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STARS OF THE NEW HBO DRAMA REVEAL WHERE THEY GET THEIR NEWS
In "The Newsroom," the new HBO drama from creator-writer Aaron Sorkin ("The West Wing"), they play journalist.
But in real life, they're more like news directors, picking and choosing their own sources of information.
"What do I...
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GOP senator under scrutiny for stock trades
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., is asking for an ethics review after coming under criticism for selling off as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid coronavirus fears.
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GOP senator under scrutiny for stock trades
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., is asking for an ethics review after coming under criticism for selling off as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid coronavirus fears.
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National Public Radio's Nina Totenberg, Associated Press chief executive Tom Curley and Washington Post columnist Colbert King were honored Tuesday for their role in promoting open government and First Amendment rights.
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HEADLINE: AP honored for promoting First Amendment rights
CAPTION: National Public Radio's Nina Totenberg, Associated Press chief executive Tom Curley and Washington Post columnist Colbert King were...
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NPR's CEO says whatever feelings Juan Williams has about Muslims should be between him and "his psychiatrist or his publicist." Williams was fired from his public radio gig after saying on Fox News that he gets nervous when he sees passengers on his flights wearing Muslim attire.
HEADLINE: NPR CEO: Williams 'Muslim' comment broke ethics rules
CAPTION: NPR's CEO said at the Atlanta Press Club Thursday that controversial opinions should not come from NPR reporters or news analysts and that whatever feelings fired...
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18 karat gold Easter bunnies and more
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Chocolatiers across Beverly Hills and Hollywood are gearing up for Easter with their latest, high-end creations.
It comes as annual global chocolate sales are expected to top more than 100 billion US...
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18 karat gold Easter bunnies and more
LEADIN:
Chocolatiers across Beverly Hills and Hollywood are gearing up for Easter with their latest, high-end creations.
It comes as annual global chocolate sales are expected to top more than 100 billion US...
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Npr: Ole Miss, 40 Years Later
Listen to NPR's series on the story of James Meredith's efforts to enter Ole Miss and what the campus is like forty years later.
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Npr: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 40 Years Later
National Public Radio reviews the events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis, "The world's closest brush with nuclear war." Hear Kennedy's speech to the nation, see pictures of Kruschev and Castro, and learn about the Havana...
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Npr: Climate Connections: Videos From the "Wild Chronicles'
NPR provides access to a menu of videos, produced by the PBS series "Wild Chronicles," about scientific inquiry into the evidence of climate change around the world. Series episodes include "Counting Penguins," which illustrates how...
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Npr: The Mideast a Century of Conflict
NPR brings us excellent coverage on the Conflict that has gone on for nearly a century. This is a seven part audio series beginning with the vision of Theodor Herzl and the First Zionist Congress. Transcripts of audio segments are provided.
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Npr: Wfiu: Congressional Moments
Thought-provoking podcasts explains how different legislative acts affect our daily lives.
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Npr: The Challenger Disaster 25th Anniversary: Space Still Dangerous
Find three National Public Radio reports from 2006 on the 20th anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster. The audio reports include recordings from the launch site as the Challenger was in its last moments.
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Npr: Listening to Elephants
National Public Radio tells the story of Katy Payne and her attempts to study the Bai elephants of central Africa by listening to them. Great pictures and audio clips, plus documentation of Ms. Payne's fear that her research will be used...
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Npr: A Raisin in the Sun
Audio story on the writing and production of 'the play that "changed American theater forever."'
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Npr: Morning Edition: Present at the Creation: Home on the Range
From a series of radio broadcasts called "Present at the Creation," this website details the history of the famous song, "Home on the Range" that became very popular in American culture. It includes information on the dispute regarding...
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Npr: The Raven
NPR offers a thorough look at the writing of, and history of, "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe. Here you can listen to a classic recording of "The Raven," as well as listen to the report as it aired on NPR.
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Npr: Totem Poles
National Public Radio explores the history of the great totem pole carvings created only by Native Americans of the northwestern coasts of North America.
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Npr: World Story of the Day
This short daily podcast covers important topics in current events. Download and listen through iTunes.
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Npr: Story Corps
A podcast of everyday people and their lives. A link to this podcast's Web site is also available.
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Npr: Science, Intelligent Design and a 'Flock of Dodos'
A recent evolution trial in Dover, Pennsylvania, spurred the intelligent design-evolution debate. Author Edward Humes, former evolutionary biologist and filmmaker Randy Olsen, and Nicholas Matzke, from the National Center for Science...
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Npr: Televangelist, Christian Leader Jerry Falwell Dies
NPR article describing the May 2007 death of televangelist and controversial fundamentalist preacher, Jerry Falwell who founded the Moral Majority and brought "politics to the pulpit". Included is a timeline and video and audio clips of...
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Npr: Death Sentence for Iraq's 'Chemical Ali'
Provides a description of the sentencing of Ali Hassan al-Majid on charges of mass murder for slaughtering more 180,000 people in 1989. Also provides background on the former Iraqi general known as 'Chemical Ali'. (24 June 2007)
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Npr: Iraqi Exiles in Syria Look for Ways to Move On
A look at the condition of an estimated 2 million Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Syria. Also provides links to other NPR stories on Iraqi refugees and exiles. (22 June 2007)