earlier this year on campaign finance has led to new ways of collecting and spending money. Republicans Benefit From Influx Of Campaign Funds Listen · 4:32 4:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130665397/130665309" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Republicans Benefit From Influx Of Campaign Funds Listen · 4:32 4:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130665397/130665309" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Sports Texas Rangers Thrash N.Y. Yankees 8-0 October 19, 2010 • Cliff Lee struck out 13 and stymied the New York Yankees on two hits in eight innings in the Texas Rangers' 8-0 victory for a 2-1 lead in the American League championship series. Texas Rangers Thrash N.Y. Yankees 8-0 Listen · 3:56 3:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130663632/130663621" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Texas Rangers Thrash N.Y. Yankees 8-0 Listen · 3:56 3:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130663632/130663621" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Economy Economics Nobel: 2 Americans, 1 British-Cypriot Win October 11, 2010 • Americans Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides, a British and Cypriot citizen, have won the 2010 Nobel economics prize. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says they won the prestigious award "for their analysis of markets with search frictions." Economics Nobel: 2 Americans, 1 British-Cypriot Win Listen · 4:00 4:00 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130483846/130483882" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Economics Nobel: 2 Americans, 1 British-Cypriot Win Listen · 4:00 4:00 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130483846/130483882" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Asia Chinese Dissident Wins Nobel Peace Prize October 8, 2010 • Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says he won "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China." Chinese Dissident Wins Nobel Peace Prize Listen · 3:56 3:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130420478/130419302" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Chinese Dissident Wins Nobel Peace Prize Listen · 3:56 3:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130420478/130419302" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Research News American, 2 Japanese Share Nobel In Chemistry October 6, 2010 • American Richard Heck and Japanese researchers Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki won the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing a chemical method that has allowed scientists to make medicines and better electronics. American, 2 Japanese Share Nobel In Chemistry Listen · 4:03 4:03 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130370389/130370432" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
American, 2 Japanese Share Nobel In Chemistry Listen · 4:03 4:03 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130370389/130370432" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Science Geim, Novoselov Win Nobel Prize In Physics October 5, 2010 • Russian-born scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov shared the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for "groundbreaking experiments" with a new material expected to play a large role in electronics. Geim, Novoselov Win Nobel Prize In Physics Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130342921/130342938" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Taliban Vow More Attacks On NATO Supplies October 4, 2010 • Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for three attacks since Friday on NATO supply convoys heading for Afghanistan. The attacks have destroyed scores of fuel tankers and killed several truck drivers. They also have highlighted the vulnerability of U.S. and NATO supply lines, as well as simmering resentment over NATO helicopter raids on Pakistani targets. Taliban Vow More Attacks On NATO Supplies Listen · 3:50 3:50 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130317630/130317587" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Robert Edwards Wins Nobel Prize For Medicine October 4, 2010 • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Robert G. Edwards for the development of human in-vitro fertilization therapy. His work led to the first so-called "test-tube baby" in England in 1978 and opened a new field of medicine devoted to the treatment of infertility. Robert Edwards Wins Nobel Prize For Medicine Listen · 3:44 3:44 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130317626/130317640" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis November Elections Focus On Domestic Issues October 4, 2010 • Election Day is four weeks from Tuesday. Some polls show the race tightening between Democrats trying to hold on to Congress and Republicans trying to wrest control. The hotly contested elections are being fought mainly on domestic issues, but national security has a way of intruding in campaigns. November Elections Focus On Domestic Issues Listen · 4:01 4:01 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130317618/130317636" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
November Elections Focus On Domestic Issues Listen · 4:01 4:01 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130317618/130317636" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
