National Crash Cripples San Francisco Bay Commutes April 30, 2007 • A single accident near the San Francisco Bay bridge has caused a traffic tie-up that could last for months. Early Sunday, a gasoline tanker truck crashed and burned, destroying a crucial freeway interchange. Now commuters are trying to cope with the loss of a major artery. Crash Cripples San Francisco Bay Commutes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9912143/9912144" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Prospect of Devout Muslim President Divides Turkey April 30, 2007 • Protests have been growing in Turkey against the government's candidate for president. Citizens and members of the army are concerned about Abdullah Gul's Muslim roots. Many Turks fear Gul's faith will erode Turkish secularism. Prospect of Devout Muslim President Divides Turkey Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9910501/9910502" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Report Cites Problems with Iraq Rebuilding Costs April 30, 2007 • A report from the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction says Iraqis are doing a poor job maintaining buildings and equipment paid for with U.S. money. The report offers a snapshot on how more than $20 billion of U.S. taxpayer funds are being spent. Report Cites Problems with Iraq Rebuilding Costs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9910519/9910520" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Middle East Israeli Report Dissects 'Failures' in Lebanon April 30, 2007 • A report commissioned by the Israeli government on last summer's invasion of Lebanon is highly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. But the report stops short of calling for Olmert's resignation. Israeli Report Dissects 'Failures' in Lebanon Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9910486/9910487" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Veto Awaits Iraq Funding Bill with Troop Timeline April 27, 2007 • The $124 billion supplemental bill to fund the war in Iraq is on its way to President Bush. He has vowed to veto it because it includes a timeline for troop withdrawals. The measure has brought a week of angry exchanges between the White House and Congressional Democrats. Veto Awaits Iraq Funding Bill with Troop Timeline Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9870475/9870476" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Gen. Petraeus Sees 'Vastly More Work' to Do in Iraq April 26, 2007 • Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, tells reporters at the Pentagon that the United States commitment to Iraq is "an endeavor that clearly is going to require an enormous commitment over time." Gen. Petraeus Sees 'Vastly More Work' to Do in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9846363/9846364" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law White House Political Office Subject of Probe April 26, 2007 • The federal Office of Special Counsel will investigate the White House political office run by key Bush adviser Karl Rove. The agency is examining whether White House officials acted improperly in the firing of federal prosecutor David Iglesias of New Mexico. White House Political Office Subject of Probe Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9843300/9843302" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Halberstam Brought Truth to Sports, Too April 25, 2007 • The late writer David Halberstam earned most of his accolades with hard-hitting accounts of American political issues and institutions, but he also gave us great books on sports. He applied rigorous journalism to sports writing. Halberstam Brought Truth to Sports, Too Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9814487/9814488" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Bush Repeats Threat to Veto Iraq Spending Bill April 24, 2007 • Speaking at the White House, President Bush repeats his threat to veto an Iraq war spending bill that includes a timetable for the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq. Congressional Democrats agreed Monday to a bill that would require troops to begin leaving Iraq on Oct. 1. Bush Repeats Threat to Veto Iraq Spending Bill Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9798515/9798516" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Koppel On The News Halberstam Dissected America, Good and Bad April 24, 2007 • David Halberstam, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, died in a car crash Monday in California. He rose to prominence during the Vietnam War and went on to dissect many of the institutions of America in the second half of the 20th century. Ted Koppel: 'We're Still Hearing the Echoes' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9794112/9794113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Reviews Donny Osmond: Making Old New Again April 24, 2007 • Love Songs of the '70s finds Osmond casting his gaze back to beloved — some might say reviled — hits, including "I Can See Clearly Now," "How Deep Is Your Love," and a song Barry Manilow made famous: "Mandy." Donny Osmond: Making Old New Again Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9786175/9786367" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Many Iraqis Don't Like Baghdad Wall April 23, 2007 • Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the U.S. military should halt construction of a concrete wall separating a Sunni enclave from surrounding Shiite areas in Baghdad. The Iraqi leader faces harsh criticism over the project. Many Iraqis Don't Like Baghdad Wall Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9766508/9766509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Gun Laws, Gonzales and War Funds in the News April 23, 2007 • Will the Virginia Tech shootings drive Congress toward a change in gun laws? What does the future hold for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales? And what's up with war-funding legislation? Gun Laws, Gonzales and War Funds in the News Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9766536/9766537" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Feith Takes Iraq Policy Debate to Georgetown April 19, 2007 • Douglas Feith left a high-profile Pentagon job, where he helped shape U.S. policy leading to the war in Iraq, for Georgetown University. He's now teaching a seminar on the Bush administration's war on terrorism. Feith Takes Iraq Policy Debate to Georgetown Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9678499/9678500" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Morning Edition FBI Works on Profile of Va. Tech Shooter April 17, 2007 • The FBI is scrambling to learn more about Seung-hui Cho, the 23-year-old South Korean who opened fire Monday at a Virginia Tech classroom building. What was his motive? FBI Works on Profile of Va. Tech Shooter Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9618726/9618727" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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