Morning Edition Bush Nominates Gutierrez to Head Commerce November 30, 2004 President Bush nominates Carlos Gutierrez as Commerce secretary. The CEO and chairman of Kellogg's is considered one of the country's most prominent Hispanic executives. Gutierrez built an impressive record at the cereal company and now is called upon to help reform Social Security, simplify the tax code and make life easier for small business owners. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports. Bush Nominates Gutierrez to Head Commerce Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4192014/4192015" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Education Campus Recruiting Ruling November 30, 2004 A federal appeals court rules that colleges and universities have the right to ban military recruiters from campus without fear of losing federal funding. The schools argued that the armed services openly discriminate against homosexuals and that university rules prohibit such discrimination. Hear NPR's Jackie Northam. Campus Recruiting Ruling Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4192004/4192005" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Historian: Free Education Drew Immigrants to America November 30, 2004 Diane Ravitch discusses the educational history of immigrant children in the United States. Ravitch is a professor of history at New York University and is assistant secretary of Education for the Bush administration. Hear Ravitch and NPR's Renee Montagne. Historian: Free Education Drew Immigrants to America Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4192020/4192021" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Car Device Acts as High-Tech Repo Man November 30, 2004 For people with bad credit, getting a car loan can be a challenge. But the auto industry has come up with a novel idea for letting poor creditors drive new cars off the lot: a kindler, gentler and automated repo-man. Hear NPR's Jack Speer. Car Device Acts as High-Tech Repo Man Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4192006/4192007" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Children of Immigrants Seek to Define their Identity November 30, 2004 In the second of two stories, high school students who are children of immigrants in Fremont, Calif., talk about cultural identity and the pressures to succeed academically. Hear NPR's Claudio Sanchez. Children of Immigrants Seek to Define their Identity Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4192018/4192019" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Law Case Tests Title IX Protection November 30, 2004 The Supreme Court hears arguments on sex discrimination in school sports. The case tests whether the law called Title IX provides a basis for a sports coach to sue for back pay. The coach says he was fired after complaining that girls' basketball teams at an Alabama high school got fewer resources than boys' teams. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg. Case Tests Title IX Protection Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4192000/4192001" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Supreme Court Considers Arguments on Title IX Scope November 30, 2004 The Supreme Court hears the case of a girls basketball coach in Alabama who was fired after complaining that girls' teams received fewer resources than boys' teams. Coach Roderick Jackson's case tests the scope of the anti-discrimination law Title IX. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports. Supreme Court Considers Arguments on Title IX Scope Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4193056/4193057" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Pop Culture A Long 'Jeopardy!' Run, Jeopardized November 30, 2004 After winning 74 consecutive Jeopardy! games since June and winning more than $2.5 million, contestant Ken Jennings may have finally met his match. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Andy Saunders, a Canadian college student and Jeopardy! enthusiast. A Long 'Jeopardy!' Run, Jeopardized Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4193044/4193045" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Remembering Noel Perrin November 30, 2004 Noel Perrin, a writer and professor at Dartmouth College, died earlier this month at his farmhouse in Thetford Center, Vt. at age 77. A city transplant, Perrin wrote with love and humor about rural life. We'll hear excerpts from an 1978 interview Perrin did with NPR's Noah Adams. Remembering Noel Perrin Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4193064/4193065" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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News 9/11 Commissioners Step Up Pressure on Congress November 30, 2004 Top officials of the 9/11 Commission, Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, push Congress to pass an intelligence reform bill. NPR's David Welna reports. 9/11 Commissioners Step Up Pressure on Congress Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4193060/4193061" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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L.A. Air Force Base Faces Closure November 30, 2004 The tiny Los Angeles Air Force Base has been at the forefront of some big developments in space science; it was a major player in the development of the Global Positioning System, or GPS. But now the base may have landed a spot on the Pentagon's chopping block. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports. L.A. Air Force Base Faces Closure Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4193042/4193043" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Jailed Immigrants Allege Abuse Government Halts Use of Dogs Around Detainees November 30, 2004 The day after the first story of NPR's investigation into the use of dogs to terrorize and attack people held in administrative detention in the U.S., the Homeland Security Department notified the Passaic County jail and other facilities contracted by the federal government to hold detainees to stop using dogs around detainees. NPR's Daniel Zwerdling reports. Government Halts Use of Dogs Around Detainees Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4193030/4193031" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Politics John Edwards Begins 'Thank You' Tour November 30, 2004 Defeated Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards embarks on a statewide tour in North Carolina. Edwards gave up his Senate seat this year, but is hinting that his political career is not over. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports. John Edwards Begins 'Thank You' Tour Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4193032/4193033" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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News Bush Makes Visit to Canada November 30, 2004 President Bush begins a two-day mission to Canada, downplaying disagreements between the U.S. and its neighbor over Iraq and trade issues. His trip is the first official visit by a U.S. president in nearly 10 years. NPR's Don Gonyea reports. Bush Makes Visit to Canada Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4193036/4193037" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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NAACP Head Steps Down November 30, 2004 NAACP President Kweisi Mfume announces he will step down after nine years as head of the nation's oldest and largest civil rights group. NPR's Brian Naylor reports. NAACP Head Steps Down Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4193050/4193051" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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