Politics Obama to Attend Selma March Anniversary February 28, 2007 • Sen. Barack Obama will speak this weekend on the anniversary of the day in 1965 when civil rights marchers were beaten in Selma, Ala. He talks about the trip and his experiences as a black presidential hopeful. Obama to Attend Selma March Anniversary Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7630250/7630260" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Terry Gilliam Tries to Revive Dark 'Tideland' February 27, 2007 • Terry Gilliam's Tideland was panned by film critics and audiences alike when it was released in 2005. But he hopes the disturbing tale of a girl, whose parents are drug addicts, finds an audience on DVD. Terry Gilliam Tries to Revive Dark 'Tideland' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7606151/7612346" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Race Sharpton, Thurmond Families Bound by Slavery February 26, 2007 • Citing a genealogical study, The New York Daily News says ancestors of civil rights activist Al Sharpton were once slaves owned by ancestors of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. Sharpton, Thurmond Families Bound by Slavery Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7599099/7599100" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Middle East Major Powers Hold Talks on Iran Sanctions February 26, 2007 • Diplomats from the U.S., Russia, China, France, China and Germany meet in London to discuss further sanctions against Iran. The U.N.'s nuclear agency says Iran continues to enrich uranium in defiance of U.N. sanctions. Major Powers Hold Talks on Iran Sanctions Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7599093/7599094" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'The Edge of Disaster' Disaster Would Overwhelm Hospitals, Author Warns February 22, 2007 • Are United States hospitals equipped to handle a flu pandemic or a major terrorist attack? Stephen Flynn, author of The Edge of Disaster, sizes up the United States medical system and finds it sorely lacking. Disaster Would Overwhelm Hospitals, Author Warns Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7514969/7518409" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Army War Critic Wilkerson Awaits Sentence February 22, 2007 • A conversation with Army Spec. Mark Wilkerson, who will be sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to leaving his Army unit. Wilkerson went AWOL rather than return to Iraq, then turned himself in last fall. Army War Critic Wilkerson Awaits Sentence Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7543052/7543053" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'The Edge of Disaster' California's Levees Seen Vulnerable to Breach February 21, 2007 • America is not ready for the next big catastrophe, according to Stephen Flynn, a former Coast Guard commander. Flynn is concerned that California's earthen levees won't hold in the event of an earthquake. California's Levees Seen Vulnerable to Breach Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7499175/7499265" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Court: Detainees Can't Challenge Detentions February 20, 2007 • A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., rules that detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have no right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts. The case is expected to move on to the U.S. Supreme Court. Court: Detainees Can't Challenge Detentions Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7496235/7496236" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Presidents' Day Brings Out the Hopefuls February 20, 2007 • The 2008 presidential candidates were reaching out to voters over the Presidents' Day weekend. Each of the candidates in the race faces a different set of obstacles. Presidents' Day Brings Out the Hopefuls Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7492266/7492267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'The Edge of Disaster' Former Coast Guard Official: Ports Unprepared February 20, 2007 • America is unprepared for the next big catastrophe, whether it's like Sept. 11 or like Hurricane Katrina, the author of a new book says. Stephen Flynn, a former Coast Guard commander, says ports like the giant facility in Los Angeles, are especially vulnerable to attacks or natural disasters. Former Coast Guard Official: Ports Unprepared Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7463514/7463577" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Harvard's Faust: Boundaries Remain for Women February 19, 2007 • Drew Gilpin Faust is poised to become the first woman president of Harvard University in its 371-year history. The 59-year-old Radcliffe dean recalls being a "sort of a smart-aleck" girl growing up in a world dominated by men. Harvard's Faust: Boundaries Remain for Women Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7462561/7462788" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Romney to Follow in Father's Footsteps February 13, 2007 • Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will formally announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday in Michigan, where his father George once served as governor — and ran for the White House. Romney to Follow in Father's Footsteps Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7379479/7379480" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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North Korea's Nuclear Push North Korea Nuclear Talks Yield Draft Accord February 13, 2007 • North Korea agrees to shut down its main nuclear reactor and allow nuclear inspectors on its soil, in exchange for an initial supply of 50,000 tons of fuel oil and a chance for more. North Korea Nuclear Talks Yield Draft Accord Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7379431/7379432" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Officials Go 'Off the Record' on Iran-Iraq Arms February 12, 2007 • The Bush administration continues to make a case that Iran is arming groups inside Iraq with sophisticated weaponry used to kill Americans. Who is getting the weapons and are they to blame for a sudden increase in downed U.S. aircraft? Officials Go 'Off the Record' on Iran-Iraq Arms Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7361046/7361047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Solidarity for Sale: Corruption in Labor Unions February 6, 2007 • Unions today are as corrupt as ever says Robert Fitch, author of "Solidarity for Sale." He writes about recent scandals in which union leaders accept company checks to restrict their organizing.
