Week in Review: U.S. Attorneys, Iraq Withdrawal March 31, 2007 • The United States attorneys controversy held Washington's attention this week. But the Congress also took on the issue of setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Week in Review: U.S. Attorneys, Iraq Withdrawal Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9261646/9261647" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Disclosure Rules Fail Some in Subprime Market March 30, 2007 • The rules that dictate what lenders must disclose to borrowers about their mortgage loans vary: The Federal Reserve and HUD each have regulations on disclosure that all lenders must observe, and states have their own regulations. The system works for prime mortgages better than subprime ones, says professor Kurt Eggert. Disclosure Rules Fail Some in Subprime Market Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9248742/9248744" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Q&A: Embryonic Stem Cells: Exploding the Myths March 30, 2007 • When it comes to embryonic stem cells, you can find just about any opinion you like: They are an untapped elixir of life; they will lead to embryo "farms" where potential lives are snuffed out; they will cure all diseases; their potential is overhyped. Joe Palca looks at the facts and fictions behind stem-cell science.
Roundtable: Sampson Testifies; 'Song of South' March 30, 2007 • Friday's topics include the Capitol Hill testimony of a top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and the possible DVD release of the 1946 Disney film Song of the South. Roundtable: Sampson Testifies; 'Song of South' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9239861/9239866" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Behind Bush and Gates' Claims on War Funding March 29, 2007 • Defense Secretary Gates and President Bush claim that they will not be able to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without a clean supplemental from Congress by mid-April. Robert Siegel talks with Christopher Hellman, a military policy analyst at Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Behind Bush and Gates' Claims on War Funding Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9213654/9213655" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Was Iran's Seizure of Britons Response to U.N.? March 28, 2007 • Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines is most likely a reaction to sanctions passed against Iran by the U.N. Security Council over the weekend, says Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He believes Iran is feeling anxious about its economic isolation. Was Iran's Seizure of Britons Response to U.N.? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9190021/9190022" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Roundtable: Patriot Act, Inmate Organ Donors March 28, 2007 • Wednesday's topics include Senate hearings on the FBI's Patriot Act authority and a proposed bill in South Carolina that would grant inmates early prison release for donating an organ. Roundtable: Patriot Act, Inmate Organ Donors Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9184611/9184614" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Who Do We Mean When We Say 'Troops'? March 27, 2007 • Linguist John McWhorter dislikes the word "troops" when it is used to describe soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors. He finds the word distancing and dehumanizing. He explains why. Who Do We Mean When We Say 'Troops'? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9163122/9163123" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Rice Gets Olmert, Abbas to Meet; What's Next? March 27, 2007 • Secretary State Condoleezza Rice says that Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas have promised to meet every two weeks. Analysts say that at the least, the move may blunt some of the criticism of the White House for its approach to the Middle East. Rice Gets Olmert, Abbas to Meet; What's Next? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9163094/9163095" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Will Alberto Gonzales Withstand the Political Siege? March 27, 2007 • Attorney General Alberto Gonzales continues to face eroding support within Republican circles, while enjoying unconditional support from President Bush, as Congress investigates the firing of eight United States attorneys. Will Alberto Gonzales Withstand the Political Siege? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9156676/9156677" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National The Treatments and Risks Facing Elizabeth Edwards March 27, 2007 • Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth announced last week that her breast cancer has returned. Doctor Sydney Spiesel explains the available treatments and the risks. The Treatments and Risks Facing Elizabeth Edwards Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9156688/9156691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Roundtable: Bloomberg for President? March 27, 2007 • Tuesday's topics: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg may campaign for president; the New York Police Department is said to have spied on protesters at the 2004 Republican National Committee convention; and Florida wants to clear the criminal records of people who protested segregation. Roundtable: Bloomberg for President? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9154740/9154745" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law How Did a Kangaroo Skinner Get to Guantanamo? March 26, 2007 • Leigh Sales, Australian Broadcasting Corporation's national security correspondent and author of the book The Worst of the Worst: The Case of David Hicks. Sales talks about how a kangaroo-skinner found himself at Guantanamo Bay, on trial for providing material support for terrorism. How Did a Kangaroo Skinner Get to Guantanamo? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9145458/9145461" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Roundtable: Iraq Timetable, Free-Speech Case March 26, 2007 • Monday's topics: Congress debates a timeline for bringing U.S. troops home, a poet loses his free-speech appeal case and Hurricane Katrina victims lose a fight to file a lawsuit against a major insurance company. Roundtable: Iraq Timetable, Free-Speech Case Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9135016/9135021" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Week in Politics: White House Has Its Hands Full March 25, 2007 • Between the Iraq funding bill and the general uproar regarding the Department of Justice, the Bush administration has had a busy week. For an overview of this past week's politics, Liane Hansen speaks with Doyle McManus, Washington bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times. Week in Politics: White House Has Its Hands Full Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9128905/9128906" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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