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—François Maurice Mitterrand (b. 1916) President of France
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Officials: Obama To Back New Infrastructure Plan
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:01:00 -0400
Administration officials say President Obama will call for new investments in the nation's roads, railways and airports that would cost at least $50 billion.
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November's Elections Reminiscent of 1982 Elections
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
Just two years ago, Democrats were on their way to the biggest congressional majorities in many years. Now they're struggling to stay in power. And that prompts comparisons to another president who started with a lousy economy. President Reagan's party faced tough midterm elections as unemployment topped 10 percent in 1982.
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Businesses In Cherry Hill, N.J., Get By Without Hiring
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
Morning Edition is examining one of the bigger questions facing the country this fall. It's an economic question, and it has big political implications. The question is why employers haven't been hiring even though the economy has been recovering. Business owners in Cherry Hill, N.J. have been holding off hiring new employees.
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Street Parking In Washington D.C. Goes High Tech
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
Cities are starting to update a critical public service: on-street parking. Washington, D.C. is in the vanguard of this new parking shift. Officials are working with private companies -- trying out five different technologies to collect parking revenue.
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As Clock Ticks, Lawmakers Revisit Bush Tax Cuts
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
The debate over President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts heats up this fall as Congress considers the marginal rate reductions, estate tax relief and lower rates on investment income set to expire Jan. 1. At stake: trillions of dollars and tax-cutting reputations heading into the midterm elections.
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Camp For Alzheimer's Patients Isn't About Memories
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
An unusual sleepover camp brings together about 20 people who have dementia for a weekend of music, dance, reminiscing and other activities that emphasize strengths instead of losses. While the campers typically won't remember details of the retreat, it lifts their mood, camp staffers say.
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Four Days, Nights: A Girls' Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
More than 90 girls have taken part in the Isnati coming-of-age ceremony on a reservation in South Dakota in the past 13 years. During the four-day ritual, the girls can't touch food or drink -- they are fed by the women in the camp. They also talk with their elders about modesty, courtship, pregnancy and suicide before graduating to womanhood.
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Unions Try To Combat Lopsided Election Spending
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Organized labor, one of the most powerful forces in American politics, is facing a new reality. The Supreme Court ruled last January that corporations and unions may spend unlimited amounts in political campaigns. Even before that ruling, business outspent labor.
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Series Overview: Bush Tax Cuts And Beyond
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:30:00 -0400
The clock is ticking on one of President Bush's most controversial legacies. The tax cut packages enacted in 2001 and 2003 will soon expire. In a new series, NPR lays out the policy and politics behind the debate to extend them, and looks at how taxes affect individuals, corporations and states.
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Next Up For The Economy: Small-Business Tax Cuts?
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:11:00 -0400
This is an unsettled time in the American economy. Last week, the stock market rose, but so did the unemployment rate. The nation lost jobs overall, but the number of private-sector jobs was up. One thing everyone can agree on, though: The recovery has slowed. And this week, President Obama will unveil a new economic package including tax cuts for small businesses. The price tag: as high as $300 billion.
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Know This Man? Can You Tell Him Who He Is?
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:07:00 -0400
Six years ago, he woke up naked behind a Burger King dumpster with no memory of who he was before. Nothing, that is, except a few brief snatches from his past and the way he spelled his first name: Benjaman.
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Muslim Americans Find Their Voice Amid The Shouts
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:42:00 -0400
In towns across the country, the voices of those who don't want mosques built in their neighborhoods are growing louder. The open expressions of hostility have become so loud in recent months, that a coalition of Muslim groups is taking steps to remind people that American Muslims are Americans -- the same as anyone else.
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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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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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