Opinion National Shock Tactics: Montana's Meth Project Ads February 27, 2006 • The Montana Meth Project is sponsoring a new series of anti-drug advertisements designed to inform -- and perhaps to scare -- kids about the dangers of methamphetamine use. Shock Tactics: Montana's Meth Project Ads Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5235683/5235684" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Sectarian Violence Shakes Iraq in Wake of Attack February 27, 2006 • The attack on a Shiite shrine in Samarra set off a spasm of sectarian violence in Iraq. Some Sunni Arab groups suspended talks with Shiite and Kurdish parties and none of this bodes well for U.S. hopes of a new government that represents all sides. Sectarian Violence Shakes Iraq in Wake of Attack Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5235512/5235513" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion The Opinion Page The Hunt for Osama Bin Laden February 27, 2006 • In this week's Talk of the Nation "Opinion Page," writer Ahmed Rashid explains why the United States and Pakistan can't capture Osama Bin Laden. The Hunt for Osama Bin Laden Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5235515/5235516" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Ports Deal Ignites National Security Concerns Foreign Investors: Who Poses a Threat? February 24, 2006 • The Dubai Ports World debate is not the first about foreign investment in key U.S. institutions. Foreign firms own a surprising amount of America's infrastructure, and deciding what constitutes a security risk is not as easy as it once was. Foreign Investors: Who Poses a Threat? Audio will be available later today.
Opinion Fresh Air Looking at President Bush, Seeing an 'Impostor' Fresh Air February 22, 2006 • Despite what his supporters say, President Bush has far more in common with Richard Nixon than Ronald Reagan. That's the idea put forth in economist and syndicated columnist Bruce Bartlett's new book, Impostor. Looking at President Bush, Seeing an 'Impostor' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5227215/5227265" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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News Analysis Could There Be More Behind the Port Dispute? February 22, 2006 • Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says the quarrel about port operations is a case of globalization meets xenophobia. Could There Be More Behind the Port Dispute? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5228627/5228628" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Q & A: The Issues Behind the Port Security Uproar February 22, 2006 • Republican and Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill are calling for a halt to a deal that hands over operations at six U.S. ports to a company owned by Dubai. President Bush threatened to veto any legislation seeking to delay the $6.8 billion takeover. A look at why the transaction is so controversial.
News Analysis Did Keeping His Silence Damage Cheney's Image? February 16, 2006 • Vice President Dick Cheney already was facing declining popularity when he accidentally shot his hunting buddy. Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that Cheney would have fared better had he gone public immediately after the shooting rather than spending four days figuring out how to handle it. Did Keeping His Silence Damage Cheney's Image? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5220066/5220067" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Fresh Air CIA Terror Expert Charges Politicized Intelligence Fresh Air February 16, 2006 • The Bush administration misused intelligence to justify decisions like going to war in Iraq, according to former senior CIA official Paul Pillar. From 2000 to 2005, Pillar was the CIA's national intelligence officer for the Near East and South Asia. CIA Terror Expert Charges Politicized Intelligence Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5217645/5217650" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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White House Hit for Response to Cheney Incident February 15, 2006 • Renee Montagne talks to Senior Correspondent Juan Williams about the heated exchanges between the White House press corps and White House spokesman Scott McClellan about the timing of the release of information on Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident. White House Hit for Response to Cheney Incident Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5206908/5206909" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Political News: Florida Race Tightens, Cheney Accident February 14, 2006 • In Florida, a new poll shows the Katherine Harris within 9 points of Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. In Ohio, Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett drops his campaign for the U.S. Senate saying he was pressured by party leaders. And in Washington, Vice President Dick Cheney faces at best an embarrasing hunting accident. Political News: Florida Race Tightens, Cheney Accident Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5206092/5205927" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Global Health Slate's Medical Examiner: A Man-Made 'Red Flu'? February 13, 2006 • The global threat of an outbreak of avian flu has researchers focused on studying how influenza spreads. In their studies, some scientists have found evidence that the "red flu" of 1977 was man-made. Madeleine Brand talks about those findings with Dr. Sydney Spiesel, a Connecticut pediatrician and Slate contributor. Slate's Medical Examiner: A Man-Made 'Red Flu'? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5203816/5203817" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Middle East Slate's Explainer: Finding Danish Flags to Burn February 10, 2006 • A Danish newspaper recently republished editorial cartoons that depict the Prophet Mohammed -- a serious offense in the Islamic religion, which has strong prohibitions against idolatry. The cartoons set off protests against Denmark and the Western world in many Islamic nations, and burning the Danish flag is a central part of the protests. But just where do Muslim protestors get their Danish flags? Slate's Explainer: Finding Danish Flags to Burn Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5200482/5200483" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Brownback, An Outspoken Social Conservative February 9, 2006 • Republican Sam Brownback of Kansas has been one of the Senate's most outspoken social conservatives since he was first elected in 1996. Religion infuses his politics.
Why Cartoons of the Prophet Insult Muslims February 8, 2006 • Muslims across the Middle East and Europe are angry over cartoons unfavorably depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Eric Weiner examines why any depictions of the Islamic prophet are so offensive to many devout Muslims. Why Cartoons of the Prophet Insult Muslims Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5196323/5196324" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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