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As Bernanke Offers His Economic Outlook, Takeaway Listeners Offer Theirs | Remembering Ray Bradbury | The Secret Police Files from Mubarak's Reign | Crisis Management In The Vatican |... (episode)
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before Congress today. He gave his assessment of the American economy and proposed new potential measures to foster economic growth. The Ta...
Legendary science fiction author Ray Bradbury died yesterday at age 91. He's remembered best for short-story collections like "The Martian Chronicles," and novels like "Fahrenheit 45...
Activists say the Mubarak regime tortured and killed many who they deemed enemies of the state. And it's all archived in the secret files of the secret police, files that could furthe...
First there were sexual abuse cover ups. Then there was a string of private letters and documents published in Italian newspapers called "Vatileaks" suggesting trouble in Rome. Now th...
As the saying goes, "Everything's bigger in Texas." In her new book, "As Texas Goes...," Gail Collins, author and op-ed columnist for our partner The New York Times, discovers that th...
Unemployment is dropping and debts are closing in some of the country’s big swing states. Can governors like Scott Walker and John Kasich of Ohio take credit for their states' revital...
When it comes to American history, Americans are often on shaky ground. Even politicians can never seem to get straight which text "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" appears...
In 2008, Calera, Alabama shifted the boundaries of its voting districts in a way that drastically altered the city's racial geography. Almost immediately, the U.S. Department of Justi...
After learning that his beloved music was being used as a torture device at Guantanamo Bay, Sesame Street composer Christopher Cerf set out to uncover the true connection between musi...