Economy Summers To Leave Obama's Economic Team September 22, 2010 White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers will leave the Obama administration at the end of the year. He's the latest member of the president's economic inner circle to depart, and leaves the administration having to pick a new team of advisers at a time when confidence in the economic recovery remains in short supply. Summers To Leave Obama's Economic Team Listen · 3:24 3:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130036453/130036442" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Africa Insurgents Step Up Fight Against Somali Government September 20, 2010 Somalia hasn't had a fully functioning government in nearly two decades. The government controls just a few blocks of the capital city Mogadishu. Militants are trying to overthrow that government and set up a strict Islamist regime. The insurgents, called al-Shabab, have staged a month-long offensive that has included suicide bombings. Insurgents Step Up Fight Against Somali Government Listen · 4:16 4:16 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129985594/129985474" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Report: Nearly 1 In 7 Americans Were Poor In '09 September 16, 2010 About 43.6 million people were poor last year in the United States. But the poverty rate didn't go as high as some had predicted. Demographers with the U.S. Census Bureau, which released the figures Thursday, said unemployment benefits helped to cushion some of the impact of the recession. Report: Nearly 1 In 7 Americans Were Poor In '09 Listen · 4:23 4:23 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129901240/129901217" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Reggie Bush To Give Back 2005 Heisman Trophy September 15, 2010 For the first time, a Heisman Trophy winner is giving back the award. Reggie Bush says he did not want the dignity of the Heisman stained by the scandal over his acceptance of hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from two California-based marketing agents while he was Southern California's star running back. Reggie Bush To Give Back 2005 Heisman Trophy Listen · 4:04 4:04 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129874318/129874326" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Tea Party In America Tea Party GOP Senate Candidate Wins Big In Del. September 15, 2010 The tea party movement is celebrating a major victory in Delaware. Conservative Christine O'Donnell has pulled off a stunning upset over nine-term Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican Senate primary. She'll face Democrat Chris Coons in November. Tea Party GOP Senate Candidate Wins Big In Del. Listen · 4:12 4:12 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129874306/129874281" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Middle East Clinton On Mideast Talks: Pursue Peace This Year September 14, 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Abbas begin the second round of U.S. mediated talks in Egypt Tuesday. Secretary of State Clinton is there promising the U.S. will play a serious role in the negotiations. Her first task is to make sure the talks don't break down right away over the issue of settlements, since an Israeli moratorium is set to expire later this month. Clinton On Mideast Talks: Pursue Peace This Year Listen · 3:32 3:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129849492/129849500" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports A Weekend Full Of Football, Tennis & Basketball September 13, 2010 It was a big weekend in sporting news: The U.S. team won the World Basketball Championship for the first time in 16 years. The U.S. Open Men's Final has been postponed until Monday. And, the NFL had its first full day of action. A Weekend Full Of Football, Tennis & Basketball Listen · 3:56 3:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129822863/129822875" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Congress Has 4 Weeks To Try To Get More Done September 13, 2010 Experts don't expect Congress to get much more done before members have to go out and campaign for midterm elections. Is it a do-nothing Congress? Republicans would argue that this Congress has done way to much with the stimulus bill; health care and financial overhaul. The problem hasn't been that it hasn't gotten a lot done. The problem is, voters don't much like what lawmakers have done so far. Congress Has 4 Weeks To Try To Get More Done Listen · 4:32 4:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129822859/129822873" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama News Conference: Economy A Hot Topic September 10, 2010 For the third time in a week, President Obama spoke about the economy, announcing a new head of the Council of Economic advisers Friday in a nationally televised news conference at the White House. He also continued to press his case that Republicans are responsible for the bad economy and are presenting no new ideas about how to fix it. Obama News Conference: Economy A Hot Topic Listen · 3:32 3:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129775114/129775113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Fire Engulfs San Francisco Suburb September 10, 2010 A massive fire is burning in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno after an apparent natural gas line ruptured. At least one person was killed. Dozens of homes were destroyed. Fire Engulfs San Francisco Suburb Listen · 3:38 3:38 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129768462/129768361" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Security Report: U.S. Must Deal With Domestic Radicals September 10, 2010 There has been a big change in terrorism attacks in this country -- U.S. citizens and residents are playing more of a role. A report being released Friday by a bipartisan group is expected to show the terrorism threat to the U.S. is much more complex and diverse than in the past. Report: U.S. Must Deal With Domestic Radicals Listen · 3:39 3:39 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129768341/129768359" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Vikings, Saints Open NFL Season In New Orleans September 9, 2010 The NFL regular season gets underway Thursday night with the champion New Orleans Saints taking on Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota outperformed the Saints in many categories in last season's NFC championship game. Vikings, Saints Open NFL Season In New Orleans Listen · 3:48 3:48 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129742904/129742885" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Religion Florida Minister Still Plans To Burn Quran September 8, 2010 Florida evangelical church leader Terry Jones plans to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11. His threat to go ahead comes despite warnings from senior military leader General David Petraeus, and senior administration officials about the potential damage to relations with the Muslim world. Florida Minister Still Plans To Burn Quran Listen · 4:24 4:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129717464/129717495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Florida Minister Still Plans To Burn Quran Listen · 4:24 4:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129717464/129717495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Economy Fed Has Tools If Economy Weakens, Bernanke Says August 27, 2010 The U.S. economy grew even more slowly during the second quarter than the government first thought, according to a Commerce Department report out Friday. U.S. GDP grew at an annual rate of 1.6 percent; the earlier estimate was 2.4 percent. Meanwhile, at a gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed has the tools to stimulate the economy if it continues to weaken. Fed Has Tools If Economy Weakens, Bernanke Says Listen · 3:53 3:53 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129475171/129474846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2010 Absentee Ballots To Decide Alaska's Sen. Primary August 26, 2010 With all precincts reporting results from Tuesday's voting, GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski trails her lesser-known rival Joe Miller by 1,668 votes. But thousands of absentee ballots have yet to be counted. Absentee Ballots To Decide Alaska's Sen. Primary Listen · 4:17 4:17 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/129441731/129441876" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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