Cranky Flight Attendant Can't Have His Job Back
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:12:00 -0400
JetBlue Airways says that there will be no second exits for famed flight attendant Steven Slater -- who captured the nation's imagination with his profanity-laced loudspeaker tirade and jump down a plane's emergency chute, beer in hand.
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GOP Popular Now, But The Contest Is Still Ahead
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400
According to the latest Gallup poll, Republicans have an unprecedented, double-digit lead in the generic ballot. With midterm elections just weeks away, will the polling numbers translate into significant gains for the GOP? For insight, host Liane Hansen speaks with Tom Davis, the former chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, and Martin Frost, the former chair of the Democratic Congressional Committee.
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Political Pedigree No Longer Protects S.D. Rep.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400
South Dakota Rep. Stephanie Herseth is running for a fourth term with a pragmatic, moderate record. She comes from a family with deep political roots; exactly the profile that makes most incumbents safe -- except those with a D after their names.
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Jobs Report A Wash; Obama Opts For Half-Full Spin
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400
The latest jobs report had good news and bad news. Private job growth was up, but the economy still lost another 54,000 jobs overall last month. Host Liane Hansen talks to NPR's Scott Horsley and Yuki Noguchi about the unemployment numbers released Friday, the White House's reaction and the president's upcoming trip to Wisconsin.
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Auto Sales Stall After Incentives Flood Market
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400
The U.S. auto industry posted dismal sales last month and prices for used cars have jumped. Host Liane Hansen talks with Micheline Maynard, editor for Changing Gears, a new public radio project that looks at the future of the industrial Midwest.
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Dangerous Drivers' Worst Habits Might Be Yours
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400
Visions of a faster rush hour might be dancing in drivers' heads, but their current behavior is what's really taking their minds off the road. Talking on cell phones while driving and making unnecessary lane changes are two of the bad habits that Don Redelmeier has studied. Host Liane Hansen talks to Redelmeier about what dangers lurk behind the wheel.
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Flying Cars? Conveyor Belts? The Future Of I-95
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:27:00 -0400
When Interstate 95 was being built 50 years ago, high-speed roadways and high-tech cars were a fantasy of things to come. These days, I-95 commuters fantasize about simply being able to move. With smarter cars and sky-high roads, the future may just come to their rescue.
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Safer For Your Soul, But Is Kosher Healthier, Too?
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:04:00 -0400
After mad cow disease, peanut butter recalls and e-coli in spinach, shoppers want to know what’s in their food and where it comes from. That's turned a very old way of eating into a very new way of shopping -- one that crosses religious lines.
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The Fall TV 'Stars': Lobbyists, Big Oil And Bad Banks
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0400
The upcoming "season" for campaign ads will bring plenty of charges, countercharges and downright lies. Here's your preview of what's to come in the political ad wars.
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Earl's Biggest Damage In Northeast: Business
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:17:10 -0400
The storm swooped into New England waters as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it caused flooding but no injuries and little damage.
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Thousands Of Returning Soldiers Face A New Enemy
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:17:00 -0400
The legacy of one of America's longest combat missions will continue to affect the thousands of troops who came home suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
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Mexico Orders Alleged U.S.-Born Drug Lord Held
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:58:00 -0400
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as "La Barbie," was arrested by Mexican police Monday, following a yearlong pursuit. Authorities blame Valdez for several dozen homicides in his fight for control of the Beltran Leyva cartel. A judge ordered him held for 40 days pending an investigation into charges.
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Indonesians Protest Fla. Church's Quran-Burning Day
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:57:00 -0400
The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., said it will burn the Islamic holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Religious leaders in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation, have appealed to U.S. authorities to stop the event.
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Engineers Retrieve BP's Faulty Blowout Preventer
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0400
The device will be taken to a NASA facility to be analyzed. Investigators hope to gain insight into why the device failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Report: Blackwater Created Shell Companies
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:10:00 -0400
The report on the newspaper's website says Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has asked the Justice Department to see whether Blackwater misled the government when using the subsidiaries to gain government contracts.
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