Saturday November 30, 2002

National

Al Jazeera in U.S.

November 30, 2002 • The television network Al Jazeera presents news to 22 Arab countries. As Steve Inskeep reports for All Things Considered, the network is now planning a dramatic increase in its coverage of the United States.

Al Jazeera in U.S.

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Arab TV Network Al Jazeera Boosts U.S. Coverage

November 30, 2002 • The Arab-language television network Al Jazeera -- which gained notoriety outside the Middle East for broadcasting messages from Osama bin Laden -- is broadening its coverage of the United States and plans a nightly program from its Washington, D.C. bureau. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports. (9:30)

National

Odd Hawaiian Election

November 30, 2002 • For Hawaiians, it's Election Day again. Islanders vote Saturday for a representative to fill out the term of late Democrat Patsy Mink, who died last September. Whoever wins will serve just one month -- and won't actually have to work, because Congress is adjourned until January. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports. (3:15)

Odd Hawaiian Election

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Music Interviews

James McMurtry and 'Saint Mary of the Woods'

November 30, 2002 • James McMurtry's sixth album, Saint Mary of the Woods, has a lot in common with his previous work — depressed characters leading sad or lonely lives populate his songs. McMurtry thinks that writing about unhappy people is more interesting, so he's not changing his tune. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with McMurtry about his career and the song "Choctaw Bingo," off the new album. Saint Mary of the Woods is released by Sugarhill Records. (8:45)

James McMurtry and 'Saint Mary of the Woods'

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Sunday November 24, 2002

National

Boot Camp For Journalists

November 24, 2002 • The Pentagon puts journalists through a sort of basic training for covering a possible war in Iraq. Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt about the experience.

World

U.S. Recruits Kurds for Possible War

November 24, 2002 • The U.S. reportedly tries to recruit an opposition army from among ethnic Kurds in northern Iraq. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Scott Peterson of The Christian Science Monitor.

Business

Troubled Firms Recruit New CEOs

November 24, 2002 • Troubled companies rush to appoint new chief executive officers to appease stockholders as scandals and losses continue to plague many of the country's biggest firms. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Jeffrey Garten, dean of the Yale School of Management.

Troubled Firms Recruit New CEOs

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National

Louisiana Senate Debate

November 24, 2002 • In Louisiana, Democrat Mary Landrieu faces Republican Suzy Terrell in a runoff election for a U.S. Senate seat. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with political writer Jeff Crouere.

Louisiana Senate Debate

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All Things Considered

Billy Sunday, Man of God

November 24, 2002 • In the early 1900s, Billy Sunday sold what was then a unique brand of muscular, testosterone-laden Christianity. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with biographer Robert F. Martin about the influential preacher.

Billy Sunday, Man of God

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Billy Sunday, Man of God

November 24, 2002 • In the early 1900s, Billy Sunday sold what was then a unique brand of muscular, testosterone-laden Christianity. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with biographer Robert F. Martin about the influential preacher.

Billy Sunday, Man of God

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Saturday November 23, 2002

World

Saddam's Quest for Weapons

November 23, 2002 • Iraq's Saddam Hussein has plowed ahead for two decades in a bid to develop weapons of mass destruction. U.S. officials have tried both military and diplomatic missions to stop him. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

All Things Considered

Letters from Listeners

November 23, 2002 • Host Steve Inskeep reads letters from All Things Considered listeners.

Letters from Listeners

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All Things Considered

Sex Columnist Re-Examines Seven Deadly Sins

November 23, 2002 • The concept of the seven deadly sins has been around since the Middle Ages, telling people what behavior they should avoid. In 2001, syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage decided to investigate Americans who personify the Seven Deadly Sins and defend their right to choose their vices. Savage joins NPR's Steve Inskeep to talk about the result of his project: Skipping Towards Gomorrah.

Sex Columnist Re-Examines Seven Deadly Sins

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World

Bush in Romania

November 23, 2002 • President Bush, visiting Eastern Europe to welcome seven new members of NATO, stops in Romania for a speech at Bucharest's Revolution Square. Hear more from NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Don Gonyea.

Bush in Romania

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Cranberry Relish

November 23, 2002 • Former All Things Considered host -- and current NPR legend -- Susan Stamberg pays our new host Steve Inskeep a pre-Thanksgiving visit. She'll pass him the torch, or at least the spoon... for a taste of her famous cranberry relish. (3:48)