NPR Programs: All Things Considered http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2&ft=1&f=2 For two hours every weekday, All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif All Things Considered http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2&ft=1&f=2 'Public Option' Remains Possible Snag As Vote Looms Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs 60 votes — that's every Democrat and both Independents — to clear the way for a vote on historic heath care legislation Saturday. The final two Democrats fell in line Saturday afternoon — Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. But the holdouts still expressed strong reluctance about the "public option" in Reid's bill. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/XelX6V-Exko/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120653061&ft=1&f=2 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs 60 votes — that's every Democrat and both Independents — to clear the way for a vote on historic heath care legislation Saturday. The final two Democrats fell in line Saturday afternoon — Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. But the holdouts still expressed strong reluctance about the "public option" in Reid's bill.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120653061&ft=1&f=2 Breast Cancer Guidelines' Impact On Black Women White women have higher breast cancer rates overall, but black women get the disease more often before age 40. They also tend to have more aggressive cancers and lower survival rates. That concerns Dr. Marisa Weiss, a Philadelphia oncologist. She tells host Guy Raz how the breast screening recommendations released this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force could have an especially rough impact on black women. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/twgcfr1Jrxk/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652943&ft=1&f=2 White women have higher breast cancer rates overall, but black women get the disease more often before age 40. They also tend to have more aggressive cancers and lower survival rates. That concerns Dr. Marisa Weiss, a Philadelphia oncologist. She tells host Guy Raz how the breast screening recommendations released this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force could have an especially rough impact on black women.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652943&ft=1&f=2 Army Policies Re-Examined After Ft. Hood Shooting Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered a series of investigations in every military branch this week to examine the process used to identify potentially violent troops. Military officials are still puzzled over the shooting at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and dozens more injured. They're trying to figure out how alleged shooter Nidal Hasan might have slipped through the cracks, and whether the real problem is the military's policies or leaders not following them. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/9j4tdSaZgXM/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652947&ft=1&f=2 Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered a series of investigations in every military branch this week to examine the process used to identify potentially violent troops. Military officials are still puzzled over the shooting at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and dozens more injured. They're trying to figure out how alleged shooter Nidal Hasan might have slipped through the cracks, and whether the real problem is the military's policies or leaders not following them.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652947&ft=1&f=2 Fallows On The News: Health Care, China, Palin The Senate spends the day tackling health care, President Obama returns from China, and former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin goes "rogue." Guy Raz reviews this week's news with James Fallows, national correspondent for <em>The Atlantic</em> magazine. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/zP46vilwU3M/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652951&ft=1&f=2 The Senate spends the day tackling health care, President Obama returns from China, and former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin goes "rogue." Guy Raz reviews this week's news with James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic magazine.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652951&ft=1&f=2 U.S., Internet's Inventor, Lags In Web Access Despite being the country that invented the Internet, America lags far behind nations like Japan and South Korea in broadband speed and access. Guy Raz checks in with Thomas Bleha, author of the book <em>Overtaken on the Information Superhighway,</em> to find out why. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/A1o_AIo-iIE/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652957&ft=1&f=2 Despite being the country that invented the Internet, America lags far behind nations like Japan and South Korea in broadband speed and access. Guy Raz checks in with Thomas Bleha, author of the book Overtaken on the Information Superhighway, to find out why.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652957&ft=1&f=2 Enough With The 40th Anniversaries Already The Internet at 40. Sesame Street at 40. Even the Wendy's hamburger turns 40. NPR producer Travis Larchuk tells Guy Raz he's had enough of the celebrations &mdash; and stages a 40th anniversary intervention. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/eVzH7Y8MUBE/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652963&ft=1&f=2 The Internet at 40. Sesame Street at 40. Even the Wendy's hamburger turns 40. NPR producer Travis Larchuk tells Guy Raz he's had enough of the celebrations — and stages a 40th anniversary intervention.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652963&ft=1&f=2 'Emancipation,' A Story Of European Jews' Liberation Europe's Jews began to fight their way out of the ghettos during the tumult of the French Revolution. It's the focus of Michael Goldfarb's new book, <em>Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolution and Renaissance.</em> Guy Raz talks with Goldfarb about how that liberation paved the way for thinkers like Marx, Freud and Einstein. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/VCcXosWADh8/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652968&ft=1&f=2 Europe's Jews began to fight their way out of the ghettos during the tumult of the French Revolution. It's the focus of Michael Goldfarb's new book, Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolution and Renaissance. Guy Raz talks with Goldfarb about how that liberation paved the way for thinkers like Marx, Freud and Einstein.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652968&ft=1&f=2 Rakim: The MC Reveals His 'Seventh Seal' The renowned rapper has finally issued his seventh album &mdash; his first in 10 years. Here, he reflects on the early breakthroughs that earned him his living-legend status, and talks about delivering a conscious message in his new work. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:38:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/aPbay09nCVI/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120633180&ft=1&f=2 The renowned rapper has finally issued his seventh album — his first in 10 years. Here, he reflects on the early breakthroughs that earned him his living-legend status, and talks about delivering a conscious message in his new work.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120633180&ft=1&f=2 The 'Wild And Wooly' World Of Bulletin Boards These days, if you want to find a fling, a friend or a cheap used sofa, you might check Craigslist. But decades before Craig Newmark posted his first list, computer users all over the country were connecting through electronic bulletin boards. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:36:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/nO-5xHTMa64/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120649723&ft=1&f=2 These days, if you want to find a fling, a friend or a cheap used sofa, you might check Craigslist. But decades before Craig Newmark posted his first list, computer users all over the country were connecting through electronic bulletin boards.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120649723&ft=1&f=2 Marines Reflect On Duty, Death In Afghanistan When the Marines of "America's Battalion" first arrived in Afghanistan, they were eager to get into the fight against the Taliban. Now, as they wrap up their seven-month deployment &mdash; and after the loss of a dozen comrades &mdash; they see warfare in a different light. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/ELqPef2BrD4/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120588723&ft=1&f=2 When the Marines of "America's Battalion" first arrived in Afghanistan, they were eager to get into the fight against the Taliban. Now, as they wrap up their seven-month deployment — and after the loss of a dozen comrades — they see warfare in a different light.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120588723&ft=1&f=2 Insurance Mandate Could Spur Walk-In Clinic Boom As it gets more difficult to see a primary care doctor, walk-in medical centers are picking up the slack. And if Congress succeeds in passing a nationwide health insurance mandate, the urgent care industry expects even more growth. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/cHBF9o-woms/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120473819&ft=1&f=2 As it gets more difficult to see a primary care doctor, walk-in medical centers are picking up the slack. And if Congress succeeds in passing a nationwide health insurance mandate, the urgent care industry expects even more growth.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120473819&ft=1&f=2 Evidence-Based Medicine: Hard For Some To Swallow Patients often find it difficult to base medical decisions on study results. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/fspKKGj7T5U/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120620408&ft=1&f=2 Patients often find it difficult to base medical decisions on study results.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120620408&ft=1&f=2 Week In Politics Examined Senate Democrats hoped to have enough votes this week to pass a health care bill, Obama Cabinet officials faced hostile lawmakers on Capitol Hill and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's much-awaited book hit bookstores. Political analysts E.J. Dionne, of <em>The Washington Post</em>, and David Brooks, of <em>The New York Times</em>, offer their insight. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/Sgsn3RlUjFk/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120624692&ft=1&f=2 Senate Democrats hoped to have enough votes this week to pass a health care bill, Obama Cabinet officials faced hostile lawmakers on Capitol Hill and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's much-awaited book hit bookstores. Political analysts E.J. Dionne, of The Washington Post, and David Brooks, of The New York Times, offer their insight.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120624692&ft=1&f=2 Complaint Adds To Tumult At 'Washington Times' <em>The Washington Times</em> has long thought to be immune from the economic forces challenging the rest of newspaper industry because of the deep pockets of its founder and owner, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, head of the Unification Church. But the recession has taken a toll on the paper and now an apparent power struggle among Moon's sons is adding to the paper's challenges. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/EaLkgTCQ7sQ/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120624304&ft=1&f=2 The Washington Times has long thought to be immune from the economic forces challenging the rest of newspaper industry because of the deep pockets of its founder and owner, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, head of the Unification Church. But the recession has taken a toll on the paper and now an apparent power struggle among Moon's sons is adding to the paper's challenges.

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]]> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120624304&ft=1&f=2 Health Care Concessions A Bow To Moderates The public option looms large in the minds of voters and certain lawmakers, but not so much in the Senate health care bill. There it limits eligibility, kicks in late, includes an opt-out provision for states, and is expected to cost more than private plans. Leaders say they had to weaken it to round up the 60 votes they need to move the bill forward. Still, its inclusion continues to jeopardize needed support for passage, because several members of the Democratic caucus adamantly oppose any public option. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/09WPc-TG3qQ/story.php http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120624310&ft=1&f=2 The public option looms large in the minds of voters and certain lawmakers, but not so much in the Senate health care bill. There it limits eligibility, kicks in late, includes an opt-out provision for states, and is expected to cost more than private plans. Leaders say they had to weaken it to round up the 60 votes they need to move the bill forward. Still, its inclusion continues to jeopardize needed support for passage, because several members of the Democratic caucus adamantly oppose any public option.

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