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Monday

Under Obama, Agencies Step Up Rule-Making

Democrats blame the Bush administration for lingering regulatory problems that contributed to the Gulf oil spill, the coal mine explosion in West Virginia and a recall of Toyota cars. That may or may not be fair -- but it's clear the Obama administration is far more aggressive in its rule-making.

Under Obama, Agencies Step Up Rule-Making

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Sunday

National

Top Kill Fails; Oil Continues To Gush

Oil will continue gushing into the Gulf of Mexico until later this week at the very least. That's because BP's "top kill" strategy for stopping the leak didn't work. Host Liane Hansen talks with NPR Science correspondent Richard Harris.

Top Kill Fails; Oil Continues To Gush

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La. Coast Darkens As BP Turns To Plan B Again

Saturday, oil giant BP gave up on its latest attempt stop the leak spewing millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It was just the most recent in a series of disappointments for southern Louisiana as residents watch mushrooming and shifting columns of oil march against their coastline.

La. Coast Darkens As BP Turns To Plan B Again

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Is The Oil Spill Tarring Obama?

This oil spill seems to be dragging down the president's approval ratings, but is it a threat to his presidency? The crisis is being compared to the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina. Host Liane Hansen asks NPR News Analyst Juan Williams whether that's a fair comparison.

Is The Oil Spill Tarring Obama?

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Federal Response To Immigration Unconvincing

The national debate over illegal immigration is heating up. It's been fueled by Arizona's passage of a controversial law, which allows police to question people suspected of being undocumented. This past week, President Obama announced his plan to send 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, a plan that some say is inadequate. Host Liane Hansen talks with Rick Nelson, director of the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Federal Response To Immigration Unconvincing

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Vermont Farm Takes On Border Fight With U.S.

The U.S. government wants to seize five acres of the Rainville family's farm. The family and their community intend to fight. Herb Swanson hide caption

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Vermont Farm Takes On Border Fight With U.S.

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The government plans to seize a farmer's land to build a $5 million border post on a quiet country road. The community is fiercely opposed, and the Department of Homeland Security is under fire for planning expensive projects that some say isn't needed.

Vermont Farm Takes On Border Fight With U.S.

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Saturday

Asia

North, South Koreas Smolder As Asian Heads Meet

South Korea is convinced a North Korean submarine carried out the deadly torpedo attack that split a South Korean warship in half and killed 46 sailors. North Korea denies responsibility. Host Scott Simon talks to NPR's Mike Shuster from Seoul, where Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets Saturday with South Korea's president and the prime minister of Japan over the crisis.

North, South Koreas Smolder As Asian Heads Meet

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Geoengineering: 'A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come'

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Geoengineering: 'A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come'

Driving a Prius and putting up solar panels aren't the only options for cooling the earth's climate. More radical ideas include brightening clouds, creating giant algae blooms in the ocean and launching spacecraft to deploy giant sunshades. It might sound a bit far-fetched, but scientists are considering ideas like these — known as geoengineering — to alter the climate.

Geoengineering: 'A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come'

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Friday

Clinton Enlisted To Get Sestak To Drop Senate Bid

The White House released a statement from Counsel Bob Bauer recounting the sequence of events by which Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak, a contender for the U.S. Senate, was offered a position on a presidential advisory board in 2009. Bauer's report said the offer was made by former President Bill Clinton, acting as an intermediary. Republicans had cried foul, saying laws may have been broken in an effort to keep Sestak out of the Democratic primary, which he eventually won.

Clinton Enlisted To Get Sestak To Drop Senate Bid

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Analysis

Analysis

Week In Politics: Oil Spill, Sestak

Melissa Block speaks with regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times, about efforts to clean up the Gulf oil spill and the administration's attempt to persuade Democrat Joe Sestak to stay out of the Pennsylvania Senate primary race.

Week In Politics: Oil Spill, Sestak

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Mullen Says Gays In Military Shouldn't Live A Lie

Congress is pushing to repeal the 17-year-old military policy of "don't ask, don't tell," which bars gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military. Michele Norris speaks with Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the potential repeal of the policy.

Mullen Says Gays In Military Shouldn't Live A Lie

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