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Read a transcript of President Barack Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress, concerning the economic stimulus plan, health care, education and more, from February 24, 2... (article)
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It's Mardi Gras and New Orleans is ready to welcome revelers with open arms. Here's an AP report on the festivities: And here is a segment from The Travel Channel exploring the mea... (article)
A few hours ago NASA launched a rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. NASA's mission was to send an Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite into space to monitor global wa... (article)
Headlines; Treasury department "stress tests" (article)
North Korean rocket launch raising eyebrows and fears (episode)
North Korea has announced that it's preparing to launch a long-range rocket. While North Korea swears it is just carrying a communications satellite, the launch is raising fears that ...
Now that the American Recovery Reinvestment Act has been passed into law, the Department of Education has been given an unprecedented injection of money. Secretary of Education Arne D...
Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter voted against the stimulus package even though his district west of Detroit is fighting major economic challenges. And since the funds will fl...
Starting Wednesday the U.S. government will begin examining how each of the country’s major banks would do in case of a worst-case scenario for the economy. Depending on the results o...
Takeaway Contributor Stephen Dubner, who co-authors the Freakonomics book and blog, asked his readers to come up with a six-word motto for the United States. Our listeners joined in ...
Today Detroiters head to the polls for a special mayoral primary to replace former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who left office under a hail of crime and scandal. When it comes to Detroit ...
Former Washington State Governor Gary Locke is reportedly President Obama’s pick for Commerce Secretary. His third pick... but hey, who’s counting? In Locke, Obama has found a nominee...
President Obama will move to tackle health care next week and he is expected to touch on the subject in his address to Congress tonight. He announced Monday that he will convene a sum...