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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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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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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Analysis Analysis Week In Review With Daniel Schorr February 28, 2009 • This week President Barack Obama made his first major speech to a joint session of Congress. He also laid out a $3.6 trillion budget proposal and a plan to withdraw most combat forces in Iraq by August 2010. Meanwhile, Pakistan's government offered a peace deal to Taliban militants in the country's Swat Valley, and Mexico is reeling from escalating drug violence. Week In Review With Daniel Schorr Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101298508/101298489" 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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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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Media Final Edition For 'Rocky Mountain News' February 27, 2009 • Denver's Rocky Mountain News published its last issue Friday. It is one of the first major newspapers to end publication because of financial troubles. Gil Rudawsky, who was deputy metro editor of the Rocky Mountain News, talks about the newspaper's demise. Final Edition For 'Rocky Mountain News' Listen · 3:55 3:55 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101248356/101248343" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media 'Rocky Mountain News' Bids Readers Farewell February 27, 2009 • The Rocky Mountain News closed its doors Friday after nearly 150 years in print. The paper's problems were similar to those faced by others in the media industry. With the paper's demise, Denver becomes a one-newspaper town. 'Rocky Mountain News' Bids Readers Farewell Listen · 2:29 2:29 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101256305/101269202" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Obama Pledges To End Iraq Combat Ops In 2010 February 27, 2009 • The president tells Marines he'll withdraw roughly 100,000 troops by August 2010 but will leave 50,000 others to train Iraqi security forces and provide support.