All Things Considered
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All Things Considered, sometimes abbreviated ATC, is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. It was the first news program on the network. The program combines news, analysis, commentary, interviews, and special features. It airs on weekday evenings from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and is re-fed with updates until 10 p.m. Eastern Time. Early broadcasts were 90 minutes long; now they run for two hours. The show now airs on over 560 radio stations and reaches an audience of approximately 12 million listeners each weekday, making it the ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Very large audience (1M or more) (English)
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With Spotlight On Afghanistan, Where's Holbrooke?
Sen. John Kerry took the foreign policy spotlight this past week, jetting off to Afghanistan where he persuaded President Hamid Karzai to agree to a runoff vote, and meeting ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
EPA Moves To Regulate Smokestack Greenhouse Gases
(Audio - streaming) The Obama administration recently proposed new rules for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from cars. Now it's proposing to reduce heat-trapping pollution from power plants and ...via NPR -
Co-Op Option Offers Compromise In Health Debate
(Audio - streaming) A new health insurance idea is circulating through the Senate Finance Committee and may appear in its final plan for revamping the nation's health care system. The idea is to ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
Insurers Revoke Policies To Avoid Paying High Costs
According to a new report by congressional investigators, an insurance company practice of retroactively canceling health insurance is fairly common, and it saves insurers a ...Posted by JPINSATX JOHN P -
Senate Apologizes For Slavery
The U.S. Senate apologized Thursday for slavery and for the segregationist Jim Crow laws, 144 years after the Civil War and 45 years after passing the Civil Rights Act.Posted by JPINSATX JOHN P -
Obama Seeks To Block Release Of Abuse Photos
President Obama declared Wednesday he would try to block the court-ordered release of photos showing U.S. troops abusing prisoners, abruptly reversing his position out of ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
20 Years Since Exxon Valdez, New Ocean Threats?
(Audio - streaming) (9m 7s) Two decades since the catastrophic oil spill in Prince William Sound, today's threats to the ocean — from acidification to dead zones — are harder to see. Philippe ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
Fate Of Fallujah Family Tells Story Of Iraq War's Toll
Friday marks the sixth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, and perhaps no Iraqi city has faced the horrors of the conflict like Fallujah in western Anbar province.Posted by Derek Hawkins -
News Organizations Urge Release Of Journalist
Several news organizations — including NPR, ABC and the BBC — are asking Iranian authorities to explain why American freelance journalist Roxana Saberi has been detained ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
'Black Thoughts' With Comedian Larry Wilmore
As senior black correspondent for The Daily Show, Larry Wilmore's used to being politically incorrect for the sake of humor. In his new book, I'd Rather We Got Casinos, he ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Would U.S. Need To Read Bin Laden His Miranda Rights?
Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to give a federal court trial instead of a military commission hearing to five Guantanamo detainees the government has linked to the ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
Karzai's Challenger Drops Out Of Afghan Runoff
(Audio - streaming) The challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the upcoming runoff in Afghanistan has announced he will not take part in the race. That leaves next Saturday's election in ...via NPR -
On The Hunt For Roadside Bombs In Afghanistan
The Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment — known as "America's Battalion" — have been fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province since July. ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Top Official: 'The EPA Is Back On The Job'
(Audio - streaming) Lisa Jackson says the Environmental Protection Agency under President Bush concluded greenhouse gases were dangerous, but the White House refused to regulate them. Now that ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
Health Care Bill Gets Support From GOP Off The Hill
(Audio - streaming) As various health care bills wind their way toward the House and Senate floors, the White House is soliciting support from some unlikely allies: Republicans. Recently such ...via Google News -
For One Senior, Medicaid Provides Model Care
(Audio - streaming) When Gracie Scarrow, 94, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure she didn't have the money to pay for the care she needed. She turned to Medicaid ? which covers the ...via NewsRack -
Prayer Effort Seeks 'Right Thinking' From Liberals
(Audio - streaming) A Christian conservative group, fearing a liberal drift in the country's leadership, has put 11 prominent politicians and activists on an "Adopt a Liberal" roster. They're ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
The Lehman Legacy: One Year Later
(Audio - download) One year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, New York Times financial columnist Gretchen Morgenson reflects on what has — and has not — changed about the financial industry.Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
Are Post-Sept. 11 Airport Screens Just 'Security Theater’?
While the technology to screen passengers has become more advanced and the check-in lines a little shorter, the question of whether flying is terrorism-proof remains. The ...Posted by Joey Baker -
Marines Find Afghan Mission Is A Matter Of Trust
In Afghanistan's Helmand province, the backbone of the Taliban insurgency, U.S. Marines are finding that simply being stronger than the militants isn't enough to dislodge ...via NewsRack
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Afghanistan (46), Health Care (26), Oil and Gas (24), Energy (20), Climate Change (19), Obama Administration (12), Housing (9), Green Technology (9), War (8), U.S. Economy (7), Coal (7), Environment (6), Religion and Politics (5), Taliban (5), Foreign Policy (5)...
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Don Gonyea (3), Jacki Lyden (3), Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson (3), Ari Shapiro (3), Joanne Silberner (2), Tom Gjelten (2), Andrea Seabrook (2), David Weinberger (1), Curt Nickisch (1), Jackie Northam (1), Jason Beaubien (1), Michele Kelemen (1), Peter Overby (1), Ira Flatow (1), Mary Louise Kelly (1)...
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