Your Health Moms and Pros Tackle Lice November 30, 2006 • Head lice are one of the top reasons that kids miss school, yet there's no single, foolproof remedy. Many parents, and now professional salons, find themselves searching for louse eggs and removing them by hand. These nits are a nuisance, but no reason for kids to stay home, say leading medical experts. Moms and Pros Tackle Lice Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6556831/6556852" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Down Year for Oscars Widens Field of Contenders November 30, 2006 • The 2006 awards year has been disappointing, with only one or two films becoming blockbusters. In Hollywood, advertising reps for both major trade publications bemoan the drop in studios' Oscar campaigns. But as in nature, Hollywood hates a vacuum: Movies that would normally not be considered Oscar-caliber are filling the awards gap with campaigns of their own. Down Year for Oscars Widens Field of Contenders Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561795/6561796" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Stormy Year for Hurricanes? Not in 2006 November 30, 2006 • By this time in 2005, four major hurricanes had struck the United States. This year, none have done so, despite predictions that 2006 would be another big year for storms. Forecasters say one reason for the quiet year was the unexpected arrival of El Nino conditions in the Pacific. Stormy Year for Hurricanes? Not in 2006 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561789/6561790" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Immigration Debate Citizenship Test Revamped, in Search for Meaning November 30, 2006 • The immigration service today releases more than 140 draft questions for a new citizenship test. The questions will be given to new citizenship applicants in the the exam's civics portion, beginning in January. The government, which hopes to make the test more meaningful, has been working for several years to redesign the test. Citizenship Test Revamped, in Search for Meaning Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561786/6561787" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Analysis Strategizing a Pullback: Challenge in Iraq November 30, 2006 • Robert Siegel talks with American Enterprise Institute resident fellow Reuel Marc Gerecht and Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow in foreign policy studies at Brookings Institution. Gerecht and O'Hanlon talk about the leak to The New York Times of recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, scheduled to be released next week. Strategizing a Pullback: Challenge in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561783/6561784" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Iraq Iraq Group to Call for Pulling Back Troops November 30, 2006 • A bipartisan commission on U.S. policy in Iraq will urge a pullback of some U.S. troops in Iraq, but will not recommend a specific timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces, according to an official familiar with the panel's deliberations. Iraq Group to Call for Pulling Back Troops Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561780/6561781" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Iraq Maliki Assures Bush on Iraqi Force's Readiness November 30, 2006 • Iraq's prime minister says he thinks his country's forces will be ready to take full control of Iraq's security by next June. Nouri al-Maliki and President Bush discussed the issue at their meeting earlier today in Jordan. Maliki Assures Bush on Iraqi Force's Readiness Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561771/6561772" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Microsoft's Vista System Makes Debut November 30, 2006 • Microsoft releases the business version of Vista, its new operating system the system. The system, years in the making, is years behind schedule. Retailers expect demand for Vista to be slow. In addition to new system requirements, some businesses fear the high cost of rolling it out. Technology webcaster/broadcaster Leo Laporte reports. Microsoft's Vista System Makes Debut Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561768/6561769" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Holiday Boom Seems to Skip Wal-Mart Stores November 30, 2006 • Wal-Mart's sales dropped a bit in November, the first monthly decline for the giant retailer in 10 years. But while Wal-Mart's sales seem to have flattened, other retailers are reporting robust holiday season business so far. Holiday Boom Seems to Skip Wal-Mart Stores Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561765/6561766" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Analysis Polonium: Harmless Unless Ingested November 30, 2006 • Following the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, British authorities are following a trail of radioactive contamination. Litvinenko died from the effects of absorbing a rare radioactive element, Polonium 210. Polonium: Harmless Unless Ingested Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561759/6561760" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Litvinenko Inquiry Centers on 12 Sites, 5 Airplanes November 30, 2006 • British police investigating former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko's death in London say they have found traces of radioactivity at 12 sites in the city -- and in five aircraft, as well. Litvinenko's apparent murder has become a story with very broad implications. Now doctors believe a former Russian prime minister may have been poisoned, as well. Litvinenko Inquiry Centers on 12 Sites, 5 Airplanes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561756/6561757" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design Auschwitz Prisoner Fights to Recover Her Paintings November 30, 2006 • In 1944, the notorious Nazi Josef Mengele ordered Dina Babbitt to paint portraits of Gypsy prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp. Babbitt, 83, is trying to recover the works, which are in the museum at the site of the camp. Auschwitz Prisoner Fights to Recover Her Paintings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6561181/6561337" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Chicago's Windy City Gym Is on the Ropes November 30, 2006 • One of the nation's oldest boxing gyms is closing because of building violations. The Windy City Boxing Gym is in a poor part of Chicago, and can't afford renovations. It will have to find another location by the end of the year or its run is over. Chicago's Windy City Gym Is on the Ropes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560161/6560162" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Middle East Iran in the Spotlight with Religious Leader Elections November 30, 2006 • Major developments in Iran are drawing global attention. Elections for the panel that chooses Iran's supreme religious leader will be held next month, and the outcome could profoundly affect Iran's foreign and domestic policy. Madeleine Brand looks ahead to this and other developments in Iran with NPR senior diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster. Iran in the Spotlight with Religious Leader Elections Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560152/6560153" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Ford Buyout Drains Auto Workers Union November 30, 2006 • Almost half of the hourly workers at Ford Motor Company have accepted buyout or early retirement offers. This means the United Auto Workers union is losing close to 40,000 members, which could significantly weaken the union. Ford Buyout Drains Auto Workers Union Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560146/6560147" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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