Taxing Gas Profits Would Stress Industry Cycles April 28, 2006 • The idea of a special tax for the oil industry's windfall profits has gained more support recently. Commentator Benjamin Zycher says that the oil companies should not be penalized because oil profits are up. When the market is weak and prices low, no one advocated a subsidy. Taxing Gas Profits Would Stress Industry Cycles Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5369792/5369793" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Books To Blur Plagiarism's Lines, Look to 'Star Wars' April 27, 2006 • This week, there are two stories of novels that draw too heavily on other works. Book critic Lev Grossman says Kaavya Viswanathan deserves all the criticism she is getting. But, Grossman says, Lori Jareo (who wrote an unauthorized Star Wars book) is an unsung hero. To Blur Plagiarism's Lines, Look to 'Star Wars' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5367135/5367136" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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FEMA Veteran Welcomes Idea to Dismantle Agency April 27, 2006 • A Senate panel's proposal to dismantle FEMA is a good idea, says Bruce Baughman, president of the National Emergency Management Association and director for the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. FEMA Veteran Welcomes Idea to Dismantle Agency Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5367120/5367121" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Political Junkie Moon Over New Orleans April 27, 2006 • Once overwhelmingly African-American, post-Katrina New Orleans may now be majority white. Many of those who were forced to leave may not return. The effects of this can be seen everywhere. Including its politics.
Your Health Slate's Medical Examiner: Shots for World Travelers April 27, 2006 • Does travel to exotic lands always require special vaccinations and medications? Madeleine Brand speaks with Slate contributor and Yale University medical professor Dr. Sydney Spiesel about what precautions travelers should take before setting off. Slate's Medical Examiner: Shots for World Travelers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5366527/5366528" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Is Iran's Nuclear Status Inevitable? April 26, 2006 • Nuclear and intelligence experts are divided over whether it is inevitable that Iran will acquire a nuclear weapon, despite the best efforts of the West to prevent it. Some argue it's time to face a hard truth: There may be no way to stop Iran from getting the bomb. Is Iran's Nuclear Status Inevitable? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5364800/5364801" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Snow Moves into White House Job April 26, 2006 • Melissa Block talks with NPR's Mara Liasson about the announcement that Tony Snow will be the next White House press secretary. Snow Moves into White House Job Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5364791/5364792" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Immigration Debate Slate's Jurisprudence: Immigrant Hiring and RICO April 26, 2006 • The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case Wednesday about whether prosecutors can use federal racketeering laws to try corporations allegedly hiring people living and working in the United States illegally. Madeleine Brand talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about whether the case could set a precedent for other immigration cases. Slate's Jurisprudence: Immigrant Hiring and RICO Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5364264/5364265" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Slate's Politics: Snow Takes Bush Spokesman Job April 26, 2006 • President Bush on Wednesday named conservative commentator and talk radio personality Tony Snow as the new White House press secretary. Madeleine Brand speaks with Slate political contributor John Dickerson about what the former Fox News anchor and commentator will bring to the job. Slate's Politics: Snow Takes Bush Spokesman Job Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5364249/5364250" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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U.S., Iran Deadlocked on Iran's Nuclear Program April 26, 2006 • Iran and the Bush administration remain locked in a dispute over Iran's nuclear program -- Iran insists it has a right to develop nuclear power, but the White House believes Iran intends on building nuclear weapons. Madeleine Brand talks with NPR senior diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster about the international response to Iran's refusal to end its uranium enrichment program. U.S., Iran Deadlocked on Iran's Nuclear Program Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5364246/5364247" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Political Wrap: Bush Names Snow as Press Secretary April 26, 2006 • NPR's political editor, Ken Rudin, talks about Tony Snow being named the new White House press secretary, the New Orleans mayoral race and the politics surrounding oil prices. Political Wrap: Bush Names Snow as Press Secretary Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5364395/5364396" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered CIA Leaks May Signal Lowered Morale April 24, 2006 • Is there a crisis of morale at the CIA? To some observers, news that an employee was fired last week for leaking classified information raises the question. Mary O. McCarthy was dismissed on Thursday, accused of leaking classified information about secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe. CIA Leaks May Signal Lowered Morale Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5360185/5360186" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Immigration Debate The Slippery Process of Counting Immigrant Jobs April 24, 2006 • Many economists disagree with rhetorical claims that illegal immigrants are taking American jobs. The economists consider the negative impact on American wages overall is zero -- and on low-end wages, less than 5 percent. But in some industries, the impact is greater. The Slippery Process of Counting Immigrant Jobs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5360221/5360222" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Immigration Debate Politics with Ron Elving: Congress Back to Work April 24, 2006 • Congress is back in session after a two-week recess. NPR senior Washington, D.C., editor Ron Elving joins Madeleine Brand with a preview of key issues on the legislative agenda. The Senate will be hashing out details of a controversial immigration bill and a supplemental spending bill for Iraq, Afghanistan and for Hurricane Katrina relief. Budget issues will top the agenda in the House. Politics with Ron Elving: Congress Back to Work Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5359379/5359380" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Reporter's Notebook Moussaoui Courts Death, and the Media, at Trial April 24, 2006 • The sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui has been marked by the strange and mischievous behavior of a defendant who appears to embrace the role of villain. NPR's Larry Abramson, who's been covering the trial, reflects on Moussaoui's courtroom antics.