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March 15, 2010 | NPR· Christopher Dodd, the Senate Banking Committee chairman, wanted to strip the Federal Reserve of most of its powers. But his latest proposal gives the Fed more power than it has ever had.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· Violence has exploded in Mexico's northeastern border cities, just across the Rio Grande from South Texas, as two drug mafias engage in a vicious new fight for turf. Gunfights have killed dozens of people, and communities up and down the river fear it's just the beginning.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· Mexican and U.S. leaders have vowed to track down the gunmen who killed three people, including two U.S. citizens, with ties to the U.S. Consulate in the border town of Juarez. Mexican authorities say they believe the killings are linked to the country's raging drug war.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· President Obama took a trip to the swing state of Ohio to push for an overhaul of the health care system. Although there is a multimillion dollar ad campaign for and against the measure, the strange coalition supporting the overhaul has stayed surprisingly intact.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd unveiled his plan to rewrite the nation's financial regulations. The bill released Monday calls for a council of regulators to oversee systemic risk and create a consumer protection agency at the Federal Reserve.
 

Art & Life from NPR

March 15, 2010 | NPR· Michael Lewis, who wrote the bestseller Liar's Poker, is back with a new book examining those who profited from shorting subprime mortgages. In the The Blind Side, Lewis profiles extreme characters — outsiders — who are the sane people in an insane world.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· Forty years after the events it depicts, the New York Theatre Workshop's revival of Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers once again opens the struggle of The Washington Post against the government to public scrutiny.
 
March 15, 2010 | NPR· The Federal Communications Commission says the plan, set to be unveiled Tuesday, will help make Internet access faster, cheaper and more pervasive. But some critics are already calling it a missed opportunity.
 
March 14, 2010 | NPR· Not much good has come out of the recession from which we seem to be slowly emerging. But at least it's left us with some new lingo, like "staycation." The Christian Science Monitor has compiled a list of its favorites, and guest host Audie Cornish explains a few of them.
 
March 14, 2010 | NPR· In the late '70s and early '80s, Enjoli perfume commercials extolled the era's ideal Superwoman — a perfectly coiffed working mom who could "bring home the bacon" and still be sexy for her man. Three decades later, that ideal remains elusive for millions of women — including reporter Jennifer Ludden.
 

March 8, 2010

Capitol Conversation: Raising the Energy Standard

The legislature recently passed a bill requiring large electric utilities to get 30% of their energy from renewable sources by the year 2020, after hours of debate. It now awaits the Governor’s signature. As part of our Capitol Conversation series, Bente Birkeland examines why the issue has caused such partisan fighting this year.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Capitol Conversation, Capitol Coverage, Interview, Politics — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:35 am

March 1, 2010

“Ask Your Lawmaker” featuring Congressman Lamborn

Colorado’s 5th Congressional District is comprised of counties in the central part of the state, including El Paso County, Fremont County, and Chaffee County. Republican Doug Lamborn currently holds the seat, and recently sat down with Melinda Wittstock from Capitol News Connection for their series “Ask Your Lawmaker.” It features questions from citizens around the country about current issues in Congress. Here’s part of their conversation.

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Here’s the full program from Capitol News Connection (about 18 minutes long):

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Filed under: Capitol News Connection, Interview — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 5:45 pm

Capitol Conversation: 1/3rd of the Way through the Session

State lawmakers are about a third of the way through the legislative session. Bente Birkeland takes a look at some big-ticket items still left on the agenda as part of our weekly capitol conversation series.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Capitol Conversation, Capitol Coverage, Interview, Politics — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:21 am

February 22, 2010

Capitol Conversation: Capitol Conduct

Apologies, which lawmakers apologize and which don’t? Who should and who shouldn’t, and what does the whole process say about the legislature and life under the gold dome? Bente Birkeland explores the issue as part of our weekly capitol conversation series.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Capitol Conversation, Capitol Coverage, Interview, Politics — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:21 am

February 15, 2010

Capitol Conversation: 3-2 Beer

For the past several years, grocery and convenience stores in Colorado have been fighting for the right to sell more than 3-2 beer. Colorado is one of only a handful of states that still sells 3-2 beer, which came about after prohibition ended in 1933. Bente Birkeland examines how the issue is developing at the statehouse as part of our weekly capitol conversation series.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Business, Capitol Conversation, Capitol Coverage, Interview, Politics — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:21 am

February 8, 2010

Capitol Conversation: Business Tax Exemptions

Bills to eliminate roughly 140 million dollars in business tax exemptions have dominated discussions at the state capitol. The debate over the nine measures has pitted Democrats against Republicans, with Democrats arguing the cuts are necessary to balance the budget and protect money for K through 12 education. Republicans say a recession is the wrong time to increase taxes on businesses. Bente Birkeland delves into two of the most controversial exemptions as part of our capitol conversation series.

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Filed under: Bente Birkeland, Business, Capitol Conversation, Capitol Coverage, Interview, Politics — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 7:21 am

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