NPR People: Wade Goodwyn http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1939802&ft=1&f=1939802 Wade Goodwyn reports on all types of national affairs in Texas, Louisiana and the Southwest. He has been reporting for National Public Radio since 1991. Previously, Goodwyn was a political consultant in New York City. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:17:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Wade Goodwyn http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1939802&ft=1&f=1939802 yes Recalling The Chaos Of The Fort Hood Shooting Last week, soldiers were lining up in the Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, to receive their last checkups before shipping out to Iraq. Then one of them jumped on a table and opened fire with a semiautomatic handgun. A soldier who was wounded but managed to escape recounts the ordeal. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:17:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120340098&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120340098&ft=1&f=1939802 Last week, soldiers were lining up in the Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, to receive their last checkups before shipping out to Iraq. Then one of them jumped on a table and opened fire with a semiautomatic handgun. A soldier who was wounded but managed to escape recounts the ordeal. 281 no Last week, soldiers were lining up in the Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, to receive their last checkups before shipping out to Iraq. Then one of them jumped on a table and opened fire with a semiautomatic handgun. A soldier who was wounded but managed to escape recounts the ordeal.

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]]> Wounded Soldier Recalls Fort Hood Shooting Staff Sgt. Paul Martin was waiting to get his final medical check before deploying to Iraq when he was shot during last week's attack at Fort Hood. "I looked at my hand, and my hand was just covered in blood. And I was laying on the floor, and the floor was covered with blood," he says. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:07:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120332004&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120332004&ft=1&f=1939802 Staff Sgt. Paul Martin was waiting to get his final medical check before deploying to Iraq when he was shot during last week's attack at Fort Hood. "I looked at my hand, and my hand was just covered in blood. And I was laying on the floor, and the floor was covered with blood," he says. 154 no Staff Sgt. Paul Martin was waiting to get his final medical check before deploying to Iraq when he was shot during last week's attack at Fort Hood. "I looked at my hand, and my hand was just covered in blood. And I was laying on the floor, and the floor was covered with blood," he says.

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]]> Fort Hood Remembers Victims Of Shooting Fort Hood took time to honor those killed and injured in last week's shooting attack. President Obama joined other civilian and military leaders at the Texas Army post for a service that included music, prayer and words of encouragement for those who must continue to serve at the post. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120300321&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120300321&ft=1&f=1939802 Fort Hood took time to honor those killed and injured in last week's shooting attack. President Obama joined other civilian and military leaders at the Texas Army post for a service that included music, prayer and words of encouragement for those who must continue to serve at the post. 254 no Fort Hood took time to honor those killed and injured in last week's shooting attack. President Obama joined other civilian and military leaders at the Texas Army post for a service that included music, prayer and words of encouragement for those who must continue to serve at the post.

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]]> Obama Heads To Fort Hood Memorial Service President Obama travels to Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday to attend a memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage that took place there last week. The massive Army post is taking time to honor those who lost their lives and were wounded, but it is still going about the business of getting soldiers ready to deploy in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120266832&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120266832&ft=1&f=1939802 President Obama travels to Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday to attend a memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage that took place there last week. The massive Army post is taking time to honor those who lost their lives and were wounded, but it is still going about the business of getting soldiers ready to deploy in Iraq and Afghanistan. 186 no President Obama travels to Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday to attend a memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage that took place there last week. The massive Army post is taking time to honor those who lost their lives and were wounded, but it is still going about the business of getting soldiers ready to deploy in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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]]> High Court To Weigh Ex-Enron CEO's Appeal Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has appealed his fraud convictions all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the justices have decided to take his case. They will decide if his trial should have been moved out of Houston and if the law used to win the bulk of his convictions is unconstitutionally vague. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120234236&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120234236&ft=1&f=1939802 Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has appealed his fraud convictions all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the justices have decided to take his case. They will decide if his trial should have been moved out of Houston and if the law used to win the bulk of his convictions is unconstitutionally vague. 323 no Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has appealed his fraud convictions all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the justices have decided to take his case. They will decide if his trial should have been moved out of Houston and if the law used to win the bulk of his convictions is unconstitutionally vague.

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]]> Fort Hood Community Gathers To Mourn Hundreds gathered Friday night at Fort Hood's football stadium for a candlelight vigil for the 43 people killed and wounded Thursday. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120201526&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120201526&ft=1&f=1939802 Hundreds gathered Friday night at Fort Hood's football stadium for a candlelight vigil for the 43 people killed and wounded Thursday. 199 no Hundreds gathered Friday night at Fort Hood's football stadium for a candlelight vigil for the 43 people killed and wounded Thursday.

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]]> Investigators Probe Fort Hood Shooting In Fort Hood, Texas, investigators are collecting information about Thursday's deadly attack at a soldier processing center. Thirteen people were killed, 12 of them soldiers, and 30 were wounded when a gunman, identified as Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire in the facility. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120183480&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120183480&ft=1&f=1939802 In Fort Hood, Texas, investigators are collecting information about Thursday's deadly attack at a soldier processing center. Thirteen people were killed, 12 of them soldiers, and 30 were wounded when a gunman, identified as Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire in the facility. 218 no In Fort Hood, Texas, investigators are collecting information about Thursday's deadly attack at a soldier processing center. Thirteen people were killed, 12 of them soldiers, and 30 were wounded when a gunman, identified as Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire in the facility.

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]]> 13 Die In Fort Hood Shooting, Suspect Hospitalized Officials at Fort Hood say 13 people died and 30 were wounded when an Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Texas post. Military officials are trying to unravel why the shooting happened. The suspect is wounded and under guard. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120159275&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120159275&ft=1&f=1939802 Officials at Fort Hood say 13 people died and 30 were wounded when an Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Texas post. Military officials are trying to unravel why the shooting happened. The suspect is wounded and under guard. 326 no Officials at Fort Hood say 13 people died and 30 were wounded when an Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Texas post. Military officials are trying to unravel why the shooting happened. The suspect is wounded and under guard.

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]]> Soldiers Scramble To Aid Fort Hood Shooting Victims A gunman, identified as Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, allegedly opened fire at the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday. Thirteen people were killed and 30 wounded. The center is where soldiers get final medical and dental checks before they ship out overseas. Soldiers hurried to rescue the fallen. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120159300&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120159300&ft=1&f=1939802 A gunman, identified as Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, allegedly opened fire at the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday. Thirteen people were killed and 30 wounded. The center is where soldiers get final medical and dental checks before they ship out overseas. Soldiers hurried to rescue the fallen. 189 no A gunman, identified as Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, allegedly opened fire at the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday. Thirteen people were killed and 30 wounded. The center is where soldiers get final medical and dental checks before they ship out overseas. Soldiers hurried to rescue the fallen.

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]]> More On Fort Hood Shooting The lockdown at Fort Hood, Texas, has been lifted. Earlier Thursday, a gunman — identified as Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan — killed 11 people and wounded 31 others. The gunman was also killed. Another soldier is in custody. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:17:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120153094&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120153094&ft=1&f=1939802 The lockdown at Fort Hood, Texas, has been lifted. Earlier Thursday, a gunman — identified as Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan — killed 11 people and wounded 31 others. The gunman was also killed. Another soldier is in custody. 176 no The lockdown at Fort Hood, Texas, has been lifted. Earlier Thursday, a gunman — identified as Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan — killed 11 people and wounded 31 others. The gunman was also killed. Another soldier is in custody.

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]]> Fort Hood Lockdown Over The lockdown at Fort Hood, Texas, is over hours after a gunman killed 11 people and wounded 31 others. The gunman, who was killed by police, was identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:54:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120152563&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120152563&ft=1&f=1939802 The lockdown at Fort Hood, Texas, is over hours after a gunman killed 11 people and wounded 31 others. The gunman, who was killed by police, was identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan. 92 no The lockdown at Fort Hood, Texas, is over hours after a gunman killed 11 people and wounded 31 others. The gunman, who was killed by police, was identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan.

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]]> Bucking Trend, Airline Keeps Repairs In-House As many major U.S. airlines shift their repair and maintenance work to outside firms, American Airlines is taking a different approach. The airline has its own crew of 6,000 mechanics based in Tulsa, Okla., who service its fleet and even contract for outside business. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:36:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113971588&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113971588&ft=1&f=1939802 As many major U.S. airlines shift their repair and maintenance work to outside firms, American Airlines is taking a different approach. The airline has its own crew of 6,000 mechanics based in Tulsa, Okla., who service its fleet and even contract for outside business. 331 no As many major U.S. airlines shift their repair and maintenance work to outside firms, American Airlines is taking a different approach. The airline has its own crew of 6,000 mechanics based in Tulsa, Okla., who service its fleet and even contract for outside business.

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]]> Hispanic Farmers Fight To Sue USDA Hispanic and black farmers say for years the Agriculture Department failed to investigate their claims of discrimination. But while black farmers successfully sued the department and walked away with $1 billion, Hispanic farmers say they have been denied their chance at a similar class-action suit. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:58:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113730694&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113730694&ft=1&f=1939802 Hispanic and black farmers say for years the Agriculture Department failed to investigate their claims of discrimination. But while black farmers successfully sued the department and walked away with $1 billion, Hispanic farmers say they have been denied their chance at a similar class-action suit. 497 no Hispanic and black farmers say for years the Agriculture Department failed to investigate their claims of discrimination. But while black farmers successfully sued the department and walked away with $1 billion, Hispanic farmers say they have been denied their chance at a similar class-action suit.

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]]> High School DJs Dial Dallas Back To The 1970s Although it has a signal that reaches most of Dallas, KEOM-FM broadcasts from Mesquite, Texas, just east of the city. Owned and operated by the Mesquite school district, KEOM exists for the sole purpose of training high school students in the art of radio — through '70s music. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:50:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113167425&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113167425&ft=1&f=1939802 Although it has a signal that reaches most of Dallas, KEOM-FM broadcasts from Mesquite, Texas, just east of the city. Owned and operated by the Mesquite school district, KEOM exists for the sole purpose of training high school students in the art of radio — through '70s music. 326 no Although it has a signal that reaches most of Dallas, KEOM-FM broadcasts from Mesquite, Texas, just east of the city. Owned and operated by the Mesquite school district, KEOM exists for the sole purpose of training high school students in the art of radio — through '70s music.

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]]> Obama's Schools Speech Faces Backlash President Obama's plans to give a speech to the nation's schoolchildren is facing a huge backlash. Parents in many states are threatening to pull their children out of school. In Texas, several school districts have promised not to show the address live. Now, those moves are angering other parents who don't understand the controversy. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112566421&ft=1&f=1939802 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112566421&ft=1&f=1939802 President Obama's plans to give a speech to the nation's schoolchildren is facing a huge backlash. Parents in many states are threatening to pull their children out of school. In Texas, several school districts have promised not to show the address live. Now, those moves are angering other parents who don't understand the controversy. 184 no President Obama's plans to give a speech to the nation's schoolchildren is facing a huge backlash. Parents in many states are threatening to pull their children out of school. In Texas, several school districts have promised not to show the address live. Now, those moves are angering other parents who don't understand the controversy.

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