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Big-Time Blowouts Still Can Help Losing Team

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Houston Baptist had one of the worst weekends in women's college basketball history. The Huskies got hammered 104-35 by Duke on Friday, then got beat 109-30 by TCU on Sunday. Coach Todd Buchanan is not discouraged. He says losing that big was an incredible experience.

Dealer Selling Letter Lincoln Wrote To Boy

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
A letter written by Abraham Lincoln is up for sale. An eight-year-old boy claimed to have met Lincoln, but his friends didn't believe him. So the boys' teacher wrote the president. In one of only two known letters he sent to a child, Lincoln confirmed: I did see and talk with master George Evans Patten, last May, at Springfield, Illinois. Respectfully, A Lincoln.

McCann, Stiles Win National Book Awards

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
The 60th annual National Book Awards were handed out Wednesday night in New York. Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin, a novel about daring, luck and mortality in 1970s New York, won the fiction prize. T.J. Stiles' biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, The First Tycoon, was the nonfiction winner, and Keith Waldrop's Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy won for poetry.

Hundreds Wait In Mich. Cold To See Sarah Palin

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first stop on Sarah Palin's Going Rouge book tour. The former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate signed copies of her book. Palin fans had waited in line all day for a chance to see her.

Cars Are A Hurdle To U.S., Korea Free-Trade Deal

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
More than two years ago, U.S. and South Korea signed a bilateral free trade agreement but lawmakers of both countries have yet to ratify the deal. Officials from both countries hope the deal will create new jobs and open up markets. However, auto trade is a major hurdle.

Obama Ready To Keep Pressure On Pyongyang

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
President Obama wraps up his trip to Asia with a stop in South Korea, where leader Lee Myung-bak joked that Obama had saved the best for last. The two men discussed a range of issues, including free trade and the ever-present nuclear threat from North Korea.

U.S.-Cuba PAC Money May Have Changed Votes

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
A group of Cuban Americans has had unusual success getting House members to change their positions and vote against closer ties with Cuba. New analysis shows some political contributions from the U.S.-Cuba Democracy Pac reached lawmakers within days of them switching their vote.

Evaluation Raised Concerns About Maj. Hasan In '07

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Documents obtained by NPR show that psychiatrists at Walter Reed Army Medical Center put their concerns about the accused Fort Hood shooter in writing. Two years ago, a top official there wrote an evaluation that harshly criticized Maj. Nidal Hasan's incompetence and unprofessional behavior.

Holder Defends Sept. 11 Prosecution Strategy

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Attorney General Eric Holder spent hours testifying on Capitol Hill Wednesday. He defended his decision to send the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four other men to New York to face a criminal trial. Senators spent much of the hearing telling Holder why they think he's wrong.

GOP Uses Mammogram Study To Attack Health Bill

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Republicans are suggesting that the new guidelines for breast cancer screening reinforce their nightmare scenario about health care rationing under President Obama's proposed overhaul. The political brouhaha comes as the Senate is about to take up its health care overhaul bill.

Mammogram Wars: Experts Feel The Backlash

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
A firestorm erupted this week after an expert panel released recommendations that yearly mammograms aren't necessary for all women younger than 50. The criticism isn't surprising, given the emotional valence of breast cancer. But not everyone thinks the panel is wrong.

Sy Syms, Pioneer In Discount Clothing Dies

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Sy Syms, founder and chairman of the SYMS Corp. discount clothing chain, died of heart failure this week in New York. He was 83. Syms founded his apparel business in 1959 in New York's financial district as a discount retailer of off-price men's clothes. The company uses the slogan, An educated consumer is our best customer.

Analyst: Calif. Will Have To Confront Growing Deficit

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
California faces a budget deficit of nearly $21 billion, according to a report released Wednesday by a nonpartisan budget analyst.

Suitors Vie For British Candy Maker Cadbury

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
One of Britain's most revered companies is under threat of a takeover. Candy maker Cadbury already rejected a hostile takeover bid by U.S. giant Kraft Foods. Hershey has confirmed it is considering a joint takeover bid for Cadbury, along with Italian chocolate maker Ferrero. But it seems the offers may need to be considerably sweetened to persuade the British.

JP Morgan To Buy British Investment Firm

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
JP Morgan Chase Co. is taking full control of Cazenove Group. JP Morgan began a joint venture with the 190-year-old British brokerage in 2005. JP Morgan Cazenove will continue to operate under that name and become a wholly owned part of the U.S. bank's British investment bank arm.

GOP Governors Meeting Decidedly Upbeat

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
The Republican Governors Association is holding its annual meeting this week in Austin, Texas. Thanks to recent election victories in Virginia and New Jersey, Republicans are feeling good again. They plan to use those wins to help the party rebound in 2010.

Reid Introduces Senate Health Care Plan

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has unveiled the Democrat's bill overhauling health care. It costs less than the health care bill the House passed earlier this month, and its expansion of insurance coverage is somewhat more limited.

Soldier Mom Arrested After Refusing To Deploy

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
A 21-year-old Army specialist has been arrested after refusing to deploy to Afghanistan with her unit earlier this month. On the day of deployment, Alexis Hutchinson stayed home with her 10-month-old son because plans she made to have him cared for during her tour fell through.

Flood Of Immigrants To Long Island Sparks Tension

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
People born and raised in Suffolk County, N.Y., complain about dozens of people living in single-family homes; immigrants complain that they are victimized by locals. An Ecuadorean day laborer was murdered last year, allegedly by teenagers who said they regularly looked for immigrants to bash.

Afghan President Pledges To Clean Up Corruption

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for another five-year term Thursday. Watching with a critical eye were foreign dignitaries who are pressing Karzai to make his second term in office far better than his first. Karzai promised to prosecute corrupt officials.

Ruling May Spur More Katrina Flood Lawsuits

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
For the first time, the government has been found at fault for damage caused during Hurricane Katrina four years ago. A judge has awarded more than $700,000 to five plaintiffs. Attorneys say the ruling opens the door for some 100,000 people and thousands of businesses to sue the government.

Clerk's Mistake Is Lottery Players Good Fortune

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
It takes the right kind of luck to win the lottery, and for a New Jersey man it also took getting the wrong ticket. He had asked for the scratch-off lottery ticket called Deuces Wild. The clerk mistakenly gave him Aces High. A short time later he returned to the store, but not to complain. He had a winning ticket worth $100,000.

Leggo My Eggo. There's A Waffle Shortage

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
There's a nationwide shortage of the popular breakfast food Eggo waffles. Kellogg's says flood damage at its Atlanta bakery disrupted waffle operations. The waffles are being rationed to stores across the country.

When Football's Deadly Brutality Outraged America

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
In just one season 100 years ago, 26 players died from injuries sustained in football games. The deaths sparked a national outcry and forced the new collegiate athletic association to take action to make the sport safer.

Skiers, Resorts Rejoice Over Early Snowfall

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
It's been a snowy fall across the West, and that has skiers and ski resorts in the region cheering. The chairlifts typically start moving around Thanksgiving. But this year many ski areas are boasting their earliest ever openings.

Cheap Money May Lead To New Financial Bubble

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
There are fears that parts of Asia are developing financial bubbles because cheap money is flooding their markets. In countries where interest rates are low, people are borrowing money and then investing it in hot emerging markets. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal tells Renee Montagne that the prospects of a killing seems to be enticing investors.

Obama's Trip Draws Mixed Reaction In China

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
President Obama's talks in China were cordial, but it was not a breakthrough visit. The modest results have raised questions about how well the two countries can cooperate on important issues. In China, everyone's expectations of Obama's first trip there were different. Some expected him to try to connect more with ordinary Chinese.

Sexing Up The PG-13 Vampire ... But Not Too Much

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
New Moon, the second movie installment in the hit Twilight saga, opens this Friday. With a target audience of teen and tween girls, the films straddle the line between sexy and chaste. Some fans say this can send mixed messages.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Isolated U.S. College Days

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
The professed Sept. 11 mastermind's North Carolina college years are recalled by a chemistry professor and a former classmate. The CIA claims those college years helped propel Mohammed on a path to terrorism. Though described as jovial, he also maintained a self-imposed isolation.

South Africa's War On Crime Claims Innocent Victims

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. But what is widely being called the government's shoot-to-kill policy is being blamed for the recent murders of innocent bystanders, including the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy.

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