Bloggers' Roundtable: R. Kelly Goes to Court December 31, 2007 We're taking a look back at the biggest stories of the year and jumping forward to 2008. Plus, our panel of bloggers dissects the news about R&B star R. Kelly. Joining in are Michael David Cobb Bowen, Liza Sabater, and Jasmyne Cannick. Bloggers' Roundtable: R. Kelly Goes to Court Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17722774/17722766" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Long View Eartha Kitt Still Sizzling December 31, 2007 Entertainment legend Eartha Kitt's career follows a challenging childhood that included picking cotton in her native South Carolina and joining the Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe. At 80 she still enjoys performing and goes to the gym regularly, but beyond that she's a homebody. Listen Now: Hear A 2007 Interview Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17716269/17716236" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology iPhone Cited as Year's Best Innovation December 31, 2007 Tech guru Mario Armstrong claims the iPhone as the year's best technology innovation. The iPhone's touch-screen technology, visual voicemail, and integration of the digital camera, iTune software brought new energy to the design of cell phones. iPhone Cited as Year's Best Innovation Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17716257/17716232" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War Taliban, Opium in Afghanistan Difficult to Contain December 31, 2007 William Wood, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, evaluates U.S. operations in Afghanistan, increasing public support for the Taliban, and poppy eradication. His assessment comes after the discovery of stocks of opium worth $500 million. Taliban, Opium in Afghanistan Difficult to Contain Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17716245/17716227" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Expectations of Privacy in the Information Age December 30, 2007 Take a moment to list all of the personal information you voluntarily gave out this year. So, how much privacy do you really have? Scholars James Rule and Kathryn Montgomery join Liane Hansen to mark the year's end with a conversation about privacy — how we define it, how we safeguard it and how new generations view it. Expectations of Privacy in the Information Age Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17703693/17703654" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Reporters' Roundtable: Bhutto Assassination Coverage December 28, 2007 This week, our panel of reporters talk about coverage of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and a recent report linking gentrification to a drop in Los Angeles' homicide rate. Reporters' Roundtable: Bhutto Assassination Coverage Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17677476/17677471" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Public Opinion Along Route 50 December 28, 2007 Residents along Route 50, which runs from California to the nation's capital, discuss whether the Democratic-led Congress addressed their concerns this year. The residents are concerned about the economy. Public Opinion Along Route 50 Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17668960/17668909" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Political Turmoil In Pakistan Pakistan in Chaos, Elections in Doubt December 28, 2007 The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto less than two weeks before a crucial election throws Pakistan into chaos. Many in Bhutto's party hold President Pervez Musharraf responsible for her death because of poor security. Some call for a boycott of elections. Pakistan in Chaos, Elections in Doubt Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17668914/17668893" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Assassination Alters Political History December 27, 2007 President Bush acknowledges the courage of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated Thursday, saying she refused to let dictators designate the course of her country. But President Bush and Bhutto never met, as Bush reached out to Pervez Musharraf following the Sept. 11 attacks. Assassination Alters Political History Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17646476/17646434" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Obituaries Media Executive Recalls Bhutto December 27, 2007 Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed after being shot in the neck and chest as she was leaving a rally in Rawalpindi. Rashed Rehman, the executive editor of the Post newspaper in Lahore, recalls meeting Bhutto when she was campaigning in Lahore. Media Executive Recalls Bhutto Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17646461/17642448" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Riots Break Out After Bhutto's Death December 27, 2007 Rioting is occurring in the Pakistani city of Karachi following the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. Riots Break Out After Bhutto's Death Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17646457/17642409" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bhutto's Death Sparks Protest, Threatens Elections December 27, 2007 The assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, a former prime minister, sets off protests across the country and throws into turmoil the country's upcoming parliamentary elections Jan. 8. She was killed in Rawalpindi, Pakistan after leaving a campaign rally. Bhutto's Death Sparks Protest, Threatens Elections Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17646452/17642398" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pakistan's Bhutto Killed After Rally December 27, 2007 Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated after speaking with thousands of supporters at a rally in Rawalpindi, near the capital. It was a rally for the Pakistani elections on Jan. 8. Pakistan's Bhutto Killed After Rally Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17646470/17642645" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pakistan's Bhutto Assassinated December 27, 2007 Benazir Bhutto, an opposition leader in Pakistan, was killed in a gun and bomb attack. Fasi Zaka, a radio and television host in Islamabad and a columnist for The News International, describes the mood there and reports that violence has already started breaking out. Pakistan's Bhutto Assassinated Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17646446/17642399" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Former Prime Minister Bhutto Assassinated December 27, 2007 Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was targeted by gunfire and a suicide bomber after a political rally near the capital. She was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. National Security Correspondent Jackie Northam and author Shuja Narwaz discuss Bhutto's assassination and what it will mean for parliamentary elections scheduled for January. Former Prime Minister Bhutto Assassinated Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17640532/17640521" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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