Law Malpractice Problem Not Solved With Obvious Answers May 31, 2005 • A series of new studies shows that the medical malpractice crisis around the country is real. But the solutions sought by doctors may not solve the problem. Malpractice Problem Not Solved With Obvious Answers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673975/4673976" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Supreme Court Throws Out Arthur Andersen Conviction May 31, 2005 • The Supreme Court overturns the conviction of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. The company had been convicted of instructing employees to shred documents, hindering an investigation of Andersen's role at Enron Corporation. Andersen said its officials had been reminding employees of the firm's policy of disposing of documents that are no longer needed. Supreme Court Throws Out Arthur Andersen Conviction Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673930/4673931" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Bush Acknowledges Opposition to Social Security Proposals May 31, 2005 • President Bush acknowledged his push to revamp Social Security has met strong opposition. He says that has only emboldened him and that he will keep traveling and pressing for his ideas. He made the statements during a press conference Tuesday morning at the White House. Bush Acknowledges Opposition to Social Security Proposals Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673583/4673584" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business How Sarbanes-Oxley Has Affected Corporate Culture May 31, 2005 • Linda Thomsen, director of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission, discusses how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has changed corporate culture. The law is meant to protect investors by providing more accountability and transparency of investments. How Sarbanes-Oxley Has Affected Corporate Culture Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673074/4673075" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business HealthSouth Fraud Trial Continues May 31, 2005 • Jury deliberations continue in the trial against former HealthSouth chief executive, Richard Scrushy. The Washington Post's Carrie Johnson discusses the latest development in the trial. Scrushy is accused of falsifying financial reporting, conspiracy and money laundering and is first major executive to be prosecuted under the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act. HealthSouth Fraud Trial Continues Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673071/4673072" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Guilty Verdicts Reached at Enron Trial High Court Tosses Arthur Andersen Conviction May 31, 2005 • The Supreme Court unanimously reverses the conviction of accounting firm Arthur Andersen, ruling that jury instructions at trial were too vague and broad for jurors to be able to properly determine guilt. High Court Tosses Arthur Andersen Conviction Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673482/4673483" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Polygamist Church Leader Arrested States Target Polygamy Group May 31, 2005 • Authorities in Utah and Arizona are taking new steps to try to control a polygamist group dominating twin towns on the Utah-Arizona border. The group is known as the FLDS Church and it controls the schools, police and local government. Last week, the state of Arizona raided the school administrative offices and a Utah judge froze the assets of the group. States Target Polygamy Group Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673951/4673952" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics President Makes Policy Stand in Rose Garden May 31, 2005 • President Bush summons White House reporters to the Rose Garden to hear his views on a dozen issues, including the violence in Iraq, charges of abuse at Guantanamo Bay, his campaign for new federal judges and a new approach to Social Security. President Makes Policy Stand in Rose Garden Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673936/4673937" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Peace Also Brings New Currency to Southern Sudan May 31, 2005 • The former rebels in southern Sudan are making money. Literally. The Southern People's Liberation Movement is working to introduce a new currency to replace dilapidated and filthy Sudanese Pound notes. Peace Also Brings New Currency to Southern Sudan Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673945/4673946" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Doubts Arise Over EU Constitution Chirac Shakes Up French Government May 31, 2005 • French President Jacques Chirac has replaced his prime minister. Chirac is trying to build national unity after losing a divisive national vote on the EU constitution. Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin resigned today and was replaced by Dominique de Villepin. Chirac Shakes Up French Government Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673966/4673967" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Clearing Up the 'Deep Throat' Mystery 'Deep Throat' Revealed as Ex-FBI Official Felt May 31, 2005 • A Vanity Fair article names W. Mark Felt as the anonymous source "Deep Throat," who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein unravel the Watergate scandal in 1974. 'Deep Throat' Revealed as Ex-FBI Official Felt Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673957/4673958" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Mama's Never-Ending 'Quick Little Chat' May 31, 2005 • While Mama Had a Quick Little Chat, a new illustrated children's book, captures the frustration of a little girl who just wants her mother to get off the phone. Mama's Never-Ending 'Quick Little Chat' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673706/4674117" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews The Dears: 'No Cities Left' May 31, 2005 • Murray A. Lightburn is the composer, lead guitarist and guiding force behind the band The Dears, one of the latest moody, orchestral pop-rock bands from Canada sweeping the alternative music scene. The Dears: 'No Cities Left' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4670727/4672498" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Wolfensohn Refocused World Bank's Mission May 31, 2005 • James Wolfensohn steps down as president of the World Bank Tuesday. Over the past decade, Wolfensohn revamped the way the lending institution did business, switching to a country-based, hands-on approach that focused more on human development, health and education projects in the battle against poverty. Wolfensohn Refocused World Bank's Mission Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673546/4673892" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Money When the Elderly Become Financial Targets May 31, 2005 • California has some of the nation's strictest elder abuse laws, but few cases of financial abuse are actually prosecuted. Now a local district attorney is testing a novel legal strategy to put perpetrators of financial abuse in jail. And the case may have far-reaching impact. When the Elderly Become Financial Targets Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4667720/4673095" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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