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House Leaders Ban Earmarks To Corporations
March 11, 2010 | NPR· With the mid-term elections approaching, Democrats and Republicans are battling to claim the clean-ethics crown. That's one reason why Rep. David Obey (D-WI), chairman of the Appropriations panel said he's killing off one of lawmakers' most lucrative perks: corporate earmarks. Most of the earmarks come from the subcommittee that oversees defense spending.
 
Obama Campaigns For Heath Overhaul In Missouri
March 11, 2010 | NPR· President Barack Obama traveled to St. Charles, Missouri, to sell his health care overhaul plan Wednesday. He also helped raise some cash for Democrats made vulnerable by the long legislative fight.
 
What's A Health Insurance Mandate Without Strict Penalties?
March 11, 2010 | NPR· The health care plans before Congress require individuals to purchase insurance. But the penalty for violating the individual mandate may be so low that healthy people might be tempted to pay it instead of buying insurance. That would leave insurers with less healthy customers, prompting companies to raise their rates, prompting more people to drop out, and so forth.
 
Panel: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Not Common
March 11, 2010 | NPR· Cesarean birth rates are steadily rising and still less than 10 percent of women have successful vaginal births after cesareans. A National Institutes of Health panel has been examining the clinical risks and benefits of vaginal births after cesareans — as well as legal, ethical and economic considerations.
 
Talks With Taliban To Decide Afghanistan's Future?
March 11, 2010 | NPR· The emerging consensus in Afghanistan is that military action alone will not win the war against the Taliban and a political solution will be necessary. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has reached out to some Taliban leaders. But analysts say the Taliban and the U.S. are not ready for full-scale negotiations — yet.
 

Art & Life from NPR

Desmond Tutu, Insisting We Are 'Made For Goodness'
March 11, 2010 | NPR· The South African cleric and human-rights activist Desmond Tutu joins Renee Montagne to reflect on his long life and his lasting message about forgiveness and reconciliation. His new book, Made for Goodness, is an explanation of his personal sense of spirituality and an invitation to share in his beliefs about the basic goodness of humanity.
 
U.S. Returns Sarcophagus To Egypt
March 10, 2010 | NPR· After a secret trip around the globe, a 3,000-year-old stolen sarcophagus is returning home to Egypt. On Wednesday, U.S. authorities sent the sarcophagus to Egypt. It was confiscated by customs officials at the Miami Airport in 2008. Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, offers his insight.
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Los Amigos Invisibles: A 'Commercial' Breakthrough
March 10, 2010 | NPR· The Venezuelan band has found huge success in its native country. But the group has also built a following in the U.S. with its unique blend of disco, jazz, funk and Latin rhythms. Here, host Michel Martin talks with the Latin Grammy-winning band, which recently stopped by NPR for a performance and conversation.
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A Grim 'Eclipse': Deb Amos On Iraq's Sunni Exiles
March 10, 2010 | NPR· Since the U.S. invasion, 4 million Iraqis have had to leave their homes. An additional 2 million have left the country entirely, and many are still outside its borders. NPR's Deborah Amos tells the story of these displaced Iraqi citizens in her new book, Eclipse of the Sunnis.
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After Financial Ruin, Plotting America's 'Comeback'
March 9, 2010 | NPR· David M. Walker is the former comptroller general of the United States. His book, Comeback America, details the current financial crisis and offers his ideas on controlling spending and restoring fiscal responsibility in the United States.
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January 29, 2005

Commentary on Dubya’s Word

COMMENTARY ON DUBYA’S WORD
COMMENTARY: DUBYA’S WORD
Jesse Boggs of HearingVoices comments on the “crypto-musicology” of President Bush’s State of the Union Address from last year.
[LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
EXPANDED CONTENT–> You can hear more of Jesse Boggs’ work at the HearingVoices website.

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One Hundred Years of the USFS

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE USFS
USFS ONE-HUNDRED YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Tom Banse, of Northwest Public Radio, presents the first of a two-part series on the history of the U.S. Forest Service, which is turning one-hundred years old this year.
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EXPANDED CONTENT–> Special thanks to Phil Shallat, Guy Nelson, and Stephanie Shandera for dramatic readings, to Karl Banse for research assistance, and the Museum of History and Industry for archival tape. Cathy Duchamp edited this series.

On the web:

U.S. Forest Service Centennial

Biographer Char Miller, author of Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism

Evolution of the Conservation Movement (a special presentation of the Library of Congress).

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Capitol Coverage

CAPITOL COVERAGE
CAPITOL COVERAGE
New water legislation, the Democrats’ proposal to fix the state budget situation, and the possibility of adding sexual orientation to Colorado’s employment non-discrimination law top the legislative news this week. Stephen Raher reports, with additional coverage by David Wilson.
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Cortez Soldier Obituary

CORTEZ SOLDIER OBITUARY
CORTEZ SOLDIER OBITUARY
Victor Locke of KSUT reports from Cortez on the death and remembrance of Army PFC George Greer.
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Newscast

NEWSCAST
NEWSCAST
Eric Whitney reports on new developments with the Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse and Stephen Raher reviews recent activities by Colorado’s two U.S. Senators. Also, the town of Antonito goes broke and the State Historical Fund awards several grants to Southern Colorado projects.
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January 25, 2005

COMMENTARY- Sagebrush Country by Guy Hand

Idahoan Guy Hand’s thoughts on sagebrush. [LISTEN]

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