Auto Industry In Turmoil GM Likely To Join Chrysler In Bankruptcy May 28, 2009 • A General Motors bankruptcy appears to be just days away. The White House has given GM until Monday to radically restructure or head to court. For Chrysler, its bankruptcy proceedings appear to be moving quickly and smoothly. GM Likely To Join Chrysler In Bankruptcy Listen · 4:00 4:00 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104648059/104648034" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Deadly Car Bomb Explodes In Lahore, Pakistan May 27, 2009 • Gunmen detonated a car bomb near police and intelligence agency offices Wednesday in Lahore, Pakistan. Officials say it was one of the country's most deadly attacks this year. Deadly Car Bomb Explodes In Lahore, Pakistan Listen · 3:56 3:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104597446/104597430" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Analysis: Obama Picks Sotomayor For High Court May 26, 2009 • President Obama tapped federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday. She would be the first Hispanic justice and the third female justice. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor, 54, would succeed retiring Justice David Souter. Analysis: Obama Picks Sotomayor For High Court Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104533485/104534973" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Senate Will Have To Confirm Court Choice May 26, 2009 • President Obama's first nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court is Sonia Sotomayor. She's a federal appeals court judge. And if confirmed, she'll be the third woman to serve on the high court and the first Hispanic. Lawmakers in the Senate will have to vote on her confirmation. Some have said her nomination is bullet proof. Senate Will Have To Confirm Court Choice Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104532843/104533227" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Obama To Nominate Sotomayor To High Court May 26, 2009 • President Obama has chosen federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the opening on the Supreme Court. The announcement is expected to be made official Tuesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic to serve on the nation's highest court. She would succeed Justice David Souter, who is retiring. Obama To Nominate Sotomayor To High Court Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104531926/104531925" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test May 25, 2009 • North Korea says that it has successfully conducted its second nuclear test. The United Nations Security Council will meet Monday to discuss how to deal with the matter. North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test Listen · 4:00 4:00 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104517035/104516713" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Cannes Film Festival Review May 22, 2009 • France's Cannes Film Festival is under way. Kenneth Turan, who reviews movies for Morning Edition and the Los Angeles Times, says the movies are surprisingly good. Cannes Film Festival Review Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104426604/104426640" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Auto Industry In Turmoil Treasury Pours Billions More Into GMAC May 22, 2009 • The government is providing auto lender GMAC Financial Services with $7.5 billion in additional aid to keep loans flowing to would-be buyers of GM and Chrysler vehicles. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says it'll help stabilize the auto financing market, which should help the economy. Treasury Pours Billions More Into GMAC Listen · 3:04 3:04 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104426566/104426550" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Obama Defends Decision To Close Guantanamo May 21, 2009 • In a speech Thursday, President Obama defended his decision to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, describing the situation there as "a mess; a misguided experiment that has left in its wake a flood of legal challenges." Obama also spoke about American values and said his national security policies represent a new direction. Obama Defends Decision To Close Guantanamo Listen · 3:58 3:58 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104385379/104384923" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Obama To Defend Closing Guantanamo May 21, 2009 • In a speech at the National Archives on Thursday, President Obama will outline his plan for closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Obama To Defend Closing Guantanamo Listen · 3:50 3:50 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104375322/104375282" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Authorities Arrest 4 In New York Terrorism Plot May 21, 2009 • Four men have been arrested in what federal officials describe as a terrorism plot to bomb synagogues in New York and target U.S. aircraft with surface-to-air missiles. The arrests came Wednesday night following a yearlong investigation. David Greene Discusses The Arrests On Morning Edition Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104375328/104375285" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Iraqi Trade Ministry Investigated For Corruption May 20, 2009 • For the first time, an Iraqi government minister faces expulsion from his job after being accused of corruption on a massive scale. Iraqi Trade Ministry Investigated For Corruption Listen · 3:56 3:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104334311/104334293" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Re-Examining Bush Era Interrogation Tactics Torture Issue Won't Die Down May 14, 2009 • The treatment of detainees from the war on terrorism is not an issue President Obama wanted to see dominate his early months in office. But the release of legal memos justifying extreme techniques brought the issue to the fore, and the president's decision not to release pictures of detainee abuse in prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan is bound to keep it there. Torture Issue Won't Die Down Listen · 4:50 4:50 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104125192/104125161" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Pope Calls For Palestinian State While In West Bank May 13, 2009 • Pope Benedict visited the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday. While in Bethlehem, he called for a sovereign Palestinian homeland. The pope also met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Pope Calls For Palestinian State While In West Bank Listen · 3:57 3:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104079570/104079557" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Tank Battalion Mutinies At Georgian Military Base May 5, 2009 • Defense officials in the former Soviet republic of Georgia say a tank battalion has mutinied at a military base near the capital Tbilisi. The fighting broke out after the arrest of a former special forces commander accused of planning to disrupt NATO exercises. Tank Battalion Mutinies At Georgian Military Base Listen · 4:19 4:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103805872/103805890" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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