Business Dunkin Donuts' Follows Northeasterners South December 5, 2006 Dunkin Donuts is looking to expand into the South, nearly two years after its rival, Krispy Kreme, saw its expansion plans crumble. The first of a dozen planned stores just opened in Tennessee, led by a former New Englander who missed his Dunkin Donuts fix. Dunkin Donuts' Follows Northeasterners South Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6580364/6580365" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Soldier Pleads Guilty to Rape, Killing in Iraq November 16, 2006 A U.S. soldier has pleaded guilty to the rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, and to the killing of her family. He is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Rape, Killing in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6495813/6495814" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Black Civil-War Soldier Gets Overdue Honors November 1, 2006 For more than a century, Lt. Stephen Atkins Swails has lain in an unmarked grave in Charleston, S.C., his life story largely forgotten. But recently, local historians held a long overdue ceremony honoring the life of the extraordinary African-American Civil War soldier and statesman. Black Civil-War Soldier Gets Overdue Honors Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6417951/6417952" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Early-Voting Trends Multiply October 29, 2006 Not long ago, nearly everyone voted on a common election day. Not so, anymore. With early voting being encouraged in a number of states, nearly one-quarter of Americans vote before Election Day. Early-Voting Trends Multiply Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6400817/6400818" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Race for Frist's Senate Seat Now Up for Grabs October 14, 2006 Republicans had seemed in secure control of one Tennessee's Senate seat -- the one vacated by departing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Now there's a dead heat, and the race could end with a black Democrat in office. Race for Frist's Senate Seat Now Up for Grabs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6266660/6266661" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media All-in-One Reporters at Nashville Station October 5, 2006 As part of a strategy to cut costs and improve its newsroom, one Nashville TV station has converted its staff to a collection of all-in-one producers. Everyone in the newsroom, from anchor to camera man, has the power to produce, edit and broadcast their own stories -- the so-called "Video Journalism" model. All-in-One Reporters at Nashville Station Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6204241/6204242" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Mayor Caught in Weapons, Profiling Controversies September 20, 2006 Mayor Frank Melton of Jackson, Miss., swept into office in 2005 promising to take a hard line on criminals and make the city safe. But more than a year later, the gun-toting mayor has everyone from the local district attorney to the FBI looking into his practices. The ACLU, NAACP and others have accused the mayor, who is black, of racial profiling. He's been indicted on charges that he directed a sledgehammer attack. And now there are calls for his resignation. Mayor Caught in Weapons, Profiling Controversies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6112013/6112014" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Katrina & Beyond Bush Tours New Orleans, Promises Change August 29, 2006 President Bush visits New Orleans on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the city and the Gulf Coast. He toured parts of the city and met with local leaders. "We have got to give assurance to the citizens," Bush said, "that if there is another natural disaster, we will respond in better fashion." Bush Tours New Orleans, Promises Change Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5732411/5732412" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina & Beyond Financial Ties Bind Family to a Life in New Orleans August 28, 2006 Recent reports have put the population of New Orleans somewhere between 170,000 and 250,000, in a city that was about 460,000 before Hurricane Katrina. Robin Stewart is one of the few who has returned to make a go of living in the city again. Financial Ties Bind Family to a Life in New Orleans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5719302/5719333" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina & Beyond Fargo Family Determined to Make it in New Orleans August 28, 2006 Mark Folse and Rebecca Noack moved to New Orleans from Fargo, N.D., after Hurricane Katrina -- uprooting their family but determined to make a difference in reviving Folse's native city. Fargo Family Determined to Make it in New Orleans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5710694/5710827" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina & Beyond Superdome Violinist Revisits Scene of Chaos August 18, 2006 Samuel Thompson was visiting New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. He found himself in the Superdome with thousands of others looking to escape the storm's fury -- and as the scene descended into chaos, he began to play... Superdome Violinist Revisits Scene of Chaos Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5670363/5670364" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Orleans Schools Welcome Back Students August 15, 2006 The city's troubled public school system has been revamped and is welcoming students for the new school year. At Mary Bethune elementary school, the optimistic principal says, "Let's rumble." But some students are disoriented by the past year of disruption. And the best schools seem to be in the dry and recovered neighborhoods. New Orleans Schools Welcome Back Students Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5652697/5652698" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina & Beyond Call to Arms Is Heard in Post-Katrina Louisiana August 3, 2006 According to Louisiana state police, there has been a spike in the number of people applying for concealed weapons in the state. Classes for many gun-safety instructors have been near capacity levels this month. Call to Arms Is Heard in Post-Katrina Louisiana Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5614052/5614053" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina & Beyond Louisiana Fights for Money to Protect Coast August 2, 2006 Louisiana officials are suing to stop the Department of Interior's plan to auction offshore oil production leases. The state wants a cut of the income generated from the production facilities, fees and royalties to help cover its environmental coastal protection programs. Louisiana Fights for Money to Protect Coast Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5600142/5600143" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Hundred Bucks of Gas Flying to Georgia for a Burger and Fries July 28, 2006 You don't necessarily need to hit the road to spend $100 in gas -- and if you take to the air, you'd be surprised just how far you can go. We hitch a ride with a college professor who flies from Nashville to a regional airport in Georgia to grab a burger. Flying to Georgia for a Burger and Fries Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5589309/5590651" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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