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Ethicist

February 23, 2003 • If we go to war with Iraq, reporters will be living alongside soldiers for extended periods of time. Host Steve Inskeep and New York Times Ethicist Randy Cohen discuss the moral obligations of reporters in wartime. Also, should you speak up when you hear racist remarks? And what are the ethical implications of dumpster-diving at a posh coffee shop?

Ethicist

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Rules of Reporter Engagement

February 23, 2003 • If the United States does go to war with Iraq, listeners, viewers and readers around the world will be kept informed by several hundred reporters, who will be embedded with the troops. Journalists will live, eat, sleep and march with soldiers. This is a markedly different -- and more open -- approach than was used in 1991 during the Gulf War. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Whitman, deputy assistant secretary of defense for media operations, about the Pentagon's new plans for cooperation between the media and the military.

Rules of Reporter Engagement

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Science

Diet Aid Investigated in Death of Orioles Pitcher

February 22, 2003 • Heat exhaustion claimed the life of Steve Bechler, a 23-year-old pitching prospect for the Baltimore Orioles who collapsed during a spring training session. But a preliminary autopsy says the herbal supplement ephedra may have contributed to his death. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep, NPR's Tom Goldman and NPR's Snigdha Prakash.

Diet Aid Investigated in Death of Orioles Pitcher

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National

New Details Emerge on Shuttle Damage at Launch

February 22, 2003 • Further review reveals that as many as three pieces of foam insulation shed by a fuel tank hit space shuttle Columbia during its Jan. 16 launch. The news focuses new attention on an incident NASA investigated during the fatal mission -- but concluded was not a serious threat to the orbiter. Hear NPR's Joe Palca and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

New Details Emerge on Shuttle Damage at Launch

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U.S. Troops to Seek Kidnapped Americans in Colombia

February 22, 2003 • About 150 U.S. soldiers are being sent to Colombia to aid in the search for three missing Americans. The leftist rebel group known as FARC has acknowledged responsibility for kidnapping the trio. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and T. Christian Miller of The Los Angeles Times.

U.S. Troops to Seek Kidnapped Americans in Colombia

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National

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Adjust to Growing Threats

February 22, 2003 • As they prepare for war in Iraq, U.S. intelligence agencies are mounting a growing effort to thwart terrorism, and keeping an eye on North Korea. The CIA is bringing in agency retirees and taking other steps to keep up with the demand for intelligence. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Adjust to Growing Threats

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What Are You Listening To?

February 22, 2003 • NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jeff Martinek, an English professor from Missouri Southern State College in Joplin, Mo., about his musical picks. Martinek does about 95 percent of his radio listening online.

What Are You Listening To?

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Science

Bethlehem Steel Retirees Could Lose Health Benefits

February 16, 2003 • A week after announcing it will sell nearly all of its assets to International Steel Group in a $1.5-billion deal, Bethlehem Steel asks a bankruptcy court to allow it to end health and insurance benefits for its 95,000 retirees and their families by March 31. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with retired Bethlehem Steel employee Larry Redeman.

Bethlehem Steel Retirees Could Lose Health Benefits

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World

Humanitarian Groups Prepare for Possible U.S. War on Iraq

February 16, 2003 • Aid groups meet in Geneva, Switzerland to prepare for the possibility of a U.S. attack on Iraq, predicting that hundreds of thousands of civilians will die and millions more will suffer disease and hunger. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Michael van Rooyan of the Johns Hopkins Center for International Emergency and Refugee Services.

Humanitarian Groups Prepare for Possible U.S. War on Iraq

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National

New York Protests

February 15, 2003 • Throngs of anti-war activists gathered Saturday in New York City near the United Nations, holding a lively demonstration despite the city's refusal to permit an outright march. Meanwhile, among New Yorkers who chose not to take part, some cited frustration with the results of past protest efforts. Hear NPR's Margot Adler, NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Rick Karr.

Culture

Violence and Vulnerability in Clarke's 'Lusthaus'

February 15, 2003 • Choreographer Martha Clarke's dance theater piece Vienna Lusthaus debuted 15 years ago, and recently made a brief return. It's a dreamlike work that draws on Vienna's violent history. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Clarke about the impact of the performance.

Violence and Vulnerability in Clarke's 'Lusthaus'

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Other News

February 15, 2003 • Steve Inskeep remembers the U.S.S. Maine, which exploded in Havana harbor on this date in 1898.

Other News

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NYC Protests

February 15, 2003 • NPR's Margot Adler talks to Steve Inskeep about large anti-war protests in New York today. Organizers were denied a permit to march, so demonstrators gathered four blocks north of the United Nations.

NYC Protests

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World

Detailing Iraq's Options: Scuds, Drones, Hostages

February 15, 2003 • What is Iraq's fighting capability? U.S. experts say a handful of Scud missiles survive, and that Iraq could strike at neighbors or U.S. forces with armed, unmanned planes. And there are fears of a horrific scenario with Western hostages. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution and Michael Eisenstadt of the Washington Institute on Near East Policy.

Detailing Iraq's Options: Scuds, Drones, Hostages

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Kurds Cheer Notion of Attack to Oust Saddam

February 15, 2003 • The Kurds who control northern Iraq after years of oppression are eager for a U.S.-led assault to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Their experience as the target of a past chemical attack convinces them Saddam has devastating weapons at his disposal. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Ivan Watson.

Kurds Cheer Notion of Attack to Oust Saddam

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