National Columbine Wounds Heal But Leave Scars April 19, 2009 Drew Lagerborg was a junior at Columbine High School when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting spree that killed 12 classmates and a teacher. Ten years later, Lagerborg and his parents can share words of hope. Columbine Wounds Heal But Leave Scars Listen · 7:36 7:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103257392/103257377" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Columbine Wounds Heal But Leave Scars Listen · 7:36 7:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103257392/103257377" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Business Auction Business Still Bidding High April 12, 2009 Not only do people hope to buy something at a bargain price at auction — in this recession, people are also using those sales to turn some of their possessions into cash. To check out how that's working — we visited an auction house in Washington, D.C., just down the street from NPR. Auction Business Still Bidding High Listen · 7:10 7:10 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103008474/103008754" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Spring 'Mini-Season' Means More TV Options April 12, 2009 Springtime means renewal — and these days, new TV shows sprout when the daffodils do. Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes joins host Linda Wertheimer for a chat about the good, the bad and the ugly among the season's new shows. Spring 'Mini-Season' Means More TV Options Listen · 3:34 3:34 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102981832/103008504" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Economy Dominates White House Focus March 16, 2009 President Obama will make his first official trip to California this week to empathize with some of those hit hardest by the recession. Meantime, anxious eyes are on financial markets, and there's fresh anger about executives' bonuses. Economy Dominates White House Focus Listen · 4:48 4:48 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101934037/101934044" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets AIG's Employee Bonuses Rile Washington March 16, 2009 Reports over the weekend revealed that big bonuses are being paid to employees in the very unit that brought down crippled insurance giant AIG. And late Sunday, AIG revealed the names of some of the big banks it is paying off with the $175 billion in taxpayer dollars that it has gotten so far. AIG's Employee Bonuses Rile Washington Listen · 4:09 4:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101934025/101933993" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
AIG's Employee Bonuses Rile Washington Listen · 4:09 4:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101934025/101933993" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Economy Larry Summers Is Administration's Economic Voice March 13, 2009 Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has been the administration's point man on the economy. Some feel that he has not been an effective messenger. When Geithner first presented a bank bailout plan, the stock market took a dive. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who is the White House economic advisor, appears to be taking on a larger role, and may eclipse anything that Geithner says in the coming weeks. Larry Summers Is Administration's Economic Voice Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101855330/101855355" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Protests Direct Challenge To Pakistan's President March 13, 2009 Protesters in Pakistan are trying to reach the capital Islamabad, but are being stopped by police. They are demonstrating against recent moves by President Asif Ali Zardari intended to neutralize his chief political opponents. As the protest gains momentum, it is now seen as a direct challenge to Zardari's government. Protests Direct Challenge To Pakistan's President Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101855301/101855290" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Madoff Investment Scandal After Guilty Plea, Madoff Sentencing Set For June 16 March 12, 2009 Bernard Madoff has pleaded guilty to all 11 charges in the largest fraud case in Wall Street history. The former New York money manager is accused of stealing billions of dollars from thousands of investors in what he himself has described as a Ponzi scheme. After Guilty Plea, Madoff Sentencing Set For June 16 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101796878/101793627" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Economy Unemployment At Levels Not Seen Since 1983 March 6, 2009 The nation's unemployment rate in February was 8.1 percent. The Labor Department reports more than 651,000 jobs were eliminated last month. Employers are cutting their payrolls and looking for other ways to cut costs as the recession takes a bite out of their sales and profits. Unemployment At Levels Not Seen Since 1983 Listen · 3:22 3:22 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101534849/101534848" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Health Care: Just One Issue On Obama's Plate March 5, 2009 The White House on Thursday hosts a summit designed to begin overhauling the nation's health care system. It's just one of the major issues President Obama is trying to tackle. Is it a good idea to have so many major issues in play at once? Health Care: Just One Issue On Obama's Plate Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101465356/101465385" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Stocks Hit Lowest Level Since 1997 March 3, 2009 The expanded bailout of AIG wasn't greeted too enthusiastically on Wall Street. The stock market plunged sharply Monday — closing down below 7,000 for the first time in 12 years. Stocks Hit Lowest Level Since 1997 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101368719/101368674" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Sri Lanka's Cricket Team Attacked In Pakistan March 3, 2009 Officials say gunmen in east Pakistan opened fire on a vehicle carrying members of Sri Lanka's national cricket team. Several players were wounded and five police officers were killed. Security concerns have plagued Pakistan for years and some foreign sports teams have refused to play there. Sri Lanka's Cricket Team Attacked In Pakistan Listen · 2:46 2:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101368684/101368663" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Kansas Gov. To Be Named Health Secretary March 2, 2009 President Obama names his health secretary on Monday. It's expected to be Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas. Later this week, Obama hosts lawmakers and representatives of major interest groups at a White House summitt on overhauling health care. Kansas Gov. To Be Named Health Secretary Listen · 4:32 4:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101329700/101329679" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics George Mason Students Encouraged By Speech February 25, 2009 Some of President Obama's strongest supporters during the long election campaign were college students. A group of students from the political science department at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., watched Obama's address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Most said they were inspired by the speech. George Mason Students Encouraged By Speech Listen · 4:15 4:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101133202/101133180" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Treasury Announces New TARP Rules Tuesday February 10, 2009 The Obama administration is ready to reveal a revamped federal financial bailout program. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday outlines details of a plan that officials say will place more strings on banks getting a boost and dramatically increase loans made available to buy homes and cars and pay for college. Treasury Announces New TARP Rules Tuesday Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100497749/100497715" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Treasury Announces New TARP Rules Tuesday Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100497749/100497715" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript