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Law

Assessing Cheney's Gay Marriage Remarks

Vice President Dick Cheney surprised an Iowa audience by saying he disagreed with President Bush's position on gay marriage. The vice president, noting that he has a gay daughter, said he believes each state should determine laws governing marriage. The president has backed a constitutional amendment restricting marriage to heterosexual couples. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Assessing Cheney's Gay Marriage Remarks

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Business

Coal Miners Lose Health Benefits in Bankruptcy

The nation's fourth-largest coal company is in bankruptcy court, leaving thousands of mines without health insurance. The judge in the case has ruled that the company isn't liable for health care benefits for 1,000 active miners and more than 2,000 retirees. Horizon Natural Resources filed for bankruptcy two years ago. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Coal Miners Lose Health Benefits in Bankruptcy

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Bush Hits Trail with McCain

As President Bush campaigns through nine states this week, he is bringing along a former rival who has become a featured performer on the president's behalf. It's Arizona Sen. John McCain, a Republican who has shown uncommon appeal beyond his own party. Hear NPR's Brian Naylor.

Bush Hits Trail with McCain

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National

D.C. Residents, Tourists Cope with Terror Threat Lockdown

The heightened terror alert at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was extended this week to the whole of Washington, DC. Increased security, including more patrols and vehicle searches, are now the norm in the nation's capital. More security barriers are being erected during the height of the vacation season, and both residents and tourists are learning to cope with the new inconveniences. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

D.C. Residents, Tourists Cope with Terror Threat Lockdown

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Business

FAA Meets with Airlines to Discuss O'Hare Delays

Federal aviation officials meet with major U.S. airlines in an effort to reduce flight delays at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, citing it as a cause of wider flight disruptions. The FAA's Marion Blakey threatened to cap commercial flights in and out of O'Hare, one of the busiest airports in the world. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

FAA Meets with Airlines to Discuss O'Hare Delays

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Movies

Examining the 'Zatoichi' Phenomenon

A blind masseuse travels from town to town, bringing justice to the oppressed with a little help from a samurai sword. NPR's Brian Naylor talks with Michael Ruggiero of the Independent Film Channel about Zatoichi, the channel's latest installment of a Japanese series of samurai films.

Examining the 'Zatoichi' Phenomenon

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Media

Writing the Book on Jack Anderson

NPR's Brian Naylor talks with author Mark Feldstein about Jack Anderson. The legendary muckraker is giving up a syndicated newspaper column that bedeviled politicians and intrigued readers for decades. Feldstein is writing a book on Anderson.

Writing the Book on Jack Anderson

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National

The Moral Dilemmas of Combat

Combat situations create moral and ethical dilemmas for the servicemen and servicewomen involved in the action. NPR's Brian Naylor talks with Martin Cook, an ethics professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, and one of Cook's former students, Col. John Peabody.

The Moral Dilemmas of Combat

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Religion

Vatican Decries Feminism

A Vatican letter to bishops charges that feminism blurs the differences between men and women -- and suggests it has also promoted the idea that homosexuality and heterosexuality are equivalent. Hear NPR's Brian Naylor and John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter.

Vatican Instructs Bishops on Gender Roles

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