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  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Language: English
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Assessing Oprah's Farewell In 2011

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Oprah Winfrey told her audience today that her talk show will end in 2011. Maureen Ryan, TV critic for the Chicago Tribune, discusses Winfrey's decision and if her power of network TV can translate to cable.

Bon Jovi Doesn't Need A Prayer To Make It On NBC

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Bon Jovi is at the top of the album charts this week, riding an unprecedented publicity push. His record label struck a deal with the conglomerate NBC Universal for an exclusive presence on their many TV networks, including appearances on Today, Inside the Actors Studio and The Tonight Show.

Chicago School Board Chief's Death Raises Questions

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Michael Scott was found shot in the head Monday, his body partially submerged in the Chicago River. The medical examiner ruled the death a suicide, but so far police have not reached that conclusion, and there's widespread disbelief among the mayor and others that Scott would have killed himself.

Letters: Hayden, Housewares, Santas

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Listeners responded to the interview about the late U.S. Sen. Carl Hayden of Arizona, to the story about the closing of a Boston-area housewares chain, and the interview about Santas and the swine flu vaccine. Robert Siegel reads from listeners' letters.

In Massillon, High School Football Is 'Who We Are'

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
The Ohio school has a 20,000-seat stadium, a $3 million indoor practice facility and a live tiger for a mascot. Massillon teams have won 22 state championships and they're in the running for another one. It's football sunup to sundown, the head coach says.

Marines Reflect On Duty, Death In Afghanistan

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
When the Marines of America's Battalion first arrived in Afghanistan, they were eager to get into the fight against the Taliban. Now, as they wrap up their seven-month deployment and after the loss of a dozen comrades they see warfare in a different light.

Boeing Hopes Long-Delayed Plane Takes Off In S.C.

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Boeing has moved to South Carolina from its ancestral home in the Pacific Northwest to build the 787 Dreamliner. The company will spend less on labor and receive more than $175 million in state incentives. But it will have to train a new workforce, which Boeing's Seattle unions predict may be the undoing of the Southern operation.

Costs Of Prescription Drugs Spike

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Prices for brand-name prescription drugs are on the rise. In some cases, they are up by more than 8 percent despite a decline in generic drug prices. Uwe Reinhardt, a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, offers his insight.

Health Care Concessions A Bow To Moderates

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
The public option looms large in the minds of voters and certain lawmakers, but not so much in the Senate health care bill. There it limits eligibility, kicks in late, includes an opt-out provision for states, and is expected to cost more than private plans. Leaders say they had to weaken it to round up the 60 votes they need to move the bill forward. Still, its inclusion continues to jeopardize needed support for passage, because several members of the Democratic caucus adamantly oppose any...

'Broken Embraces': The Very Picture Of Romance

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Brace yourself: Things are about to get meta. Pedro Almodovar's latest picture strings a colorfully knotty love story across layers of dark film-within-a-film intrigue. Complex of plot, deft in its blending of comedy and melodrama, and a treasure trove of golden-age movie references, the film is what you might call a lushly tragic lark a heartfelt, if not quite heartbreaking, paean to romance and to the romance of cinema. (Recommended)

Lawsuit Adds To Tumult At 'Washington Times'

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
The Washington Times has long thought to be immune from the economic forces challenging the rest of newspaper industry because of the deep pockets of its founder and owner, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, head of the Unification Church. But the recession has taken a toll on the paper and now an apparent power struggle among Moon's sons is adding to the paper's challenges.

Obscured By War, Water Crisis Looms In Yemen

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
News from Yemen has been dominated recently by an escalating rebellion along the border with Saudi Arabia. But the country has been making news for decades because of its severe overuse of a rapidly disappearing water supply, the result of natural and political causes.

Scientist: 'Don't Give Up' On Stopping Asian Carp

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Two Asian carp species that could devastate the Great Lakes ecosystem may be a few miles from Lake Michigan. To halt their migration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater electric fence on a canal 20 miles south of the lake. But tests conducted by David Lodge at Notre Dame indicate that they have gotten close to the lake despite the barrier.

Evidence-Based Medicine: Hard For Some To Swallow

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Based on studies, two panels of medical experts this week recommended fewer screening tests for breast and cervical cancer. But people don't always want to do what the data say to do.

James Franco Checks In To 'General Hospital'

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
The star of Milk and Pineapple Express and a little movie franchise called Spider-Man will be spending some time in Port Charles over the next couple of months. His guest-starring stint may help freshen the image of daytime, says the soap opera's executive producer.

Insurance Mandate Could Spur Walk-In Clinic Boom

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
As it gets more difficult to see a primary care doctor, walk-in medical centers are picking up the slack. And if Congress succeeds in passing a nationwide health insurance mandate, the urgent care industry expects even more growth.

Hard Lessons From Two Mass Killings In Texas

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
The Senate is conducting hearings into the recent shootings at Fort Hood a tragedy that took place just miles from the site of a deadly 1991 attack. That episode, in which a gunman killed 23 people at Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, reshaped how police, medical and psychological personnel respond to such tragedies.

Week In Politics Examined

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Senate Democrats hoped to have enough votes this week to pass a health care bill, Obama Cabinet officials faced hostile lawmakers on Capitol Hill and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's much-awaited book hit bookstores. Political analysts E.J. Dionne, of The Washington Post, and David Brooks, of The New York Times, offer their insight.

Oprah To End Show In 2011

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Oprah Winfrey is expected to announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011. Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions Inc., said she would provide more details on Friday's Oprah Winfrey Show.

University Of California OKs 30 Percent Fee Hike

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
In Los Angeles, University of California regents adopted a 30-percent increase in tuition in the face of a huge system-wide deficit. The vote came as thousands of angry students converged on the UCLA campus in protest.

With Hand Of God, France Edges Ireland In Soccer

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Call it The Hand of GodPart Deux. France advanced Wednesday to the 2010 World Cup Finals thanks to a controversial goal by its star Thierry Henry. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis discusses the non-call that has entire global soccer community buzzing.

Sounds During Sleep May Help You Remember

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Certain sounds played while people napped helped them remember information associated with those sounds once they woke up, say researchers at Northwestern University.

Civil Rights Champion Remembered

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Birmingham, Ala., barber and civil rights champion James Armstrong died Wednesday, at age 86. The Army veteran carried the American flag from Selma to Montgomery during the 1965 Voting Rights March. He continued to be active in the Birmingham community throughout his life.

Revived La. Parish Faces Fight Over Race

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
St. Bernard Parish is attracting more minorities to the largely white parish. Longtime residents want to bar low-income housing, saying it will destroy the neighborhood and discourage former residents from returning. Now a federal judge has weighed in.

Katrina Ruling Could Lead To Class-Action Lawsuit

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for some of the flooding during Hurricane Katrina, and ordered the government to pay more than $700,000 to five plaintiffs. Mark Schleifstein, a reporter at the New Orleans Times-Picayune, says of the 470,000 people who filed claims, about 100,000 are in the two areas where this lawsuit appears to have set a precedent. They will, he says, be able to go back to the court and ask for the case to be turned into a class...

As Yule Approaches, Santas Seek H1N1 Help

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Holiday season is colliding with swine flu season, and that has Santas concerned. The cheerful Christmas ambassadors come in contact with millions of children each year, and many are being advised to take special precautions. One Santa organization has petitioned a member of Congress to help elevate them to a priority status for the H1N1 vaccine. Ernest Berger, president of the nonprofit volunteer group Santa America, says Santas should be considered seriously for the vaccine because of...

On Capitol Hill, Geithner Defends Policies

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended Thursday the administration's handling of the financial crisis, as he again urged Congress to pass a regulatory overhaul that has been months in the making. Geithner faced tough questioning on the bailout of insurance giant AIG and Wall Street bonuses. Republican Congressman Kevin Brady even demanded Geithner's resignation.

An Actor Reads Health Care Bill

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has proposed reading the 2,074-page Senate health care bill on the floor of the Senate. Floyd King, a veteran actor for the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, performs a dramatic reading of a section of the bill.

In Howard Co., Md., Public Option Finds Support

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
The Senate version of the health care bill includes a public option, which would let individuals who don't get insurance on the job and small businesses choose a government-sponsored plan. During this year's health care debate, NPR has used Howard County, Md., as its sounding board. Vic Broccolino, president and CEO of Howard County General Hospital, and Mark Applestein, a urologist and president of the hospital's professional staff, offer their take on the public option. Neither sees the...

Health Bill Hopes To Sway Reluctant Democrats

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
The Senate needs 60 votes to bring its health care bill to the floor. To round up those votes, the bill unveiled Wednesday costs less than the House version, and delays the effective date for many provisions to 2014. Republicans are denouncing the cost cuts as mere gimmicks. Will those measures be enough to persuade wavering Democrats to vote at least to bring the bill up?

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