National Ex-Drug Officer Shows Users How to Avoid Arrest October 31, 2007 A former top narcotics officer, credited with more than 800 arrests in eight years, is now selling a DVD that shows marijuana users how to avoid arrest when traveling with a stash. Law enforcement officials are outraged. Ex-Drug Officer Shows Users How to Avoid Arrest Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14470003/15799487" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music News In Dallas, a Hip-Hop Plea: Pull Your Pants Up October 24, 2007 A Dallas official says saggy pants have sunk to a new low in the city. He briefly considered an ordinance banning low-slung pants, but instead launched a hip-hop campaign with a simple message: Pull Your Pants Up. In Dallas, a Hip-Hop Plea: Pull Your Pants Up Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15534306/15583492" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The '08 Candidates' First Campaign Paul Has Long Drawn Support from Unlikely Places October 7, 2007 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has become an unlikely Internet celebrity. But it's not the first time Paul has run with an unusual source of grass-roots support: In 1976, he won a House race thanks, in part, to the moms whose babies he'd delivered. Paul Has Long Drawn Support from Unlikely Places Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15016924/15084565" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Reporter's Notebook A Smile Says it All at the Jeffs Trial September 29, 2007 An encounter with an FLDS member at the Warren Jeffs trial leads to an unexpected exchange between two groups who rarely communicated with each other. A Smile Says it All at the Jeffs Trial Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14829432/14829396" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Sect Leader Convicted of Accessory to Rape September 26, 2007 Jurors convict Warren Jeffs on charges of accomplice to rape. The leader of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints forced a 14-year-old follower to marry her 19-year-old cousin. Sect Leader Convicted of Accessory to Rape Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14715260/14715236" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Jury in Jeffs Case Awaits Final Arguments September 20, 2007 The defense rests at the trial of Warren Jeffs, leader of the nation's largest polygamous sect. The last witness was the 19-year-old groom in the arranged marriage of first cousins that lies at the center of the charges. Jury in Jeffs Case Awaits Final Arguments Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14574993/14578270" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Jeffs' Lawyers Put Church Members on Stand September 19, 2007 Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints defend Warren Jeffs as a fair and compassionate leader. Jeffs has been charged with two counts of accessory to rape. Jeffs' Lawyers Put Church Members on Stand Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14527816/14527809" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Cross-Examination Begins in Warren Jeffs Trial September 18, 2007 Defense attorneys in the trial of Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, cross-examine a woman who was 14 when she says Jeffs arranged a marriage for her. Jeffs faces life in prison if convicted of charges of accomplice to rape in the arranged marriage. Cross-Examination Begins in Warren Jeffs Trial Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14495728/14495479" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Polygamist's Trial Closes with Emotional Testimony September 15, 2007 The first week of the trial of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs closed with dramatic testimony. Jeffs is accused of being an accomplice to rape in the case of a 14-year-old follower. Now 21, the young woman gave emotional testimony on her forced underage marriage. Polygamist's Trial Closes with Emotional Testimony Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14442264/14442223" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Bride Wed at 14 Testifies at Polygamist's Trial September 14, 2007 A former teenage bride testified Friday at the trial of Warren Jeffs, leader of a polygamist sect in Utah and Arizona. She recalled the day in 2001 when she says Jeffs ordered her to marry her cousin. Jeffs is accused of coercing the then-14-year-old into a union she says she did not want. Bride Wed at 14 Testifies at Polygamist's Trial Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14428737/14429078" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Trial Under Way for Polygamist Sect Leader September 14, 2007 The trial of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs began this week in southern Utah. Jeffs is charged with being an accomplice to rape after arranging a marriage between a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin. Trial Under Way for Polygamist Sect Leader Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14419299/14419289" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Trial Begins for Polygamist Warren Jeffs September 13, 2007 The trial of Warren Jeffs, the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is under way in southern Utah. The church is the nation's largest polygamist sect. The trial centers on the arranged marriage of an allegedly unwilling teen to her cousin. Trial Begins for Polygamist Warren Jeffs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14379600/14379575" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina, Two Years Later Houston Holds Hope, Despair for Katrina Evacuees August 27, 2007 Two years after Hurricane Katrina emptied New Orleans, more than 90,000 evacuees live in Houston, permanently it seems. Life for all of them has been difficult, and their stories are a mix of sadness, loneliness and triumphant hope. Houston Holds Hope, Despair for Katrina Evacuees Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13979111/13978606" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina, Two Years Later Rebuilding in Houston, Evacuees Grapple with Past August 27, 2007 Two years after Hurricane Katrina, some people are finding their New Orleans past is a hindrance in Houston. Others are trying to rebuild the close-knit community they left behind.
Obituaries Textbook Watchdog Norma Gabler Dies August 1, 2007 Norma Gabler, who, along with her husband Mel, exerted huge influence over the U.S. textbook industry as a watchdog for material they considered anti-family, has died. Textbook Watchdog Norma Gabler Dies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12430127/12430128" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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