Middle East American Journalist Arrested In Iran February 28, 2009 • Roxana Saberi, 31, who has reported for NPR and other news organizations, moved to Iran six years ago. Her father says he does not know where she is being held or what the charges are.
Politics Obama, GOP Prepare For Battle Over Budget February 28, 2009 • President Obama is calling on lawmakers to pass his $3.6 trillion budget. But Republicans are continuing their entrenched opposition to his proposals, warning that instead of spending, the government should be sacrificing to safeguard the future. Obama, GOP Prepare For Battle Over Budget Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101305851/101305844" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Drug Violence In Mexico Threatens U.S. Borders February 28, 2009 • A brutal wave of drug violence is ravaging cities near the U.S.-Mexico border, and governments of both countries pointed fingers at each other this week over who's to blame. Drug Violence In Mexico Threatens U.S. Borders Listen · 3:37 3:37 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101304033/101305850" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Barry Bonds' Trial Postponed — Indefinitely February 28, 2009 • Bonds, baseball's home run king, is charged with 10 counts of making false declarations before a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice. The charges stem from his 2003 testimony to a grand jury investigating banned performance-enhancing drug use in sports.
Politics Obama Defends Spending Plan February 28, 2009 • In his weekly radio address Saturday morning, President Obama said his $3.6 trillion budget proposal reflects the priorities of the voters he met on the campaign trail, but he acknowledged not everyone shares those priorities.
Politics Obama Defends Plan As Economy Sinks February 28, 2009 • The U.S. economy continues to spiral downward. A report released Friday by the Commerce Department shows that the economy contracted at the end of last year by the fastest pace since 1982. This puts even more pressure on President Barack Obama, who this week presented his $3.6 trillion budget proposal. Saturday morning, the president said he knows he faces an uphill battle. Obama Defends Plan As Economy Sinks Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101298491/101298480" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War Deployment Leaves Guard Families On Their Own February 28, 2009 • Oregon's National Guard unit is preparing for its largest deployment since World War Two. Since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tens of thousands of Guard and Reserve members have rotated in and out. As civilians, their service brings a unique set of skills to war zones — and a host of challenges to loved ones left behind. Deployment Leaves Guard Families On Their Own Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101298514/101300790" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Obama Announces Troop Pullout By August 2010 February 28, 2009 • President Obama announced the pullout of combat troops from Iraq Friday at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He spoke to an audience of some 2,000 Marines-- for whom the reduction in Iraq will instead mean more time in Afghanistan. Obama Announces Troop Pullout By August 2010 Listen · 2:22 2:22 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101298494/101298481" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Politics How The Right Sees This Week February 28, 2009 • A big battle over a huge budget is underway with President Obama's economic package. Are Republican lawmakers just throwing spitballs at the battleship of a massive spending plan, or do they have concrete alternatives? How The Right Sees This Week Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101298511/101298490" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Money What's New At The Library? Financial Advice February 28, 2009 • More than two dozen libraries around the country are getting grants to train librarians and set up programs to teach people about investing. Libraries have the ability to reach large numbers of people who may need help with their finances. What's New At The Library? Financial Advice Listen · 4:24 4:24 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101268021/101298486" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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100 Days: On The Road In Troubled Times Mailman Finds Delivery Route Altered By Recession February 28, 2009 • All along Interstate 75, from Michigan to the south coast of Florida, people who are strangers are having a common experience: dealing with the economic downturn. A mail carrier in Bradenton, Fla., says the effects of that shared experience are obvious along his delivery route, where familiar faces are disappearing. Mailman Finds Delivery Route Altered By Recession Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101264247/101300791" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Countering The Online World Of 'Pro-Anorexia' February 27, 2009 • In recent years, Web sites promoting the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia have proliferated. People with eating disorders are often isolated, depressed and seeking emotional support, one researcher says. Now, those recovering from anorexia are building sites to provide supportive online communities. Countering The Online World Of 'Pro-Anorexia' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101210192/101248339" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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For FDR, Letters Provided Glimpse Into America February 27, 2009 • Robert McElvaine, author of Down and Out in the Great Depression: Letters from the Forgotten Man, says President Franklin Roosevelt often read a random sampling of letters, telling his aide it was the perfect index to the public's state of mind. For FDR, Letters Provided Glimpse Into America Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101269233/101270218" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Middle East Clinton Delves Into Israeli-Palestinian Politics February 27, 2009 • The secretary of state leaves this weekend for Egypt, Israel and the West Bank and is bringing with her a $900 million aid package to help rebuild Gaza. That goal is just one of the many challenges awaiting her. Clinton Delves Into Israeli-Palestinian Politics Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101266420/101270216" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World U.S. Goals May Require Longer Troop Stay In Iraq February 27, 2009 • President Obama says the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end by Aug. 31, 2010, and he'll honor a previous agreement to remove all forces by Dec. 31, 2011. But officials say both American interests and Iraqi security needs will require a much longer U.S. presence. U.S. Goals May Require Longer Troop Stay In Iraq Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101261869/101262093" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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