National Two Military Daughters Start Sisterhood For Teens July 20, 2009 • Two teenage girls from California are trying to organize a statewide get-together for daughters of troops who have gone to war. Moranda Hern and Kaylei Deakin have put up videos on YouTube and appealed for help from the National Guard in Sacramento. Two Military Daughters Start Sisterhood For Teens Listen · 8:55 8:55 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106617425/106824976" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National India's Traditions Hold On With The Chapati Man June 14, 2009 • On a busy street corner in Punjab's capital city, underneath the din of passing traffic, a rhythmic, gentle "slap-slap-slap-slap-slap" carries on a culinary tradition. But India is changing so fast that traditions seem to be disappearing in the time it takes to hit "delete." India's Traditions Hold On With The Chapati Man Listen · 9:38 9:38 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105359019/105381738" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World In India, Bucking The 'Revolution' By Going Organic June 1, 2009 • When the modern, chemical-reliant system of farming — the so-called Green Revolution of the 1960s and '70s — swept across India's Punjab region, farmers abandoned traditional methods for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield seeds. Now, an increasing number of Indian farmers are switching to organic methods. In India, Bucking The 'Revolution' By Going Organic Listen · 7:47 7:47 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104708731/104775335" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World In Punjab, Crowding Onto The Cancer Train May 11, 2009 • The use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield seeds to increase production transformed India from a country dependent on food aid and imports to one that sometimes exports grains. But did it also fuel a dramatic rise in cancer among the farm families of India's Punjab state? In Punjab, Crowding Onto The Cancer Train Listen · 10:13 10:13 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103569390/104032558" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World 'Green Revolution' Trapping India's Farmers In Debt April 14, 2009 • In the 1960s and '70s, farmers in the Indian state of Punjab changed from traditional methods to American-style farming. 'Green Revolution' Trapping India's Farmers In Debt Listen · 7:46 7:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102944731/103070291" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World India's Farming 'Revolution' Heading For Collapse April 13, 2009 • Decades after Indian farmers were pressured to abandon their traditional methods for chemicals and high-yield crops, the country's farming system is headed for disaster. One official says if it isn't drastically revamped, the heartland of India's agriculture could be barren in 10 to 15 years. India's Farming 'Revolution' Heading For Collapse Listen · 8:55 8:55 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102893816/103055384" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama Teams Spread Out To Tout Plans March 22, 2009 • Here's the big question that President Obama asked yesterday: Can he harness the passions that got him elected and use them to pressure Congress to pass his agenda? The president asked volunteers to spend Saturday knocking on doors, drumming up mass support for his budget. Obama Teams Spread Out To Tout Plans Listen · 2:42 2:42 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102218505/102218492" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama Teams Canvass For Support March 21, 2009 • President Obama played like candidate Obama on Saturday — calling on his supporters to go door to door to get voters to pressure Congress to pass his budget. Obama Teams Canvass For Support Listen · 4:16 4:16 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102211276/102211258" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions In Lincoln's Watch, A Mystery Revealed March 10, 2009 • Curators at the Smithsonian opened Abraham Lincoln's gold watch for the first time to find out if a repairman secretly engraved a message about the Civil War nearly 150 years ago. In Lincoln's Watch, A Mystery Revealed Listen · 3:05 3:05 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101669761/101669742" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama Cracks Down On Government Contractors March 5, 2009 • President Obama announced Wednesday that he'll rein in the huge number of corporations that the Bush administration hired to do government work. Obama says controlling wasteful and fraudulent contracts could save up to $40 billion a year. Obama Cracks Down On Government Contractors Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101465347/101465322" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Veterans Turn To Online Strangers For Financial Help January 22, 2009 • Many veterans, especially those who are disabled or wounded, are turning to the Internet to ask strangers to help them make ends meet. A growing number of Web sites are designed to link veterans needing assistance with people who can provide it. Veterans Turn To Online Strangers For Financial Help Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99478227/99721484" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War Nonprofit Groups Help Disabled Vet Make Ends Meet December 23, 2008 • Veteran Jason Brunson was discharged from the Army this year for medical reasons. He and his family struggle to pay the bills on the disability checks he receives every month. Recently, they've found some relief from nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit Groups Help Disabled Vet Make Ends Meet Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98531034/98657387" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Articles Odetta: Legendary Folk Singer Dies At 77 December 3, 2008 • Activist and singer Odetta has died. When you talk to some of the most famous singers in America, they'll tell you she inspired the way they sing. One moment she'd grimace like something was hurting. Then suddenly Odetta would smile. And you'd melt. Odetta: Legendary Folk Singer Dies At 77 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97770489/97774358" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Memo To The President New President Faces Powerful Federal Contractors December 2, 2008 • President-elect Obama has said he wants public employees to take back some of the work that the Bush administration has given to private contractors — and he wants to crack down on contractors' abuses. But Obama could find it difficult to shake things up. New President Faces Powerful Federal Contractors Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97535322/97682003" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Memo To The President Obama To Tackle Explosion In Federal Contracts December 1, 2008 • The Bush administration has hired private industry to take over more of the government's work than any administration ever. President-elect Barack Obama says he plans to take on the issue, which an official at a congressional watchdog says is out of control. Obama To Tackle Explosion In Federal Contracts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97322339/97629308" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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