NPR Programs: Morning Edition
For more than two decades, NPR's Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day ahead with two hours of up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports. With nearly 13 million listeners, Morning Edition draws public radio's largest audience.
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Hundreds Wait In Mich. Cold To See Sarah Palin
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. » E-Mail This » Add to Del. …
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Afghan President Pledges To Clean Up Corruption
Afghan President Hamid Karzai today was sworn in for another five-year term. Watching with a critical eye were foreign dignitaries who are pressing Karzai to make his second term in office far better than his first. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Mammogram Wars: Experts Feel The Backlash
A firestorm erupted this week when an expert panel released new recommendations on mammograms. The panel declared that yearly mammograms are no longer necessary for all women under age 50. The criticism is not surprising, given the emotional valence of breast cancer and the fact that American women …
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McCann, Stiles Win National Book Awards
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 an …
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Soldier Mom Arrested After Refusing To Deploy
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. Nancy Mullane reports …
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GOP Uses Mammogram Study To Its Benefit
The uproar over a new mammogram recommendation came at an inconvenient time politically speaking. The Senate is about to take up a health care bill that Democrats don't yet have the votes to pass. Republicans say the study reinforced their nightmare scenario about health care rationing. » E-M …
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Dealer Selling Letter Lincoln Wrote To Boy
A letter written by Abraham Lincoln is up for sale - one that settled a serious dispute. Seems that 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 confirme …
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Reid Introduces Senate Health Care Plan
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. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.ic …
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Holder Defends Sept. 11 Prosecution Strategy
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.» …
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Big-Time Blowouts Still Can Help Losing Team
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.» E-Mail This …
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GOP Governors Meeting Decidely Upbeat
The Republican Governors Association is holding its annul 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 spur a rebound for the party in 2010. » E-Mail This …
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Evaluation Raised Concerns About Col. Hasan In '07
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 Colonel Nidal Hasan's incompetence and unprofessional behavior.&raqu …
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Reading Sarah Palin: Will She Run For President?
Sarah Palin the former governor of Alaska and Republican vice presidential candidate is now a best-selling author. Palin's book Going Rogue made the best-seller list before it was released. She's planning a book tour that will only stoke her meteoric political celebrity. But to what end?» E-Ma …
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Holiday Gift: Google Provides Free WiFi At Airports
Throughout the holidays, Google is subsidizing free wireless Internet access at dozens of airports across the country. It offers travelers a break from those pesky fees they usually have to pay to log onto airport WiFi. Google's doing this in part to promote its new browser called Chrome.» E-M …
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Hershey, Ferrero Consider Bid For Cadbury
British chocolate maker Cadbury is trying to fend off a hostile takeover by the American food company Kraft. Hershey and Ferrero International say they're considering a possible offer for Cadbury too. The move raises the possibility of a takeover battle.» E-Mail This &r …
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Pakistan Touts Military Successes Against Taliban
Pakistan's army says it has captured most major Taliban bases in South Waziristan. It plans to fan out across the area's rugged countryside to hunt down militants. The tribal area along the Afghan border has been a command center for extremists. The army flew a group of journalists to the area to se …
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Empowering Leaders Key To Countries Advancing
The Obama administration is planning to send more diplomats and civilian aid workers to Afghanistan, and it is working out a strategy to spend billions of dollars for development projects across the border in Pakistan. In both countries, U.S. officials will have challenges working with the local lea …
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Pakistan's Army Highlights Successes To Journalists
Pakistan's army says it has captured most major Taliban bases in South Waziristan. It plans to fan out across the area's rugged countryside to hunt down militants. The tribal area along the Afghan border has been a command center for extremists. The army flew a group of journalists to the area to se …
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Argentine Fans Cheer Change In Soccer TV Rights
Argentina's government has nationalized the television contract that the country's soccer league had with cable television. The president's decision delighted millions of Argentine fans, who previously were excluded from the TV audience because they couldn't afford the cable fees. Now they're watchi …
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Cheap Money May Lead To New Financial Bubble
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 th …
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