November 26, 2009
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Jim Zarroli/NPRVeterans Face New Enemy: Unemployment
()More than 2,500 veterans flocked to the USS Intrepid, a decommissioned aircraft docked along the Hudson River in Manhattan, for a job fair Monday. While the unemployment rate in New York is 9 percent, it's nearly double that for combat-age veterans. One challenge is that their skills aren't easily understood by employers.
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On The Road To Safety
Teenage Boys More Likely To Be In Fatal Car Crashes()
November 25, 2009 The number of teenage drivers involved in fatal car crashes has dropped dramatically in the past decade. But in those wrecks, male drivers still outnumber females by more than 2 to 1. For Basil Rynestead of Fauquier County, Va., it's a battle against peer pressure and inexperience to stay safe on the road.
Darwin: The "Reluctant Revolutionary"
The Butterflies And Beetles Behind Evolution()
November 25, 2009 Alfred Russel Wallace was Darwin's colleague, a globe-trotting naturalist who helped shape the theory of evolution. Thirty years ago, an antique shopper wandered into a modest antique shop in Arlington, Va., looking for Chinese carpets and wound up buying a magnificent rosewood cabinet. It contained Wallace's personal collection of 1,600 butterflies and insects.
Opinion
The Legend Of The Human Resources Crypt()
November 25, 2009 Philosopher Alain de Botton thinks a lot about how people work — and says there's one department at work that is universally hated: Human Resources.
Science
Stolen E-Mails Raise Questions On Climate Research()
November 25, 2009 E-mails stolen from a climate research center in England reveal that a small group of scientists has been pressuring scientific journals not to publish reports that cast doubt on climate change. The e-mails raise questions about the impartiality of the peer-review process, which is designed to keep poor science out of the technical literature.
News Analysis
Afghanistan Speech A Defining Moment For Obama()
November 25, 2009 Next week, President Obama will lay out his Afghanistan plan in a televised address. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says it's a defining moment for the president — and warns that like war presidents before him, Obama will likely face pressure to escalate the war in the weeks and months ahead.
World
Pakistan Hemmed In By U.S. And Afghanistan()
November 25, 2009 Pakistan is anxiously awaiting President Obama's decision on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. It's a widely held view in Pakistan that only a political settlement will resolve the Afghan morass.
Politics
Fla. Gov. Crist Fights Back In Battle For Senate Seat()
November 25, 2009 Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is hoping to move to Washington, but his first challenge is to win his party's nomination in next year's Senate race. His rival, conservative former state house Speaker Marco Rubio, has been gaining ground, but Crist's campaign has begun to fight back.
