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March 13, 2010 | NPR· Israel set off a diplomatic row during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden when it announced new Jewish settlement construction, and Congressional Democrats are hoping to haul health care legislation over the finish line. Host Guy Raz talks with news analyst James Fallows of The Atlantic magazine about that and other big stories from the past week.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· Researchers studying the origin of the recent deadly earthquake have found signs of an actual fault rupture offshore, and figured out what triggered a small tsunami. But not all the causes of the natural disaster were, in fact, natural.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· Six days have passed since Iraq's nationwide elections, and there are still no real results. Last Sunday, about 62 percent of eligible voters defied threats of violence to cast a ballot. Guest host Jacki Lyden gets the latest from NPR's Quil Lawrence in Baghdad.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· A growing scandal in Europe over child sexual abuse by priests now extends to the Vatican and Pope Benedict. Friday, the Pope's former archdiocese in Germany acknowledged that while he was archbishop, a priest who was suspected of abusing children was transferred to another job — where he committed more abuses. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks to Peter Wensierski of Der Spiegel about the sex abuse scandal.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· The results of Iraq's election could have broader repercussions in the Middle East. Jacki Lyden speaks with Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, about reaction in the Arab world to the Iraq elections.
 

Art & Life from NPR

March 13, 2010 | NPR· The tiny, no-frills automobile imported from communist Yugoslavia during the 1980s is known to most Americans as the butt of many car jokes. Author Jason Vuic's book The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History reveals why it's the most famous lemon in automotive history.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· He's best known for his work with the great New Orleans funk band The Meters, so we're asking George Porter, Jr. three questions about parking meters.
 
March 13, 2010 | NPR· The first numbers that come to mind when thinking about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland might be how much money the movie is raking in at the box office. But mathematicians say the books are full of algebraic lessons — such as why a raven is like a writing desk.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· Back in 2007, Hollywood was suffering from serious battle fatigue. But a new surge of war movies has come out — Green Zone takes on the search for WMDs; The Hurt Locker follows a bomb squad; and The Pacific is a 10-hour HBO World War II epic. These aren't battle-strategy flicks — they explore the brutality of war on an individual scale.
 
March 12, 2010 | NPR· One of the buzz movies at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival depicts the denizens of the Corner Parking Lot in Charlottesville, Va., whose attendants are a surprisingly lively bunch of poets, philosophers, musicians and anthropologists. Sandy Hausman reports from member station WVTF.
 

March 11, 2010

Round-Up: Lawmakers consider child welfare system, I-70 Reopens, and more

Colorado lawmakers are considering increasing oversight of its child welfare system following the deaths of 35 children under its care over the past three years…the University of Colorado regents are considering whether to raise tuition by 9 percent for in-state students and 5 percent for new out-of-state students…the union for mechanics at Frontier Airlines is going to court over plans to shift their work from Denver to Milwaukee…Interstate-70 through Glenwood Canyon is reopen after a rockslide closed the highway earlier this week. Loads over 14-ft. wide will still have to find an alternate route until repair crews can complete their work.

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Filed under: AP, Andrea Chalfin, Business/Labor, Children & Youth, Education, Round-Up, Transportation — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:32 pm

March 10, 2010

Round-Up: Colorado’s Unemployment Rate Rises, and Rep. Salazar Takes on Medicare Drug Prices

Colorado’s unemployment rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.4 percent, while the Gazette is reporting unemployment in the Colorado Springs area rose .4 percentage points in January…and, Colorado Democrat John Salazar wants to give the federal government more power to negotiate Medicare drug prices.

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Filed under: AP, Andrea Chalfin, Business/Labor, Capitol News Connection, Health, Round-Up — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:32 pm

Insurance Bill Clears State Senate

After a heated debate, the state senate has cleared a bill that aims to crack down on insurance companies for giving financial incentives to employees for denying claims when someone is sick. It now heads to the house. Bente Birkeland reports from the state house.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Business/Labor, Capitol Coverage, Health — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:06 am

February 24, 2010

Governor Ritter Signs PERA Bill

Governor Bill Ritter signed one of his top legislative priorities into law yesterday, a measure that aims to make the state’s public pension fund solvent. Bente Birkeland reports from the statehouse.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Business/Labor, Capitol Coverage — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:06 am

February 23, 2010

Round-Up: state employee retiree benefits are cut, CSU outlaws concealed weapons, and more

Gov. Bill Ritter has signed a bill that cuts state employee retiree benefits in order to help prevent the pension system from going broke…Concealed weapons will no longer be permitted on Colorado State University’s two campuses…Shell Oil is abandoning its quest for Yampa River water rights in northwest Colorado for now.

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Filed under: AP, Andrea Chalfin, Business/Labor, Round-Up, Uncategorized — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:32 pm

January 27, 2010

PERA Bill Clears Committee

The senate finance committee cleared a bill that would lower benefits and increase the retirement age for the public employee pension fund. Lawmakers say the bill is necessary or the fund will go broke in 21 years. Bente Birkeland reports from the statehouse in Denver.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Business/Labor, Capitol Coverage, Colorado, Economy — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:38 am

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