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This Friday, we celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. So today, one day early, we celebrate another great American tradition: ScuttleButton. And here's how to play the game. It's a rebus. Simply take one word (or concept) per button, add 'em up, and, hopefully, you will arrive at a famous name or a familiar expression. (And seriously, by familiar, I mean it's something that more than one person on Earth would recognize.) And don't focus on a political answer. It doesn't necessarily have to be political, though it could be. A correct answer chosen at random gets his or her name in this column. Personally, I can't imagine a greater honor. You can't use the comments box at the bottom of the page for your answer. Send submission (plus your name and city/state -- you won't win without that) to politicaljunkie@npr.org. Here's the answer to last week's puzzle. And, by adding your name to the Political Junkie mailing list, you will be the first on your block to receive notice when a new puzzle goes up on the blog. Sign up at politicaljunkie@npr.org. Or you can make sure to get an automatic RSS feed whenever a new Junkie post goes up by clicking here. Good luck, have fun, and have a happy and safe 4th.

Carl Kasell reads three quotes from the week's news: It's a Bird! It's A Plane! It's Amazon!; The Holy Doorman; Father Stealthmas.


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-- NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the opening of Jesse Jackson's Wall Street conference. Jackson aims to increase diveristy in the corporate world and to attract investment to inner-city areas. President Clinton, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and leaders from major corporations are slated to attend.

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Late word this afternoon that the initiative has been filed for funding the health care reform plan now awaiting state Senate approval, with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez as its official authors.
The initiative asks voters to approve a financing plan to pay for the $14 billion a year reform proposal, and includes [...]

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Global Warming Solutions Act. San Joaquin Episcopal Split. End Music.


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Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news...Fools Russian; Hit The Road, Union Jack; A Tangled Web

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Carl Kasell reads three quotes from the week's news ... Moving on Up, Prez Charming, and Who's Big Gulping now?


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A new Mayflower — powered mostly by solar — will travel from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, without humans. While some laud the AI ship’s mission to collect data for scientific research, there are questions about the use of the Mayflower name and baggage that comes with it. Ari Daniel of IEEE Spectrum reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Hours From Greek Referendum, Pro-Bailout Side Holds Slight Edge. -- Russia Finally Launches Supplies To ISS After Earlier Failures. And here are more early headlines: Negotiators Continue Work On Iran Nuclear Accord. (VOA) Derailed Train Car Stops Smoking In Tennessee, Thousands Evacuated. (AP) ACLU Sues Kentucky County For Refusing Same Sex Marriage Licenses. (Courier-Journal) U.N. Says Burundi's Elections Weren't Fair Or Free. (Guardian) Truck With Fireworks Catches Fire In Nevada, Shutting A Freeway. (Las Vegas Sun) Solar Plane Heads For Hawaii On A Record Flight. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) Some Spiders Use Silk To Sail On Oceans. (New Scientist)


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Question: Sounds From The Lincoln Memorial

Host Rebecca Roberts presents the sounds from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as entertainers from around the country converged to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama.

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Hurricane season ended Wednesday, but the most damaging season on record just doesn't want to die. A tropical storm is still blowing around the Atlantic; and in Key West, a ceremony to mark the season's end proved unexpectedly tough. Residents wanted to burn two hurricane flags, but the red and black warning flags would not catch fire. The pirate re-enactors in charge of the ceremony didn't get the flags to burn until after they were doused in rum.

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They point to widespread problems with the bureau\'s handling of national security surveillance warrants beyond the recent highly charged case of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. The review focuses around the "Woods Procedures," the FBI\'s process for ensuring that each fact in a FISA application is supported with documentation. The practice is named for an FBI lawyer who helped develop it. For example, if investigators assert that someone they want to monitor traveled at a certain time, they must show evidence such as a plane ticket or a car rental. Investigators haven\'t always been doing that as they\'re required, the report found. "We do not have confidence that the FBI has executed its Woods Procedures in compliance with FBI policy," the inspector general writes in a "management advisory memorandum" addressed to FBI Director Christopher Wray.  Deficient documentation Horowitz says the FBI could not locate that supporting documentation, known as a Woods File, in four of the 29 cases. In three of those instances, the IG says, the FBI did not know whether the files ever existed. In every case in which the FBI could locate the Woods File, the IG found significant problems with the documentation. "Our testing of FISA applications to the associated Woods Files identified apparent errors or inadequately supported facts in all of the 25 applications we reviewed," the inspector general says.  "At this time we have identified an average of about 20 issues per application reviewed, with a high of approximately 65 issues in one application and less than 5 issues in another application."  In those 25 applications with a Woods File, the review identified facts that were not supported or not corroborated by documentation in the file, or inconsistent with the supporting documentation. The inspector general says he did not make a judgement as to whether the problems he identified were material, nor did he speculate about whether the potential errors would have affected the FBI\'s decision to apply for the wiretap or the court\'s decision to approve the surveillance.  The pool of 29 applications come from eight FBI field offices and cover the timespan of 2014 to 2019. The IG says they all relate to U.S. persons and involve both counterterrorism and counterintelligence investigations. IG recommendations The IG provides two recommendations for the FBI, including that the bureau do a full inventory to make sure every FISA application has a corresponding Woods File.  The IG\'s report includes the FBI\'s response to the initial audit. In it, the bureau accepts the IG\'s findings, and says it believes the problems will be addressed by the corrective steps the FBI director ordered in December to address shortcomings in the bureau\'s FISA process.  This initial review from the inspector general adds to his scathing report in December on the FBI\'s applications to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Page in the early days of the Russia investigation. That report identified 17 significant errors or omissions in the bureau\'s application to the FISA Court to wiretap Page. The DOJ IG also highlighted errors in the FBI\'s adherence the Woods Procedures, and said it would review the FBI\'s compliance with the procedures more broadly in national security cases. Horowitz\'s findings have complicated the political outlook for the continued authorization of the FISA powers on which the FBI and other agencies have grown to depend since the terror attacks of 2001.\' but very far from \'Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Acting FBI Boss To Take Comey\'s Place At Senate Intel Hearing. -- Workers Take Jefferson Davis Statue Off Its Pedestal In New Orleans. -- Ex-Massey Energy CEO Completes 1-Year Federal Criminal Sentence. -- Dissident Rebels In Colombia Ignore Peace Treaty And Continue Extortion. And here are more early headlines: Tillerson Joins Arctic Nations Officials Meeting In Alaska. (AP) Montana Glaciers Shrinking At Tremendous Rate. (USGS) Venzuelan Protesters Fling Feces At Government Forces. (Washington Post) Energy Department To Study Tunnel Cave-In At Nuclear Waste Site. (NBC) VA Chief Says More Time Needed To End Veteran Homelessness. (AP) Boeing Halts New Plane Delivery To Test Potential Engine Problem. 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It's Friday, and here are some of the stories we're watching: Egypt's 'Smooth Military Coup' Protested. Last Suspect In 1995 Sarin Attack Arrested In Tokyo. Forest Boy Is A Hoax, Police Say. Prosecutors Rest Their Case In Sandusky Sex Assaults Trial. (Philadelphia Inquirer) Britain Proposes Expanding Individual Data Tracking, Critics Slam Its Intrusiveness. (Telegraph) Democracy Activist Aung San Suu Kyi Falls Ill Briefly, Resumes European Tour. (Reuters) Spain's Debt Rises Sharply In The First Quarter, Up 30 Percentage Points Since 2008. (Wall Street Journal) International Criminal Court Swears In Gambian Lawyer As Top Prosecutor, First Woman To Hold Position. (CNN) China To Launch First Female Astronaut Into Space Tomorrow. (AP) Tropical Storm Carlotta Poised To Become Hurricane Off Mexico's Pacific Coast. (AP) In Sports: Tiger Tied For Second, Miami Ties Up NBA Finals.


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Question: Palestinian Shootings

Hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops in Gaza and the West Bank today, one day before the 52nd anniversary of the creation of the Israeli state.  Israeli troops shot and wounded at least 20, including one child.  The demonstrators were demanding the release of some 1600 jailed Palestinians.  NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.

Good morning, we're looking at these stories today: Assad Names New Prime Minister, Fighting Continues In Aleppo. Done In a Day: China Wraps Up Murder Trial Of Once-Prominent Politician's Wife. Gunmen Attack Egyptian Police Station In Sinai; Follows Militant Attack On Egyptian Border Post. (UPI) George Zimmerman To Seek New 'Stand Your Ground' Hearing In Case Of Shooting Of Treyvon Martin. (Central Florida News) Home Foreclosures Fell In July, But More Homes Started The Foreclosure Process. (Philadelphia Inquirer) U.S. Assists In Agent Orange Cleanup Project In Vietnam. (Reuters) Russia's Prime Minister To Publically Blame Officials Responsible For Failed Satellite Launch. (RIA Novosti) Sick American Rescued From Antarctica Research Station, Flown To New Zealand. (ABC) Homeless Miami Man Describes Cannibalistic Attack That Destroyed Parts Of His Face. (Miami Herald) Oscar Pistorious, South African 'Blade Runner', Denied Chance To Run In Olympic Relay. (BBC)


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Question: Nanotechnology Research and Development

Guest: Irfan Ahmad, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at the University of Illinois; Mark A. Shannon, Director of the Center of Advanced Materials for Purification of Water With Systems Center; Dietram A. Scheufele, Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin

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Question: Slaid Cleaves: 'Still Fighting' With Smart Lyrics And Stories

The singer-songwriter has said, as he was writing his new album Still Fighting the War, that "a theme of perseverance through hard times revealed itself." Rock critic Ken Tucker says the record is no downer, and that Cleaves finds complex sentiments and wittily phrased ideas in many of his new songs.

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Stories: 1) Poet Marie Howe On 'What The Living Do' After Loss 2) Shelby Lynne: A 'Revelation' With An Exceptional Voice


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Carl Kasell reads three quotes from the weeks news: The Royal Zygote; Countdown to the Cliff; Doomsday, Shnoomsday!

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From a performance given at Spain's San Sebastian Festival in 1994, Christian Zacharias performs the Piano Concerto for Left Hand in D by Maurice Ravel.  Victor Pablo Perez conducts the Tenerife (tay-nah-REE-fay) Symphony Orchestra. (Spanish National Radio/European Broadcasting Union)


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Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news: "Putin' on the Trump," "Two-Facedbook" and "Running for Office in Manolo Blaniks."

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The show discusses the juvenile justice reform plan recently approved by the state legislature.

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Question: Parents Battle Over School Mergers

What drove Nebraska parents to take the matter of school district mergers all the way to the Supreme Court? It's an issue elsewhere as well; Pennsylvania is planning to combine two districts for the first time in 20 years and merger battles are underway in Georgia, Maine, North Dakota, among other states. MADELEINE BRAND, host:  This is Day to Day. I'm Madeleine Brand. The bad economy isn't just being felt on Wall Street. Schools across the country are facing cutbacks. Here's one solution, get rid of the schools entirely. Celeste Headlee reports.  CELESTE HEADLEE: Theodore Kowalski says district consolidation in most places means small schools may vanish.  Dr. THEODORE KOWALSKI (Educational Administration, University of Dayton): So that in some small towns, the only school they have is going to disappear. And when that happens, there's a loss of community identity and pride.  HEADLEE: Kowalski teaches educational administration at the University of Dayton in Ohio.  Dr. KOWALSKI: When you have government-imposed consolidation, it usually creates major political conflict, and it takes years to get over that.  HEADLEE: That's what happened in Nebraska when the state legislature decided to close its one-room schools. Mike Nolles' daughter Katie attended in a tiny brick building with one teacher instructing kindergarten through eighth grade. Nolles says the state promised to offer more new courses after consolidation, but he hasn't seen any.  Mr. MIKE NOLLES (President, Class Ones United): I don't know that we've seen an improvement in the quality of education. We haven't with our daughter.  HEADLEE: The parents used to mow the school's lawn and fix broken water mains. There was a robust PTA, and parents were aggressive fundraisers. Now, the district administrators are 25 miles away, and parents like Nolles feel disconnected.  Mr. NOLLES: We went from 100-percent parental participation to zero.  HEADLEE: Nolles is president of the nonprofit group Class Ones United. His group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the consolidation law. But State Representative Ron Raikes says Nebraska had too many tiny districts, and some of them no longer serve any kids.  State Representative RON RAIKES (Republican, Lincoln, Nebraska): There was taxpayer money being spent, I think, to the tune of $800,000 or something at the time to support these districts that actually had no students.  HEADLEE: The recent consolidation cut the number of Nebraska's school districts nearly in half, and it's happening all over the country. In the past eight years, Arizona, Montana, Arkansas, California, South Dakota, West Virginia and Maine have all passed legislation related to district consolidation. And in places like Arkansas, where largely black districts have merged with nearby majority-white districts, there's been a dramatic drop in the number of African-American school-board members. Linda Brookhart teaches at the University of Denver.  Dr. LINDA BROOKHART (Education, University of Denver): Because it is quite possible, intentionally or inadvertently, reorganization could be used to disempower a group of people.  HEADLEE: In Maine, where the state is hoping to reduce the number of districts by more than 100, the issue is bit less contentious. That's because the state doesn't plan to close any schools, just merge administrative teams. Voters haven't been able to weigh in on the issue, yet they'll vote to approve or disapprove their districts reorganization plans in November. And parents at Falmouth Middle School seem torn on the issue.  Ms. MARYBETH PAGE (Resident, Falmouth, Maine): It's going to overcrowd the schools, and it won't make for a great environment for the children. It also will bring a lot of busing issues.  Ms. DEE CONROY VELA (Resident, Falmouth, Maine): I think it's going to be cost effective. And I think it's going to bring the communities together more and allow us to have more expert teachers in AP classes.  HEADLEE: That's Marybeth Page (ph) and Dee Conroy Vela (ph). Often the most violent opposition to consolidation comes from parents who're afraid to lose local control. But the fact is state and federal governments make nearly all the decisions in public education now. So, the battle for local control of schools may already be over. For NPR News, I'm Celeste Headlee.

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GUESTS: SUSAN FALUDI *Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle award winner *Contributing Editor for Newsweek *Author, Stiffed: the Betrayal of the American Man (William Morrow and  Company, 1999)  ELWOOD REID *Author, What Salmon Know (Doubleday, 1999) *Writes for GQ Magazine on men's issues.  There's been growing talk about 'white male discontent' in America, and surprisingly a prominent feminist thinks these men DO have something to gripe about. In her new book Stiffed, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Susan Faludi examines the social and cultural influences underlying men's anger and alienation and what both men and women are doing to address these problems.  Susan Faludi and guests join Ray Suarez for a discussion of how men today are searching for a new, and more meaningful, definition of masculinity.

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The National Endowment for the Arts recently emerged from a severe restructuring which eliminated 150 jobs and reduced from 17 to four the number of operational divisions after the 104th Congress reduced its budget by 40%. Martin talks to Jane Alexander, chairman of the NEA, about the impact of that restructuring and its implications for America's arts and artists. 8:55 (repeated from PT

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These three pieces introduce our series Lost and Found Sound. We look at the history of sound recording through the 20th century. The series ran weekly during 1999 and has continued intermittently since. The executive producers of the series are The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) and Jay Allison. Funding provided by: The National Endowment for the Arts The Corporation from Public Broadcasting National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The National Endowment for the Humanities


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Question: BART Defends Cutting Off Cell Service In Subway

Authorities in San Francisco had to shut down several city subway stations Monday after demonstrators tried to stop a train from leaving a downtown station. The protesters were upset that last week the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency shut down cellphone access in the subway to prevent a protest. BART police have been the target of protests over alleged brutality. Most recently, two BART officers shot Charles Blair Hill, a transient man they said threatened them with a knife. That shooting is one of the reasons Jevon Cochran has attended protests. "They could have detained him in a nonlethal fashion, but they chose to shoot and kill him," Cochran says. On July 11, protesters who agree with Cochran stormed a BART station and tried to stop a train from leaving. When transit authorities heard there was another protest scheduled last week, they cut off cellphone service in the subway to interfere with the organizers. And that is what brought many of the protesters out for Monday's demonstration. Anastasia Lozano-Garcia says BART acted like an authoritarian government in a country like Egypt. "When Hosni Mubarak decided to basically flip the switch and muffle people that were out trying to turn over his regime, and this essentially is what has happened here at BART when they decided to flip their switch," she says. About a half-hour into the latest demonstration, protesters once again tried to stop a train from leaving the station. BART police cleared them out, but this time BART did not shut off cell service. The agency faced a lot of criticism for its actions last week. Civil liberties groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union challenged BART on First Amendment grounds. Lynette Sweet, a member of the transit agency's board, said it is not BART's "job to censor people." But Linton Johnson, a spokesperson for BART, defends the agency's right to act when it knows cellphone service will be used to do something illegal. "We were forced into a gut-wrenching decision of how we were going to stop it given the propensity of this group to create chaos on the platform," he says. Johnson says the group's website said it planned to break the law. So, BART authorities had to weigh rights. "This is not a restriction on people's rights to free speech," Johnson says. "This is, in fact, an enhancement of their right to safety." Using mobile devices to organize groups of people isn't new these days. Flash mobs have used mobile devices to organize fun stuff like group dancing in a public spot. But in other cities, flash mobs have been organized to rob stores and attack people. The question is whether cutting off cellphone service is the right way to combat the problem. STEVE INSKEEP, Host:  Subway riders in San Francisco couldn't take the train at several stops yesterday. That's because authorities closed down those stops after demonstrators tried to prevent a train from leaving a downtown station. Their beef with the Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART as it's known, is that last week it shut down cell phone access along part of the transit network. NPR's Laura Sydell has this story on how it all began. LAURA SYDELL: San Francisco's BART police have been the target of protests over alleged brutality. Most recently, two BART officers shot Charles Hill, a transient man they said threatened them with a knife. BART P: (Chanting) No justice, no peace. Disband the BART Police SYDELL: That shooting is one of the reasons that Jevon Cochran has come to this and other protests. JEVON COCHRAN: They could have detained him in a non-lethal fashion, but they chose to shoot and kill him. SYDELL: On July 11th, protesters who agree with Cochran stormed a BART station and tried to stop a train from leaving. Then when BART authorities heard there was another protest scheduled last week, they cut off cell phone service in the subway to interfere with the organizers. And that is what brought many of the protesters out for this demonstration. About a half hour into yesterday's demonstration, protestors once again tried to stop a train from leaving the station, but BART Police cleared them out. P: All right, everybody clear, this has been declared to be an unlawful assembly. SYDELL: This time BART did not shut off cell phone service. The agency faced a lot of criticism for its actions last week. Civil liberties groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union challenged BART on First Amendment grounds. A member of the transit agency's board, Lynette Sweet, said it's not BART's, quote, "job to censor people." But Linton Johnson, a spokesperson for BART, defends the agency's right to act when they know cell phone service will be used to do something illegal. LINTON JOHNSON: We were forced into a gut-wrenching decision of how we were going to stop it, given the propensity of this group to create chaos on the platform. SYDELL: Using mobile devices to organize groups of people

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Happy Friday! We're looking at these stories this morning: Economy Slowed Further In Second Quarter.  Derecho, the Sequel: Storm Roars Over Pennsylvania And New York. In London, The Games Are Afoot. Activists Report Heavy Fighting In Aleppo, Syria's Largest City. (VOA) Chinese Woman Accused Of Poisoning British Man Is Held Incommunicado By Chinese Police. (Washington Post) China Orders Limit To Flooding Coverage After Outraged Victims Start Compiling Private Death Tolls. (AP) Afghan Militant Attacks Against NATO Forces Rose 11% In The Past Three Months. (AP) Cyprus Officials To Charge Man With Plotting Terrorism, Had Tracked Israeli Tourists. (Cyprus Mail) Ousted Head Of Oldest Black U.S. Fraternity Seeks His Job Back In A Georgia Court. (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Bird Hits Boy In The Face On Six Flags Coaster, Causing Minor Injuries. (Asbury Park Press)


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Critic Ted Libbey joins Martin for another of regular weekly visits to the PT Basic Record Library. Today they discuss, and Ted recommends recordings of, the great tradition of African-American spirituals.

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Question: Follow House Members' Health-Care Voting Plans

A good place to look over the next 48 hours to see the state of play as far as the yes and no votes in the House on the health-care overhaul legislation is Washington Post.com which has an interactive table of lawmakers. Not only does the chart, which appears to be up to date, tell you whether the lawmakers are "yes," "no" or "undecided" votes but it also totals up the amount of health care industry contributions they've received and the percent of uninsured in their districts. The lawmakers with the highest percentage of uninsured all appear to be "yes" votes with the exception of Republicans who are uniformly voting no. A very useful service by the WaPo.


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Question: Issue of Race Complicates Tenn. U.S. House Battle

Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen faces a tough primary battle Thursday in his majority-black district based in Memphis.   The freshman congressman is up for re-election in the 9th Congressional District. The Democrat is the district's first white congressman in more than 30 years, and he has won top ratings for his voting record from African-American groups.  But this year, new factors have Memphians re-evaluating the issues of race and representation.   Late last fall, for instance, Cohen had a falling out with some Memphis preachers, who said they did not think a white congressman should be representing a majority black district.   More recently, Cohen's rivals have dismissed some of his legislative efforts as mere pandering to black voters. They cited his failed attempt to join the Congressional Black Caucus and his successful push last week to get the U.S. House to apologize to black Americans for slavery and Jim Crow segregation.   On the other hand, the pro-choice, anti-war liberal Cohen still has a top rating from the NAACP. He is also eager to invoke the language of African-American leaders, past and present.  "People should be judged on the content of their character and their work ethic and their voting record and the issues, and not on the color of their skin," Cohen said. "That's what Dr. King talked about, and that is what Obama has shown that the American public has done. And Memphis shouldn't be behind, and Memphis isn't going to be behind."  Cohen faces two African-American challengers — Nikki Tinker, a well-financed corporate lawyer, and State Rep. Joe Towns — in the Aug. 7 Democratic primary.  Whoever emerges as the Democratic nominee is all but guaranteed to win the House seat. No Republican challenger has filed for the November election. MELISSA BLOCK, host:  From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.  On Thursday in Memphis, freshman Congressman Steve Cohen faces a tough primary. The Democrat is up for reelection in a majority black district based in Memphis. Cohen is the first white congressman from the district in more than 30 years, and he's won top ratings for his voting record from African-American groups. But this year, new factors have caused voters to re-evaluate the issues of race and representation, as NPR's Audie Cornish reports.  AUDIE CORNISH: Now that he's the incumbent, Steve Cohen has to squeeze his campaigning in between Washington votes. He is here up at four a.m. at the Memphis Area Transit Authority shaking hands with bus drivers on their way into work.  Representative STEVE COHEN (Democrat, Tennessee): Hi. Appreciate your vote. Steve Cohen.  Unidentified Male #1: All right.  Rep. COHEN: Running for re-election.  Unidentified Male #1: Okay.  CORNISH: Whether it's a hip handshake or a fist bump, Cohen manages to at least tap the shoulders of every driver, even the ones who try to brush past. The 59-year-old Cohen is a lawyer, and he isn't taking anything for granted, especially because he's had some setbacks. Late last fall, he had a falling out with the Memphis preachers who said they didn't think a white congressman should be representing a majority-black district.  Recently, Cohen's rivals have dismissed some of his legislative efforts as mere pandering to black voters, citing his failed attempt to join the Congressional Black Caucus or his successful push last week to get the U.S. House to apologize to black Americans for slavery and Jim Crow segregation. On the other hand, the pro-choice, anti-war liberal still has his top rating from the NAACP, and he's eager to invoke the language of African-American leaders past and present.  Rep. COHEN: People should be judged on the content of their character and their work ethic and their voting record and the issues, and not on the color of their skin. That's what Dr. King talked about, that's what Barack Obama has shown that the American public has done. And Memphis shouldn't be behind, and I don't think Memphis is going to be behind.  CORNISH: Barack Obama is also a touchstone for Cohen's biggest and best financed rival, corporate attorney Nikki Tinker, who is African-American.  Ms. NIKKI TINKER (Tennessee Congressional Candidate): Change is necessary. Certainly, there are people here that are excited about Barack and his presidency. In many respects they see us as that new change that's out there.  CORNISH: But when asked about what role race is playing in her congressional campaign, Tinker abruptly terminated the interview and left the room. Marc Pohlman wasn't surprised at this reaction.  Professor MARC POHLMAN (Political Science, Rhodes College): Tinker is walking a very fine line...  CORNISH: Pohlman is a political professor at Rhodes College in Memphis.  Prof. POHLMAN: ...because she doesn't want to come off as overtly appealing to that and creating sympathy for Cohen, and there's nothing he can do about his race. On the other hand, you know, it speaks for itself.  CORNISH: Cohen defeated Tinker by

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News Headlines: Aug. 28, 2007Press Release: U.S. Civil Rights Commission Warns That Affirmative Action Might Harm Minority Law Students -- "Admitting students into law schools for which they might not academically be prepared could harm their academic performance and hinder their ability to obtain secure and gainful employment ... Moreover, racial preferences might also contribute to racial income and wealth disparities." Do you agree? What do make of the report's concept of affirmative action? Should racial preferences be used in student admissions? More Headlines:The New York Times: After a Trailblazer Is Honored, Williamses Carry on Her Legacy Politico.com: Obama Supported by Wilder ESPN.com: Coverage of Vick Means Bigger Issues Ignored Washington Times: D.C. Tops in Obese Youths BBC: South Africa Recalls Faulty Condoms Los Angeles Times: Bids to Start for Bonds' Nos. 755, 756 The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Bishop Accused in Beating Blames Satan for His Woes Newsday: Judges in Newark More Cautious with Bails After Slaying


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We will, we promise, have plenty of Civil War-related posts in coming months about its 150th anniversary and the impact that war had on this nation. And NPR has already done some plenty of pieces — such as Kee Malesky's report that "the Civil War's first death was an accident" and All Things Considered's look at how Charleston, S.C., where the first shots rang out on April 12, 1861, is "still figuring out how to talk about the war and commemorate the anniversary." But then there's something like the photo that showed up on The Columbus Dispatch's Tumblr page today. According to the newspaper, when Civil War re-enactors get together in the area, Star Wars fans — in their gear — often show up. And that happened again on Sunday at the Ohio Statehouse. Update at 1:55 p.m. ET: By the way, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press said Friday that its latest survey shows that "more than half of Americans (56%) say the Civil War is still relevant."

Brett Favre announced yesterday that he will continue playing. But only for one more year. And if you believe that, then you also must believe that the following events will also occur, as they appear to be far more likely than his actual retirement -- as we noted in a post that ran one year ago yesterday. 1. Yale Students Welcome Snooki On Her First Day 2. Lady Gaga Unveils Line Of Tummy-Shaping Undergarments 3. New 'American Idol' Judges Are A Big Hit; Show's Problems Solved 4. J-Lo Arrested In Extensive Anti-Booty Rioting 5. Brett Favre Eaten By Coyotes 6. James Franco: 'It's Probably Time To Calm Down' 7. Kathryn Bigelow Says James Cameron Is 'Probably Right' About 3D 8. What Ever Happened To Justin Bieber? 9. Herbert Hoover Reincarnated As Large, Enthusiastic Cocker Spaniel 10. Bryn Mawr Endows Katy Perry Chair 11. Musicologists Discover 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' Speeded Up 800 Percent Sounds Like 'Yakety Sax' 12. Experts Agree: Helen Mirren Has Totally Let Herself Go 13. Bret Michaels Gets Green Party Endorsement 14. Kanye Interrupted At VMAs By Irate, Obscene Rant From Bon Iver's Justin Vernon 15. Brett Favre Shocks World By Totally Not Retiring At All 16. Starbucks Introduces Prozac-Infused "Happuccino" 17. Health Trend Continues As 'Fiber Emporium' Buys Out 436 Dying Cupcake Stores 18. Internet Reaches Consensus: 'It Turns Out It Was Mostly A Misunderstanding' 19. Public Embraces Inexpensive Pacifiers Made From Recycled Truck Tires 20. It's Official, Guv'nor: Brits Love American-Made Tea 21. Worldwide Fretting Over Jennifer Aniston's Love Life Suspended 22. Brett Favre Struck By Lightning While Playing Golf 23. Cold Fusion Discovered By Participant In ABC's 'Shark Tank' 24. Facebook Streamlines Privacy Controls With 'Just Don't Tell Anybody Anything About Me Unless I Say It's Okay' Button 25. Brett Favre Plans Stint In Minor League Baseball: What Could Go Wrong?


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A string of e-mails is beginning to tie the White House, specifically political advisor Karl Rove, to inquiries about the firing of  8 U.S. attorneys. Meanwhile, a second republican, Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon, has called for U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to step down. Mark Halperin, ABC news political director, joins us to discuss the latest revelations.

We talk with John Sedgwick about his new book, "In My Blood" in which he chronicles 6 generations of his famous family's contributions to American politics and society, along with their triumphs and tribulations.

Coal plants produce more than fifty percent of the electricity we use. They also produce greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. We talk with New York Times reporter Matt Wald about one company planning to build a coal fired power plant that doesn't emit carbon dioxide. Instead it will capture emissions from coal fired power plants and seal them thousands of feet underground.

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Late word this afternoon that the initiative has been filed for funding the health care reform plan now awaiting state Senate approval, with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez as its official authors.
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The man who mangled syntax; an actress gets cut off before she's finished; a new reality show that mixes Survivor with recess.

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A look back on the week's biggest local news stories from 91.7 WVXU.

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A six-week follow-up in which workshop participants work in teams and alone to become proficient in doing Web-centric breaking news, and short and long features using storytelling templates designed for this purpose.  [Although we use "multimedia" and "Web-centric" interchangeably, Web-centric is probably more accurate and less confusing. Multimedia is often confused with "multiple media", meaning multiple platforms, such as print, TV, online, and radio.] What do the participants learn? During the workshop, participants learn how to use a storyboard to transform a traditional linear audio story into a non-linear multimedia story comprising text, still photos, video, audio and/or graphics. They use a digital video camera as their reporter\'s notebook to gather the information that goes into the story. They learn how to use Photoshop, video-editing and Flash software to put their stories together. 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Our Beethoven piano sonata series continues in Georgia today.  From a concert performance at the University of Georgia in Athens, we hear Andre Watts plays the Piano Sonata No. 7.

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In Eric Bronner\'s "Everything\'s Under Control," a zookeeper has released an elephant for unknown reasons and uses his one phone call from jail to explain how to correct the situation. The voice mail left in Jacqui Higgins-Dailey\'s story, "After the Tone," is from a girlfriend to her boyfriend about their incompatibility, and she uses a dog pulling away from its owner as a metaphor. But in the end, there is only one winner: Lisa Rubenson of Charlotte, N.C. She wrote "Sorry for Your Loss." "It\'s funny at moments, and yet it\'s very strikingly yearning," Simpson says. The story is a series of attempts at leaving a voice mail, which gives a rare perspective, Simpson says. "I love the way she considers these various things she wants to say but erases them and what she finally comes to," she says. "Even though it\'s a vocal story, we get the privilege of hearing her thinking as well to herself." 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A Pennsylvania woman whose toilet backed up started cursing. She was overheard by her neighbor, who's a cop. He had her arrested for disorderly conduct. Dawn Herb admits she said some things near a window, but pleaded not guilty. The American Civil Liberties Union is backing her up, saying Americans have a constitutional right to curse at home. STEVE INSKEEP, Host:  You're listening to MORNING EDITION.

Happy Friday! We're looking at these stories this morning: Economy Slowed Further In Second Quarter.  Derecho, the Sequel: Storm Roars Over Pennsylvania And New York. In London, The Games Are Afoot. Activists Report Heavy Fighting In Aleppo, Syria's Largest City. (VOA) Chinese Woman Accused Of Poisoning British Man Is Held Incommunicado By Chinese Police. (Washington Post) China Orders Limit To Flooding Coverage After Outraged Victims Start Compiling Private Death Tolls. (AP) Afghan Militant Attacks Against NATO Forces Rose 11% In The Past Three Months. (AP) Cyprus Officials To Charge Man With Plotting Terrorism, Had Tracked Israeli Tourists. (Cyprus Mail) Ousted Head Of Oldest Black U.S. Fraternity Seeks His Job Back In A Georgia Court. (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Bird Hits Boy In The Face On Six Flags Coaster, Causing Minor Injuries. (Asbury Park Press)


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Pumpkins are on doorsteps. Movie screens are aglow with zombies and torture devices. Virtually every show on television has a Halloween theme. For one last day, Halloween is everywhere.  But where's the Halloween music?  In the classical world, many works evoke a shadowy underworld of supernatural terror. But in popular music, the season just comes and goes. The holiday itself is all about demystifying our darkest fears: violent death; a tortured afterlife; the menaces that lurk in the dark, unseen. Halloween takes those things and makes them silly. It takes vicious killers and gives us "The Monster Mash." Today, only a few brave souls still pay musical tribute to Oct. 31. For example, a band called The Evangelicals has a free download called "Halloween Song." It's a lovely little track that captures the season's mystery while bathing it in a nice, warm autumn glow. Still, music is a footnote in most Halloween celebrations, in part because the two are so easily separated. Holiday music works best for occasions driven by big plans and high expectations. In the days before Christmas, music is there for the big stuff — there's love and joy, but also stress and melancholy, even disappointment. Halloween, on the other hand, is a holiday of low stakes and small rituals. These days, I mostly spend Halloween night lugging my kids around the neighborhood and then eating their candy after they go to bed. That's it. Halloween is lighthearted escapism, a celebration of make-believe conflict — fears so unrealistic that it's safe to mock them. And in that way, the songs of Halloween show why it's the happiest holiday of all. RENEE MONTAGNE, host:  It's already begun hasn't it, Steve, on this very program - costumes, scary voices, talk of ghosts and flesh eaters.  To add to the mood, we turn to NPR music writer and editor Stephen Thompson.  STEVEN THOMPSON: Pumpkins are on doorsteps. Movie screens are aglow with zombies and torture devices. Virtually every show on television has a Halloween theme. For one last day, Halloween is everywhere. But where's the Halloween music?  In the classical world, many works evoke a shadowy underworld of supernatural terror.  (Soundbite of music, "Toccata and Fugue")  THOMPSON: But in popular music, the season just comes and goes.  The holiday itself is all about demystifying our darkest fears - violent death, a tortured afterlife, the menaces that lurk in the dark, unseen. Halloween takes those things and makes them silly. It takes vicious killers and gives us "The Monster Mash."  (Soundbite of song, "The Monster Mash")  Mr. BOBBY PICKETT (Singer): (Singing) He did the monster mash from my laboratory in castle east, to the master bedroom where the vampires feast. The ghouls all came from their humble abodes to get a jolt from my electrodes.  THOMPSON: Today, only a few brave souls still pay musical tribute to October 31st. For example, a band called "The Evangelicals" has a free download called "Halloween Song." It's a lovely little track that captures the season's mystery, while bathing it in a nice, warm autumn glow.  (Soundbite of song, "Halloween Song")  THE EVANGELICALS (Band): (Singing) Impossible costumes, but he got no suit I've seen. And no one gets out alive this Halloween. I can see me those lone tree (unintelligible) are weak.  THOMPSON: Still, music is a footnote in most Halloween celebrations, in part because the two are so easily separated. Holiday music works best for occasions driven by big plans and high expectations. In the days before Christmas, music is there for the big stuff. There's love and joy, but there's also stress and melancholy, even disappointment.  Halloween, on the other hand, is a holiday of low stakes and small rituals. These days, I mostly spend Halloween night lugging my kids around the neighborhood, and then eating their candy after they go to bed. That's it.  Halloween is lighthearted escapism, a celebration of make-believe conflict, fears so unrealistic that it's safe to mock them. And in that way, the songs of Halloween show why it's the happiest holiday of all.  (Soundbite of song, "The Monster Mash")  Mr. BOBBY PICKETT (Singer): (Singing) They did the monster mash. The zombies were having fun.  MONTAGNE: Stephen Thompson is a writer and editor for NPR music. To hear more of Halloween music, including some pretty scary classical and jazz, visit npr.org/music.  This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.  STEVE INSKEEP, host:  And I'm Steve Inskeep.

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If you listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour, you know that we were carefully watching the Super Bowl last weekend on behalf of die-hard Packer fan Stephen Thompson. On this week's show, we wrap up the football talk for the season (you can actually hear Stephen's tired voice from all the shrieking he did the night before our Monday taping), from the game to the results of Stephen's chicken-eating contest to the ads to the halftime show to the always tricky words to the National Anthem. After that, we move on to Valentine's Day, touching on the straightforwardly romantic and bitterly, ironically romantic things we love so much, from albums to movies to Trey doing something about, I think, opera? (Just kidding. I know it's opera.) And then, as always, we talk about what's making us happy this week. As always, you can follow us on Twitter: follow me, Stephen,Trey, Glen and Mike, and we'll do our best to keep you entertained. You can also find us on Facebook, where we take topic suggestions, answer questions, and lots more. A few necessary links, after the jump. Some of what we talked about this week: Last year's wrap-up of Super Bowl halftime shows Hulu's collection of Super Bowl ads More about Clem Snide "You Wonderful You" from Summer Stock Regarding 69 Love Songs by Magnetic Fields: Cartoonists take on the record, on a site that is fascinating but periodically not safe for work, INCLUDING THE URL, so please be cautious: It's here. The Christine Lavin song "Regretting What I Said," which is actually called "Regretting What I Said to You When You Called Me At 11:00 On a Friday Morning to Tell Me that at 1:00 Friday Afternoon You're Gonna Leave Your Office, Go Downstairs, Hail a Cab to Go Out to the Airport to Catch a Plane to Go Skiing in the Alps for Two Weeks, Not that I Wanted to Go With You, I Wasn't Able to Leave Town, I'm Not a Very Good Skier, I Couldn't Expect You to Pay My Way, But After Going Out With You for Three Years I DON'T Like Surprises!! Subtitled: A Musical Apology."


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There's a growing trade in the U.S. and Canada in re-selling discounted Canadian drugs to U.S. consumers. Many drugs cost far less in Canada  But the federal government is fighting the practice, saying the imported drugs could be harmful. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

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Later this hour Martin will be talking to Barrymore Laurence Scherer about Cecilia Bartoli's (chay-CHEEL-yah BAHR-toh-lee's) debut at the Metropolitan Opera. From a CD, here are two performances by Bartoli of songs by Franz Schubert: "Mio ben ricordati (meeo BAIN ree-kor-DAH-tee--"Remember, My Beloved") and "Pensa, che questo instante" (PAIN-sah, kay KWES-toh een-STAHN- tay--"Remember that this Moment"). (London 440 297-2)

Uncle Don's Ego; The 500 Million Dollar Man; Alexander Shamilton.


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Question: Stanley Corngold - 1905: A Literary Response to Modernity

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This talk deals with representative works of German and Hapsburg fiction circa 1905. Stanley Corngold covers literature produced by the genius of Thomas Mann (1875-1955), Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), Robert Musil (1880-1942) and Franz Kafka (1883-1924), that registered swiftly changing perceptions of human time and space owing to the frenetic pace of Central European modernization. As the literary community responded to technical innovations in the manufacture of commodities; the associated acquisition of wealth, producing changes in class-structure; the growth of cities, creating centers of simultaneous but dissociated activity requiring new medial connection, some saw these changes as matters of great intellectual interest, others as signs of the pathological breakdown of older norms and values.

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Question: How Did the Universe Become 'Just Right'?

Why did our universe develop in such a way that we can exist? Was it by accident or by design? And is that a question science can answer? Writer, physicist and cosmologist Paul Davies discusses his theories on how the universe came to be such a perfect environment for life. Davies is the author of Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life; director of Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science; and a professor at Arizona State University. IRA FLATOW, host:  Up next, how did the universe come into existence in the balance that allows for a life? Scientists have been pondering this question for years. Some say it started as a Big Bang, others talk about quantum fluctuations, others say it exists because we're here to observe it.  My next guest has pondered these questions and offers his own musings. Paul Davies says perhaps, things we do today and in the future can actually go back in time from the future - travel back and influence the very distant past and the structure of our universe.  His new book is called "Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for life." He's also a professor at Arizona State University and director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. And he joins us from KJZZ in Arizona.  Welcome back to Science Friday, Dr. Davies.  Dr. PAUL DAVIES (Author, "Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life"; Director, Beyond Center for Fundamental Sciences): Thank you. Good afternoon.  FLATOW: What brought on this idea of talking about a new book?  Dr. DAVIES: Well, I was struck by the fact that the multiverse theory of the universe was gaining a lot of momentum a few years ago. And this multiverse theory says that the reason the universe seems to be just right for life, almost like a fix, is because there isn't just one universe. There's a vast ensemble of them out there somewhere. And the laws of physics, what we thought were the laws, are really just more like local bylaws, differing in different patches. And so, getting it just right for life would be a very rare thing, but it would be only in those universes where there would be observers. And I thought this was a bit of a cop out. So that was the main motivation for writing this book. I wanted to have a really good critical look at this very popular multiverse theory.  FLATOW: But you have come up with some, really, new ideas. I think new ideas to me and for mostly other readers and your ideas that you have been thinking about for years.  Dr. DAVIES: Right.  FLATOW: And you've argued that a good case - I'm going to read it right from the book - a good case can be made that life and mind are fundamental physical phenomena and so must be incorporated into the overall cosmic scheme. Life and mind…  Dr. DAVIES: Yes.  FLATOW: …we don't think about that as running the universe.  Dr. DAVIES: Well, you see, it's true that most scientists regard life as just some quirky, little embellishment that's added on to the universe as an afterthought, just something that happened in the funny, little corner of the universe, end of story. And when it comes to mind, a similar thing - just a weird aberration, an odd phenomenon of no fundamental significance. And I've always thought that this is deeply wrong, that life and, eventually, mind are fundamental features of the universe, fundamental in the same sense that the elementary particles of fundamental or the dimensions of space are fundamental.  So they play a deep role. And one of the reasons that that idea was reinforced is because if the universe had any old rag bag of laws, if I gave you the task of designers of universe, you'd make a hash of it. And you've got a universe in which almost certainly, there could be no life. The one we're in is fine-tuned for life, there's no real disagreement about that. Where we start scrubbing is over where the explanation is.  I take the reason for the fine-tuning to be that life itself and consciousness - the existence of conscious beings - is deeply fundamental to the great overall scheme of things. And any attempt to explain existence, the ultimate explanation of existence at a really basic level has to incorporate life and mind in a basic way and not just sort of throw them in as a lucky bonus or something.  FLATOW: Talking with Paul Davies, author of "Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life" on TALK OF THE NATION: Science Friday from NPR News.  Are you saying then that the universe exists because there are lives and minds out there?  D. DAVIES: Well, I wouldn't really call it like that. What I would say is the following. That the universe has engineered its own self-awareness, it hasn't been imprinted on it from without and it's not the result of just some, you know, winning the cosmic jackpot - to use the title of the book. It's isn't that there's a squillion number of universes out there and they're all random, and just here and there you're bound to get it just right for life.  I think that li

Stories: 1) Brain Injuries Haunt Football Players Years Later 2) How Traumatic Events Change Our View Of Language


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Two hearings and a slew of media controversies dominated the headlines this week. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh began his confirmation process on Tuesday. And while he stated in opening remarks that “the Supreme Court must never, never be viewed as a partisan institution,” subsequent court activity suggested otherwise. From Time:  Kavanaugh’s invocation of the lofty ideals of teamwork in partnership marked a stark contrast to the stunning partisanship and rancor that dominated the first day of his hearings. Even as the nominee stuck to the script that has successfully guided predecessors from both parties to the nation’s highest court, Democratic senators were prepared to show just how much they think the norms have been broken. […] Tensions in the hearing room, already high among the senators on the dais, were amplified by near-constant interruptions by protesters from the seats reserved for spectators in the back. As the committee bickered up front, dozens of protesters were removed throughout the day for standing up and yelling during the proceedings. “Kavanaugh is a danger to the future of America!” one protester cried. “My daughter deserves the right to choose!”  We discussed the ongoing hearing with a panel of experts earlier this week. You can hear that conversation here. On Thursday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before Congress about disinformation, privacy, censorship, and election interference on their platforms. Google, in its absence from the hearings, garnered a lot of attention. Here’s a breakdown of the key moments from the hearings, courtesy of Politico. And here’s our conversation about them from earlier this week. Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward rocked the White House and beyond on Tuesday after excerpts from his new book, Fear: Trump in the White House, leaked to reporters. In line with other tell-all books like Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury or Omarosa Manigault Newman’s Unhinged, Woodward depicts a White House in turmoil. President Trump’s response? “It’s just another bad book. He’s had a lot of credibility problems.” A day later, The New York Times published a shocking op-ed by an anonymous “senior administration official.” The writer lambasts President Trump and reveals that “many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.” The president immediately retaliated:
Does the so-called “Senior Administration Official” really exist, or is it just the Failing New York Times with another phony source? If the GUTLESS anonymous person does indeed exist, the Times must, for National Security purposes, turn him/her over to government at once! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018   Meanwhile, the guessing game has exploded, and many White House staffers have publicly denied their authorship. We discussed the op-ed earlier this week. To hear that conversation, click here. Finally, The New Yorker drummed up controversy after rescinding Steven Bannon’s invitation to headline its upcoming festival. Editor David Remnick explained his decision in a statement:
A statement from David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, explaining his decision to no longer include Steve Bannon in the 2018 New Yorker Festival. pic.twitter.com/opayiw5GQ2 — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 3, 2018   And Steve Bannon shared his take:
In a statement to CNBC, Bannon slammed The New Yorker’s decision: “In what I would call a defining moment, David Remnick showed he was gutless when confronted by the howling online mob.” https://t.co/TDSrIw8fId pic.twitter.com/FfXBjMxER4 — CNBC (@CNBC) September 4, 2018   We’ll get into all of this, and much more, on the Friday News Roundup. *Text by Kathryn Fink*. GUESTS Ron Elving, Senior editor and correspondent, NPR; @nprrelving Anita Kumar, White House correspondent, McClatchy Newspapers; @anitakumar01 Josh Kraushaar, Political editor, National Journal; @HotlineJosh For more, visit https://the1a.org. © 2018 WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio.

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Question: Plácido Domingo Backpedals On Public Apology; Meanwhile, Union Seeks Leakers

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In a sharp turn from the public apology he issued two days ago, opera star Plácido Domingo offered a new statement on Thursday regarding allegations of sexual misconduct against him.  Saying that he wants to "correct the false impression generated by my apology," he insisted that "I have never behaved aggressively toward anyone, and I have never done anything to obstruct or hurt anyone's career in any way." In the statement, he also withdrew from planned performances of Verdi's opera La Traviata at Madrid's Teatro Real scheduled for May — hours before the company's executive committee was reportedly scheduled to meet to discuss  disinviting him. On Tuesday, the singer had said that he was "truly sorry" and that he accepts "full responsibility for his actions," on the same day that the union that represents opera performers in the U.S., the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), put out a statement saying that an investigation it commissioned found that Domingo had "engaged in inappropriate activity, ranging from flirtation to sexual advances, in and outside of the workplace."  But after Tuesday's declaration of remorse, Domingo lost bookings at Madrid's National Theater of Zarzuela. Spain's Ministry of Culture and Sports, through its National Institute of Performing Arts and Music, canceled scheduled performances by the singer in May, saying that it was necessary "given the seriousness of the events and following the statements of Placido Domingo in which he assumes the 'full responsibility for his actions.'" Early Wednesday, another woman — soprano Luz del Alba Rubio — came forward to The Associated Press, saying that Domingo had pressured her for a sexual relationship repeatedly when they were working together at the Washington National Opera. She told the AP that Domingo's apology had encouraged her to speak out. Rubio is the 21st woman to accuse Domingo publicly. In the latest blows to Domingo's reputation in his home country, the  Spanish newspaper El País reported on Thursday afternoon that the board of trustees of  Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in the city of Valencia, one of the country's most prominent performing arts organizations, has decided to remove Domingo's name from its young artists training program. Additionally, El País reported, he was also removed from another May performance at the Úbeda International Music and Dance Festival, which was his only remaining performance in Spain. Domingo's newest statement, which was issued Thursday via his spokesperson, reads in full: "I feel I must issue a further statement to correct the false impression generated by my apology in some of the articles reporting on the AGMA investigation." "My apology was sincere and heartfelt, to any colleague who I have made to feel uncomfortable, or hurt in any manner, by anything I have said or done. As I have said it repeatedly, it was never my intention to hurt or offend anyone." "But I know what I have not done and I'll deny it again. I have never behaved aggressively toward anyone, and I have never done anything to obstruct or hurt anyone's career in any way. On the contrary, I have devoted much of my half century in the world of opera supporting the industry and promoting the career of countless singers." Domingo continued: "I am grateful to all the friends and colleagues that, up until now, have believed in me and supported me through these difficult moments. In order to spare them harm or any additional inconvenience, I have decided to withdraw from my upcoming performances of La Traviata at the Teatro Real in Madrid." "Furthermore, I will withdraw from the engagements in which theaters and companies find it difficult to carry out those commitments. On the other hand, I will fulfill all my other commitments wherever circumstances permit it." Meanwhile, AGMA, the American union which announced that it had substantiated Domingo's "inappropriate behavior," is plagued by infighting over the Domingo report. AGMA's senior leadership is currently trying to find the  sources who spoke to various media organizations about the report, and about a planned financial deal with Domingo as part of the investigation's conclusion, saying that the sources broached "fiduciary responsibility" to the union. Early Tuesday, the AP published some details from the investigation. (The AP report stated that the investigators spoke with 27 accusers and witnesses who described alleged episodes over the course of about 20-years. NPR has since confirmed the AP's report.)  On Tuesday morning, NPR reported that senior AGMA leadership sent an email to its officers and national board of governors referencing a planned $500,000 settlement with Domingo. Domingo and his representatives walked away from that agreement after the AP published its reporting, saying that confidentiality had been broken. In part, the Tuesday email to AGMA's officers and board read: "Based on this flagrant breach of confidentiality, Domingo's counsel has withdrawn t

Good afternoon. Sorry for being late in our daily roundup. Here's what has been happening so far today: -- Search For Missing Jet Focuses On Objects Seen Off Australia -- Ukrainian Troops' Departure From Crimea Isn't A Simple Matter -- U.S. Adds To Sanctions On Russian Officials -- Westboro Baptist Church Founder Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. Dies -- Reprimand, $20K Fine, No Jail Time For General's Misconduct -- Jobless Claims Stay Toward Lower End Of Recent Range -- Book News: Meg Wolitzer To Publish A YA Novel Inspired By Sylvia Plath


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The Florida Supreme Court today handed a victory to Vice President Al Gore in his challenge to the state's certified election results. The court ruled thousands of ballots that did not register a vote for president when run through a machine must now be counted by hand. The Gore campaign has declared the ruling a "victory for democracy." The Bush campaign called it "disappointing," and promised an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. NPR's Melissa Block talks to Noah Adams about the ruling.

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NPR's Brian Naylor reads from listener comments.

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In Afghanistan, a crisis is mounting. Taliban insurgents are targeting Afghan citizens who aided U.S. forces.

Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Strong Quake Hits Near Iran-Iraq Border, Killing More Than 200.  -- Human Rights Barely Registers In Meeting Between Trump, Philippines' Duterte. -- Is A Corporate Tax Cut What The Economy Really Needs Right Now? --  Mueller Russia Probe Moves Into The White House And GOP's Math Problem On Taxes. And here are more early headlines: Democrats Draw Attention At U.N. Climate Conference. (Politico) Report: Syria Allegedly Starving Civilians To Force Surrender. (Amnesty International) Saudi Coalition To Ease, But Not Lift, Yemen Blockade. (VOA) North Korean Soldier Shot While Defecting To South Korea. (Yonhap) Eight Afghan Police Reportedly Killed In Western Province. (AP)  French Review Security, 2 Years After Paris Attacks. (Reuters) Menendez Jury Resumes Work With New Member. (NJ.com)


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We recently featured a performance of a piece of serious orchestral concert music inspired by tunes from Frank Zappa. Listeners have responded in droves. Today we look into the inbox to find out what they thought.


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Paris-based reporter David Culhane joins Jacki Lyden to iscuss what European leaders think the Clinton victory means for the future of .S. foreign policy. Some say American foreign policy has been on the back urner throughout the presidential campaign, and many European officials are nxious to see what direction the administration will take.

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Anyone who has seen the "The Artist" knows how much people talked about the ScuttleButton puzzle throughout the movie.  What they didn't say was how to play the game. Every Monday on this site I put up a      vertical display  of  buttons.       Your     job is to  simply take one word      (or    concept)   per     button,  add      'em up,  and,     hopefully, you      will  arrive   at  a     famous   name  or  a familiar expression.   (And        seriously,  by familiar, I mean it's something                 that      more than  one       person  on Earth would       recognize.) For          years, a    correct   answer chosen at         random would get  his  or     her    name   posted in this     column, an     incredible  honor in  itself.      Now the    stakes are    even   higher.     Thanks   to the  efforts of the    folks  at Talk of the Nation, that person also  hears their name mentioned on the Wednesday show (by me) and receives a Political Junkie t-shirt in the bargain.  Is this a great country or what? You can't  use the   comments box at the bottom  of  the page    for your answer.  Send   submission (plus your   name and   city/state — you   won't   win without that) to  politicaljunkie@npr.org. And,         by adding your name to    the Political                  Junkie mailing list,   you  will be among the first on your  block to                      receive notice       about the column and the puzzle.  Sign   up      at  politicaljunkie@npr.org.          Or you can make sure to get an automatic RSS feed whenever a new        Junkie   post goes up by clicking here. Good                           luck! By                   the way, I announce the        winner on   Wednesday's       Junkie segment on TOTN.  But with a new puzzle up every Monday       afternoon, you   should      get your    answer   in as soon as possible. Here's the answer to last week's puzzle: last week's puzzle, where you'll see what I was talking about regarding buttons in a horizontal line: Return Crimean Tatars to Crimea -- Gramm President — Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1996. MIA ? Missing Or Prisoner — This late 1960s-era button focused on those "Missing In Action" American soldiers who didn't return home from Southeast Asia. Re-elect Ward Democratic District Leader AND Frank Ward Senate buttons — I believe the first Ward button is from Queens, N.Y., perhaps the 1960s.  Don't know who Frank Ward is. So, when you combine Gramm + Mia + Wards, you just very well may get ... Grammy Awards.  The entertainment ceremony broadcast from Los Angeles last week where Adele was celebrated and Whitney Houston was remembered. And now you see why I couldn't accept "Grammy Award" as a correct answer.  Dozens of people, unfortunately, gave that as the solution. But not Russ Wyllie of Mountain View, Calif. And that's why Russ, the randomly selected winner, gets a TOTN t-shirt.

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Carl Kasell reads three quotes from the week's news: It's a Bird! It's A Plane! It's Amazon!; The Holy Doorman; Father Stealthmas.


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With the clock ticking for legislators to resolve the current year fiscal crisis, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez vowed today to do it without Republicans if necessary.
In comments to the Sacramento Press Club, the Los Angeles Democrat emphasized that he hopes to find common ground with GOP lawmakers on how to resolve the $3.3 billion shortfall [...]

Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Biden: McConnell Refused To Sign Bipartisan Statement On Russian Interference. -- Trump Lashes Out After Schumer Withdraws Offer On Border Wall. -- Remains Of 5 Gas Rig Workers Recovered After Explosion In Oklahoma. -- The Memo, The Bureau And The Missing Texts: Get Caught Up On The War Over The FBI. -- Google's Space Race To The Moon Ends, And Nobody Wins Lunar X Prize. -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth's Pregnancy Set To Be Another First For The Illinois Democrat. -- Gunmen Storm Afghan Office Of Save The Children. And here are more early headlines: Ex-Brazilian President Lula Waits For Corruption Appeal Verdict. (AFP) New Interim San Francisco Mayor Picked; Opponents Say Race A Factor. (SF Gate) Foreclosures Could Increase In Puerto Rico After Hurricanes. (AP) Senate Close To Voting On HHS Nominee, Alex Azar. (The Hill) "Where We Net Out At This": The Jargon At Davos. (BBC)


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The guys in this week's Barbershop — Jimi Izrael, Ruben Navarrette, Arsalan Iftikhar and Nick Charles — discuss new information about the Rev. Jesse Jackson's remarks on Sen. Barack Obama, the New Yorker magazine's controversial cover, and the NFL's latest move to combat gang trouble within the league.

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Farai Chideya and producer/editor Christopher Johnson read from listener letters.  Today they read e-mail about a recent interview with gospel star Kirk Franklin and a tribute to the late jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.

In the aftermath of catastrophic events such as a mass shooting or natural disaster, politicians often offer up their thoughts and prayers to victims. Critics then hit back, condemning the phrase as meaningless — with no real value or impact. Now a new study from economists finds that prayers might have an actual dollar value, and they may also have real consequences for charitable giving in the wake of catastrophe, but not in the way you might think. Source: Thunström, Linda and Shiri Noy, "The Value of Thoughts and Prayers", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019 Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.  Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, PocketCasts and NPR One.