U.S. Senate In Flux Will Roland Burris Actually Take Office? December 31, 2008 • Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ignored the U.S. Senate and his own state's legislature by naming his pick for the open seat. We explore whether Roland Burris actually stands a chance of taking office. Will Roland Burris Actually Take Office? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98879860/98879848" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Middle East Why Did Israel Go To War Now? December 30, 2008 • The conflict in Gaza continues Tuesday with 350 confirmed dead and hundreds more injured. Tamara Wittes, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses why now. Why Did Israel Go To War Now? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98819202/98819189" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Moments In 2008 That Kept Us Talking December 29, 2008 • As 2008 ends, Tell Me More revisits some of the year's most memorable headlines. Pamela Gentry, of BET News; Abderrahim Foukara, of Al Jazeera News Channel; Marcus Mabry, of the New York Times and NPR's Ken Rudin reflect on a broad range of defining events in 2008 — from a heated White House race to a domestic financial meltdown. Moments In 2008 That Kept Us Talking Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98781737/98781729" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Roundtable: Black Santa, Hip-Hop and Kwanzaa December 24, 2008 • On today's bloggers' roundtable, Lenny McAllister, Felicia Harvey and L'Heureux Lewis take on hip-hop and Black Santa. They'll also take on the topics of Kwanzaa and the forthcoming presidency of Barack Obama, in a conversation with NPR's Tony Cox. Roundtable: Black Santa, Hip-Hop and Kwanzaa Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98699618/98699587" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Sweetness And Light The Cautionary Tale Of John Mackey, NFL Star December 24, 2008 • John Mackey had a distinguished career with the Baltimore Colts. He now has dementia, and his wife, Sylvia, has stood by him and urged the league to help other athletes with dementia. Commentator Frank Deford says football is an intense team game — but it's Sylvia Mackey who is an outstanding teammate. The Cautionary Tale Of John Mackey, NFL Star Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98668764/98674613" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Auto Industry In Turmoil Cutting Worker Costs Key To Automakers' Survival December 23, 2008 • For decades, U.S. automakers have been paying more for the same hour of work than foreign manufacturers with plants in the U.S. If General Motors and Chrysler fail to cut those costs, they face bankruptcy, President Bush said in extending $17.4 billion in loans to Detroit.
Roundtable: Cashing In On Shoe Attack December 22, 2008 • The maker of the shoe thrown by an Iraqi reporter at President Bush is cashing in on the international incident. Meanwhile, New York Governor David Paterson is proposing an obesity tax on soft drinks. Could the extra charge help curb childhood obesity? Roundtable: Cashing In On Shoe Attack Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98593515/98593505" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion This I Believe Health Is A Human Right December 21, 2008 • As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Paul Farmer has traveled the planet to organize and provide medical treatment for people living in poverty. He believes good health care is vital but just the first step in creating a world free of all human suffering. Health Is A Human Right Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98460202/98566591" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Week in Review With Daniel Schorr December 20, 2008 • This week, President Bush offered the auto industry a $17 billion bailout while President-elect Barack Obama named more cabinet choices and set off a controversy with his choice of the pastor who will lead the invocation. Week in Review With Daniel Schorr Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98558204/98558174" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Roundtable: Bush Bails Out Auto Industry December 19, 2008 • On this week's Reporter's Roundtable, the panel discusses the conditions around President Bush's announced $17.4 billion auto industry loan program. Also, President-elect Obama's decision to let Pastor Rick Warren give his inaugural invocation has progressives up in arms. Joining Farai Chideya are John Yearwood and Clarence Page. Roundtable: Bush Bails Out Auto Industry Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98521175/98521168" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Politics Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture --And Food December 18, 2008 • When President-elect Barack Obama chose former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as secretary of agriculture, he praised Vilsack's knowledge of both agriculture and energy. But writer Michael Pollan says the incoming administration's focus should be on food and the people who eat it. Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture --And Food Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98417440/98435428" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Partition Still Casts Shadow On India-Pakistan Ties December 17, 2008 • Historians Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal say that tensions between India and Pakistan can be traced back to the divisions set up in 1947. They say the violence that accompanied the partition of the Indian subcontinent could have been avoided. Partition Still Casts Shadow On India-Pakistan Ties Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98357841/98409319" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Roundtable: Decking The Halls With Diversity December 17, 2008 • Up for debate on today's bloggers' roundtable: Are black people this year's most fashionable holiday accessory? Plus, should Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. bow out of contention for President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat? For more, Farai Chideya speaks with Baratunde Thurston, Arlene Fenton, and James Burnett. Roundtable: Decking The Halls With Diversity Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98404011/98403666" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Roundtable: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes At Bush December 15, 2008 • On today's bloggers' roundtable: President Bush is confronted by a hostile reporter in Iraq. Plus, Oprah's weight gain is making headlines once again. For insight, Farai Chideya talks with bloggers Rob Redding, K. Tempest Bradford, and Ron Scott. Roundtable: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes At Bush Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98278811/98278803" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Case Against Blagojevich Stirs Political Furor Is Blagojevich Scandal A Distraction To Obama? December 15, 2008 • President-elect Barack Obama has sought to distance himself from the scandal in Illinois involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich. But is the scandal affecting Obama's transition? At the very least, some say the scandal has become a distraction. Is Blagojevich Scandal A Distraction To Obama? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98255008/98254985" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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