National Lugar: Iraq Costs Underplayed July 26, 2003 Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, questions the Bush administration's handling of post-war Iraq. Lugar suggests the administration has not been forthcoming with the Congress or the American people about the costs of rebuilding Iraq. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports. GOP's Lugar Questions Iraq Cost Estimates Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1358555/1358556" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Ethicist July 20, 2003 Host Steve Inskeep talks to ethicist Randy Cohen about a problem sent in by a listener in Rhode Island, who's employed by a cash-strapped company that chronically fails to pay its suppliers. Ethicist Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1343381/1343382" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Hurricane Memorial July 20, 2003 Host Steve Inskeep speaks with Jim Clupper, a librarian in Islamorada, Fla., about the town's monument to the victims of the nation's worst hurricane on record, which hit the Florida Keys in 1935. The memorial to the hundreds of victims is one of the sites featured in a book about not-so-famous, but noteworthy sites across the country catalogued in a book called James Dean Died Here: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Landmarks. (# Santa Monica Press; ISBN: 1891661310.) Hurricane Memorial Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1343377/1343378" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Cemetery Protection July 20, 2003 Host Steve Inskeep talks to New York State Assemblyman William Magee, who's sponsoring a bill that would allow the adoption of cemeteries, much the same way that people can now adopt stretches of highway. Cemetery Protection Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1343375/1343376" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Ari Fleischer July 20, 2003 Host Steve Inskeep reflects on the departure of White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer in an essay recalling Fleischer's role in the 2000 presidential campaign and his attacks on Al Gore's credibility. On his last day on the job this past week, Fleischer found himself defending President Bush's credibility. Ari Fleischer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1343367/1343368" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Bush Fallout July 20, 2003 Host Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson about the political fall-out for President Bush concerning casualties in Iraq and the ongoing controversy over the administration's claims about weapons of mass destruction. They also discuss efforts by the Democratic presidential candidates to exploit the issues. Bush Fallout Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1343365/1343366" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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'Hell's Highway' July 20, 2003 From the 1950s through the 1970s, millions of students in driver's education classes watched films that offered a grisly brand of highway safety education -- they used actual footage of bodies twisted by car crashes to instill the fear of reckless road behavior. A new documentary called Hell's Highway tracks the history of these shock-value films. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with director Bret Wood. 'Hell's Highway' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1341180/1343385" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Pianist Tureck Remembered July 19, 2003 Host Steve Inskeep reports on the death of concert pianist Rosalyn Tureck, a Bach specialist who died Thursday night at the age of 88. Pianist Tureck Remembered Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1342959/1342960" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Lance Armstrong's Coach July 19, 2003 NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Chris Carmichael, coach of Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong. Armstrong finished fourth in today's stage of the Tour. Armstrong is seeking a fifth straight win, but he's struggling. Lance Armstrong's Coach Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1342957/1342958" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Jenin Governor Freed July 19, 2003 The Palestinian governor of Jenin is freed after being assaulted and held for several hours by the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed Palestinian faction loosely associated with Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Peter Kenyon. Jenin Governor Released After Abduction Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1342955/1342956" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World British Arms Specialist's Death Seen as Suicide July 19, 2003 The death of British intelligence specialist David Kelly appears to be a suicide, with the cause of death listed as bleeding from a slash on his left wrist. He was tied to discredited reports that Saddam Hussein's regime sought to buy uranium in Africa as part of a nuclear weapons effort. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and British defense analyst Timothy Garden. British Arms Specialist's Death Seen as Suicide Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1342951/1342952" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National 2004 Fundraising Takes Shape July 19, 2003 President Bush is off to a powerful start as he raises funds for a 2004 re-election run, while a bevy of candidates for the Democratic nomination fight for their share of the campaign pie. The mechanics of fundraising rely heavily on a technique called "bundling." NPR's Steve Inskeep reports. Fundraising for 2004 Presidential Race Takes Shape Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1342945/1342946" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Joseph McElroy, Writing at His Own Pace July 19, 2003 Writer Joseph McElroy's latest work is Actress in the House, another in a series of complex novels. He discusses the writer's craft with NPR's Steve Inskeep. Joseph McElroy, Writing at His Own Pace Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1341486/1342962" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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'What Are You Listening To?' July 13, 2003 NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rob Bourdaud'hui, a British-born U.S. resident and former disc jockey, about what he's listening to this summer. We hear the music of The Byrds, Chris Whitley and the band Orchestre Boabab from Senegal.
Plastic Pollution in the World's Ocean July 13, 2003 All Things Considered host Steve Inskeep talks to oceanographer Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation about his study of plastic pollution in the world's oceans. Plastic Pollution in the World's Ocean Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1335573/1335574" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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