Politics Lawmakers To Grill Sebelius On Affordable Care Act October 30, 2013 • Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is testifying Wednesday on Capitol Hill. She can expect some heated questions about the rugged rollout of the Affordable Care Act. President Obama, meanwhile, heads to Boston to talk about health care in the afternoon. Lawmakers To Grill Sebelius On Affordable Care Act Listen · 4:36 4:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/241786950/241786941" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Lawmakers To Grill Sebelius On Affordable Care Act Listen · 4:36 4:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/241786950/241786941" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Middle East Palestinians Celebrate Release Of Prisoners October 30, 2013 • Expectations are low for the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which Secretary of State John Kerry arm-twisted the reluctant sides into this summer. Yet there are some small steps taking place. On Wednesday morning, Palestinians were celebrating the release of prisoners from Israeli jails. Palestinians Celebrate Release Of Prisoners Listen · 4:53 4:53 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/241782643/241782603" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Palestinians Celebrate Release Of Prisoners Listen · 4:53 4:53 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/241782643/241782603" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Sports World Series Heads Back To Boston With Red Sox Ahead October 29, 2013 • The Boston Red Sox took the lead in the World Series with a 3-1 win Monday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Red Sox now have a 3-2 edge as the Series moves back to Boston. World Series Heads Back To Boston With Red Sox Ahead Listen · 3:30 3:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/241548506/241548486" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
World Series Heads Back To Boston With Red Sox Ahead Listen · 3:30 3:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/241548506/241548486" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Middle East Saudi Women Get In Driver's Seat To Protest Ban October 28, 2013 • Dozens of women in Saudi Arabia drove cars Saturday in open protest against the kingdom's ban on women driving. NPR's Deborah Amos, who has been covering the story, speaks with Steve Inskeep about the outcome and implications of the protest. Saudi Women Get In Driver's Seat To Protest Ban Listen · 3:59 3:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/241319391/241320495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Saudi Women Get In Driver's Seat To Protest Ban Listen · 3:59 3:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/241319391/241320495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Energy Typhoon Season Raises Concerns About Fukushima Plant October 23, 2013 • The Atlantic hurricane season has been quiet so far, but in the Pacific, two typhoons are moving toward Japan. Of particular concern is the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which sits right on the coast. Its reactors melted down after a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Typhoon Season Raises Concerns About Fukushima Plant Listen · 3:57 3:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/240163079/240165346" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Typhoon Season Raises Concerns About Fukushima Plant Listen · 3:57 3:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/240163079/240165346" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Economy Shutdown-Delayed Jobs Report Is Released October 22, 2013 • The report shows a gain of 148,000 jobs for September and a slight dip in the unemployment rate, to 7.2 percent. Shutdown-Delayed Jobs Report Is Released Listen · 4:06 4:06 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/239534347/239540872" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Shutdown-Delayed Jobs Report Is Released Listen · 4:06 4:06 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/239534347/239540872" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
National World War II Veteran Honored Decades Later October 22, 2013 • World War II veteran Phillip Coon received three medals Monday night in a quiet ceremony at Tulsa International Airport. World War II Veteran Honored Decades Later Listen · 0:53 0:53 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/239534300/239297180" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Obama Says He's 'Frustrated' About Health Care Site Issues October 21, 2013 • At the White House on Monday, President Obama acknowledged widespread problems with his health care law's website while still defending the Affordable Care Act. NPR White House Correspondent Scott Horsley talks with Steve Inskeep about the president's remarks. Obama Says He's 'Frustrated' About Health Care Site Issues Listen · 1:27 1:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/239145590/239147413" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Obama Says He's 'Frustrated' About Health Care Site Issues Listen · 1:27 1:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/239145590/239147413" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Politics Obama To Address Health Care Website Problems October 21, 2013 • President Obama delivers a statement Monday about the technical issues consumers have been experiencing in signing up online for health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Steve Inskeep talks to NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson for a look ahead at the president's remarks and a sense of what the political impact has been so far. Obama To Address Health Care Website Problems Listen · 4:36 4:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/238899512/238899501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics After 16 Days, All Federal Employees Are To Report To Work October 17, 2013 • Now that the government shutdown is over, federal workers have been ordered back on the job. In Washington D.C., there's been a visible increase in traffic. After 16 Days, All Federal Employees Are To Report To Work Listen · 5:13 5:13 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/236033143/236064810" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Politics Senate Expected To Announce Deal To Raise Debt Limit October 16, 2013 • Senate leaders are expected to announce that they have reached an agreement to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. Senate Expected To Announce Deal To Raise Debt Limit Listen · 4:23 4:23 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/235402979/235402075" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Senate Expected To Announce Deal To Raise Debt Limit Listen · 4:23 4:23 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/235402979/235402075" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Hidden Brain Why College Freshmen May Feel Like Impostors On Campus October 16, 2013 • Psychologist Greg Walton has found that a simple intervention can help many students get the most out of college. The trick is in helping students see that setbacks are temporary, and often don't have larger implications. Why College Freshmen May Feel Like Impostors On Campus Listen · 4:45 4:45 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/235188760/235201867" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Why College Freshmen May Feel Like Impostors On Campus Listen · 4:45 4:45 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/235188760/235201867" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Politics Congress Keeps Working As Debt Ceiling Deadline Nears October 16, 2013 • This could be the last day the United States is assured of its borrowing authority. Congress could forestall this crisis by raising the debt ceiling, as it has roughly a hundred times before. But the debt ceiling is tied to the same confrontation that's kept much of the federal government shut down. Congress Keeps Working As Debt Ceiling Deadline Nears Listen · 4:33 4:33 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/235201876/235203335" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Congress Keeps Working As Debt Ceiling Deadline Nears Listen · 4:33 4:33 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/235201876/235203335" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Middle East Talks Begin In Geneva On Iran's Nuclear Program October 15, 2013 • Negotiators from the U.S. and five other world powers expect Iran to outline how it can guarantee its program is for peaceful purposes — and not aimed at producing nuclear weapons. In exchange, Iranians hope for relief from economic sanctions. Talks Begin In Geneva On Iran's Nuclear Program Listen · 4:33 4:33 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/234587012/234586977" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Talks Begin In Geneva On Iran's Nuclear Program Listen · 4:33 4:33 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/234587012/234586977" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Business 3 American Economists Win Nobel Prize October 14, 2013 • Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller won the 2013 economics prize for their work on developing new methods to study trends in asset markets. They will share the $1.25 million prize. 3 American Economists Win Nobel Prize Listen · 3:59 3:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/233930030/233930552" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
3 American Economists Win Nobel Prize Listen · 3:59 3:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/233930030/233930552" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
