Six Months After Katrina Six Months After Katrina: A Family Reflects February 28, 2006 • The Smith family was uprooted from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. The five family members share how their lives have changed since their move to Texas. Six Months After Katrina: A Family Reflects Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5228919/5237314" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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America's One-Room Schools 'Old Hawaiian' Life Fading with Loss of Maui School February 28, 2006 • The last one-room school in the state of Hawaii closed in 2005, just a few weeks before the school year began. There had been a school in the village of Ke'anae, on the north coast of Maui, for 96 years. 'Old Hawaiian' Life Fading with Loss of Maui School Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5226551/5230240" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Anna Nicole Smith Has Her Day in Supreme Court February 28, 2006 • The Supreme Court justices seem sympathetic to actress Anna Nicole Smith as they hear arguments in her case to claim part of her late billionaire husband's estate. The question is whether federal courts have a role in probate issues, which traditionally are in the control of the states. Anna Nicole Smith Has Her Day in Supreme Court Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5238168/5238169" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Six Months After Katrina Demolition Looms for Ninth Ward of New Orleans February 28, 2006 • Not far from the festivities in New Orleans, the Ninth Ward sits nearly silent. One of the hardest-hit neighborhoods, it was severely flooded after Hurricane Katrina. But just as homeowners are trickling back to reclaim their neighborhood, bulldozers are on the way to begin demolition. Demolition Looms for Ninth Ward of New Orleans Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5238135/5238136" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Palestinian Elections and Beyond New Palestinian Leadership Tests U.S. Diplomacy February 28, 2006 • Now that the militant Hamas movement is set to take over the Palestinian government, the debate intensifies about whether to give financial aid. International donors are trying to head off a financial crisis in the Palestinian authority but the Bush administration wants a united front against Hamas. New Palestinian Leadership Tests U.S. Diplomacy Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5238095/5238096" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Saddam Hussein: Crimes and Punishment Saddam Trial Resumes; Iraqis Distracted by Unrest February 28, 2006 • Saddam Hussein is back in court, but Iraqis are increasingly disinterested in the proceedings. Most are focused on escalating sectarian violence and growing fears that the country is on the brink of civil war. Saddam Trial Resumes; Iraqis Distracted by Unrest Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5238089/5238090" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Montana Uses Shock Tactic in War on Drugs February 28, 2006 • A graphic series of anti-meth advertisements has hit the airways in Montana. The ads are designed to grab the attention of kids and inform them about the dangers of methamphetamine. Thomas M. Siebel, chairman of the Montana Meth Project, talks with Melissa Block about the campaign. Montana Uses Shock Tactic in War on Drugs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5238116/5238117" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Six Months After Katrina A Special Mardi Gras for Central Grocery February 28, 2006 • Central Grocery, one of New Orleans' best-loved specialty foods stores, had to close for a few months after Hurricane Katrina hit. But one of its owners forged ahead to re-open in time for Mardi Gras and the Central Grocery's 100th birthday. A Special Mardi Gras for Central Grocery Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5237332/5237333" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Six Months After Katrina Zulu Krewe Loves a Parade February 28, 2006 • The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club is the oldest mostly-black krewe in New Orleans' Mardi Gras parade. They're at the head of the procession this year amid recovery from Hurricane Katrina. The decision to parade, say some members, was a difficult choice. Zulu Krewe Loves a Parade Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5237320/5237321" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Ports Deal Ignites National Security Concerns Coast Guard Report Aired Concerns on Ports Deal February 28, 2006 • The political turmoil continues on Capitol Hill over the operational takeover of some U.S. port facilities by a Dubai-based firm. In a Senate briefing on Monday, lawmakers asked about a Coast Guard evaluation from last year that raised security concerns about the deal. Coast Guard Report Aired Concerns on Ports Deal Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5236849/5236850" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion About Oscar For Geeks Only: How Oscar Voting Works February 28, 2006 • Now that the identity of Deep Throat has been revealed, the accounting of the Academy Awards may be the last set of true secrets in American life. Bill Wyman explains what is known.
National Culture Destroyed by 1815 Volcano Rediscovered February 28, 2006 • The explosion in 1815 of Indonesia's Mount Tambora was one of Earth's largest volcanic eruptions. It buried a tiny kingdom under billions of tons of ash and rock. Little by little, pieces of the village have surfaced. Culture Destroyed by 1815 Volcano Rediscovered Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5237808/5238179" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Study: 35 Percent of Iraq Vets Seek Mental Care February 28, 2006 • A new study shows that 35 percent of troops returning from Iraq are seeking help for mental-health issues. Most of the problems are easily treatable, but more than one in 10 soldiers are diagnosed with a serious mental illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety or depression. Study: 35 Percent of Iraq Vets Seek Mental Care Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5238092/5238093" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National California State Prisons Chief Steps Down February 27, 2006 • In California, the head of the state's prison system resigns amid turmoil. Rockerick Q. Hickman was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. He says he wasn't getting the support he needed to reform the crowded system. Some prison facilities have been on lockdown because of racially motivated riots. California State Prisons Chief Steps Down Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5235981/5235982" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Curfew Lifted But Tensions Linger in Baghdad February 27, 2006 • The curfew in Baghdad has been lifted but the mood in the city remains tense, and negotiations to form a national unity government are still on hold. The curfew was enforced for three days when sectarian violence erupted in the wake of the bombing last week at a revered Shiite mosque in Samarra. Curfew Lifted But Tensions Linger in Baghdad Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5235990/5235991" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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