Obituaries Filmmaker Jules Dassin, 96, Dies March 31, 2008 • Acclaimed American filmmaker Jules Dassin, best-known for Topkapi and Never on Sunday, was blacklisted in Hollywood for his membership in the American Communist Party. He died Monday in Athens. Filmmaker Jules Dassin, 96, Dies Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89260951/89261173" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Plan to Overhaul Financial Industry Outlined March 31, 2008 • Treasury Department Undersecretary Robert Steel outlines how the Bush administration's proposal to overhaul government oversight of the financial industry would broaden the Federal Reserve's risk assessment role and define consumer protection goals. Plan to Overhaul Financial Industry Outlined Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248536/89248502" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics HUD's Crisis Management Evaluated March 31, 2008 • Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post discusses how the Department of Housing and Urban Development has handled the crises brought on by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita through the subprime mortgage meltdown. HUD's Crisis Management Evaluated Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248519/89248495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics HUD Secretary Jackson Steps Down amid Probe March 31, 2008 • Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigns amid a criminal investigation following allegations of favoritism in HUD projects. HUD Secretary Jackson Steps Down amid Probe Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248516/89248494" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Canadian Doctors Cautious On Cholesterol Drug March 31, 2008 • U.S. doctors have been quick to prescribe Ezetimibe, a powerful new drug to lower cholesterol. Canadian doctors have been taking a "wait and see" attitude because there's no evidence that the drug can effectively reverse heart disease like cholesterol-lowering statins can. Canadian Doctors Cautious On Cholesterol Drug Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248553/89249625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Canadian Doctors Cautious On Cholesterol Drug Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248553/89249625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Analysis Stalemate Changes Dynamic Between Iraqi Factions March 31, 2008 • Ghassan al-Atiyyah, founder and director of Iraq Foundation for Development and Democracy, and Miami University professor Adeed Dawisha discuss with Robert Siegel how Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was weakened politically when his attempt to wrest Basra from Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's militia failed. Stalemate Changes Dynamic Between Iraqi Factions Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248510/89248485" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Independent Truckers Protest Diesel Prices March 31, 2008 • Dan Little, owner of a small trucking company in Carrollton, Mo., says diesel's climb to more than $4 per gallon has wiped out his profits. He and others in the long-haul community want someone in Washington to address their concerns. Independent Truckers Protest Diesel Prices Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248556/89249626" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Independent Truckers Protest Diesel Prices Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248556/89249626" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Backroom Primary: Profiles of Superdelegates Klobuchar Boosts Obama's Superdelegate Count March 31, 2008 • Sen. Barack Obama has added another high-profile Democrat to his ledger of pledged superdelegates, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. She discusses her endorsement of Obama and the current state of the Democratic party. Klobuchar Boosts Obama's Superdelegate Count Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248547/89248506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Klobuchar Boosts Obama's Superdelegate Count Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248547/89248506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Economy Blueprint for Regulating Financial Industry Unveiled March 31, 2008 • Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson issued a sweeping proposal to overhaul how U.S. financial companies are regulated. The proposal does not address the immediate crisis, but seeks to lessen the impact of crises in the future. Blueprint for Regulating Financial Industry Unveiled Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248533/89248501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy A Sea Change for Real Estate Agents March 31, 2008 • Real estate agents — average age 51, with the majority female — are facing career decisions in the current housing crisis. Three agents are profiled: One veteran is trying to ride out the slump, while two others are looking for new jobs now that the boom has gone bust. A Sea Change for Real Estate Agents Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89248539/89248503" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics HUD Chief Jackson Resigns Under Pressure March 31, 2008 • The Bush administration's top housing official resigned Monday amid a criminal investigation and a lawsuit over alleged favoritism in awarding contracts. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, 62, has been fending off allegations of cronyism and favoritism involving HUD contractors for the past two years.
Health New Research Validates Runner's High March 31, 2008 • Scientists have finally found proof of the long-accepted, but elusive "runner's high." How can a runner get the maximum benefit from their "trip?" New Research Validates Runner's High Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89237223/89237196" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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China and the World China Alters Its Role in World Economy, Diplomacy March 31, 2008 • After years of attracting foreign investment, China is now investing overseas itself, and the country is increasingly using its diplomatic muscle. Those changes have brought new risk and responsibility for a country with a long-stated policy of not interfering. China Alters Its Role in World Economy, Diplomacy Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89238031/89248504" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy White House Proposes Financial-System Overhaul March 31, 2008 • Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is proposing the most sweeping overhaul of regulations for the financial industry since the Great Depression, saying Monday that the measures are not meant to remedy immediate economic concerns. A rising tide of bad debt has made it harder for consumers and businesses to get credit. Steve Inskeep and Jim Zarroli on the Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89235167/89231765" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Journalist Weighs In on Tibetan Riots, Dalai Lama March 31, 2008 • Ongoing anti-government protests have sparked violence in Tibet, and China accuses the Dalai Lama of instigating the unrest. Journalist Pico Iyer has known the Dalai Lama for three decades and written a new book about the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89241436/89241426" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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