Law Money-Laundering In Jersey? Fuhgeddaboudit! July 31, 2009 • Federal investigators are still trying to unravel an alleged money-laundering scheme involving rabbis in New Jersey. A former federal agent explains how these schemes work. Money-Laundering In Jersey? Fuhgeddaboudit! Listen · 4:40 4:40 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111391569/111410144" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National A Modern-Day 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?' July 31, 2009 • President Obama, Vice President Biden, Professor Henry Gates and Sgt. James Crowley met in the Rose Garden yesterday for a beer and a reconciliatory chat about racial divisions. But was it successful? A Modern-Day 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?' Listen · 17:56 17:56 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111415276/111415272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Patient Interpreters Save Money, But Who Pays? July 27, 2009 • Under civil rights laws, health care providers who accept federal money must provide interpretation for patients who can't speak English. But the law doesn't compel the government or insurers to pay for it. As Congress debates a health care overhaul, medical providers are hoping that will change. Patient Interpreters Save Money, But Who Pays? Listen · 4:26 4:26 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111066555/111093615" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Dollar Politics Pushing One Agenda At White House, Others On Hill July 27, 2009 • Many industry executives joined President Obama in May for a show of unity on cutting health care costs. But they are also spending millions of dollars to push their own agendas in Congress, as lawmakers wrestle with the details of a health care overhaul.
Economy The Global Burger: A Leading Economic Indicator July 26, 2009 • The Economist's Big Mac Index compares the price of a Big Mac in dozens of countries, using the hamburger to draw conclusions about the strength of each country's currency. In a recession in which no one relishes a strong currency, China's Big Mac remains unsustainably cheap, and at $6, Switzerland's is wildly overpriced. The Global Burger: A Leading Economic Indicator Listen · 2:55 2:55 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111023966/111023939" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tracking The Overhaul Where Does Health Care Legislation Stand? July 20, 2009 • NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts talks with Linda Wertheimer about the Obama administration's efforts to push health care legislation through Congress. Where Does Health Care Legislation Stand? Listen · 4:43 4:43 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106795177/106795152" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Circus 'New York Times' Considers Risk And New Revenue July 19, 2009 • The newspaper long held up as the exemplar of American print journalism is exploring ways both large and small to alter its financial model. Two new examples have surfaced in recent days. 'New York Times' Considers Risk And New Revenue Listen · 4:24 4:24 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106774623/106783705" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Week In Review With Daniel Schorr July 18, 2009 • This week, newsman Walter Cronkite died at 92. Also, the health care debate continued, the president gave a major speech on race and Judge Sonia Sotomayor seemed to survive her confirmation hearings. Week In Review With Daniel Schorr Listen · 7:17 7:17 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106770515/106770496" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Why There's No Place For Another Cronkite July 18, 2009 • Walter Cronkite defined the role of a newsman on television. He helped shape the way much of the nation viewed the world — but he spoke to all of America in a time when Americans were united by a very few networks. Why There's No Place For Another Cronkite Listen · 3:06 3:06 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106770503/106770489" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Are Patients The Problem? July 13, 2009 • Amid soaring health-care costs, many patients demand expensive tests and fancy drugs. Choices made by patient and doctor influence the cost of care for everyone. What is the patient's role in remaking the nation's health care system? Are Patients The Problem? Listen · 30:18 30:18 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106550388/106550384" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Week In Review With Daniel Schorr July 11, 2009 • This week, President Obama traveled to Russia, Europe and Africa, while back at home, political surprises and scandals keep politics bubbling. Week In Review With Daniel Schorr Listen · 6:16 6:16 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106507144/106507115" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics This Week: Economy, Obama Abroad July 11, 2009 • How might the economy affect President Obama's popularity — and thus his policies? Abroad, his arms limitation agreement with the Russians may already have fallen apart. Politics This Week: Economy, Obama Abroad Listen · 4:40 4:40 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106507122/106507107" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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McNamara's Legacy Mired In Vietnam Debacle July 6, 2009 • Despite Robert McNamara's efforts to rehabilitate his legacy in later life, none could have erased or even much eased what is destined to be history's harsh assessment of the man known as the architect of the Vietnam War. He died Monday at 93.
Economy Is The Worst Over? Most Economists Say Yes July 5, 2009 • As the year's second half begins, most economists are saying the economy will begin to grow slowly in the fall. But hopes for a faster recovery cooled Thursday when the Labor Department said another 467,000 jobs disappeared in June. Is The Worst Over? Most Economists Say Yes Listen · 4:22 4:22 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106236747/106281271" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson July 2, 2009 • It's been a week since Michael Jackson's death at 50 stunned the world. But seven days after the King of Pop stepped off stage and left us behind, it's clear we just can't seem to get enough of him.