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All Things Considered

Ethicist

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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All Things Considered

Rules of Reporter Engagement

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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Saturday

Science

Diet Aid Investigated in Death of Orioles Pitcher

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

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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National

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Adjust to Growing Threats

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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U.S. Troops to Seek Kidnapped Americans in Colombia

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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What Are You Listening To?

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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Sunday

Science

Bethlehem Steel Retirees Could Lose Health Benefits

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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Saturday

Culture

Violence and Vulnerability in Clarke's 'Lusthaus'

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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