U.S. Expects To Subsidize Afghan Training For Years
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:19:00 -0400
The previously undisclosed estimates of U.S. spending through 2015, detailed in a NATO training mission document, are an acknowledgment that Afghanistan will remain largely dependent on the United States for its security.
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Hurricane Watch Issued For Coasts Of Texas, Mexico
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:32:00 -0400
Tropical Storm Hermine Tropical Storm Hermine is expected to hit early Tuesday in the same area where Hurricane Alex roared ashore in June -- a sparsely populated area about 50 miles south of Matamoros, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Obama Seeking $50 Billion For Infrastructure
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:30:00 -0400
The investments in the nation's roads, railways and runways are part of a package of targeted proposals that must be approved by Congress, which is highly uncertain at a time when many legislators and voters are worried about adding to federal deficits.
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2010 Elections: Which Party's Going To Win?
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0400
Make your forecast: Will Republicans take control of the House and Senate? Or just one chamber? Or will Democrats hold on to their majorities in both? The fall campaign kicks off in earnest today. Put your pundit hat on and do some prognosticating.
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Why Aren't Employers Hiring?
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:53:00 -0400
The unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent last month, with big political implications ahead of November elections. If the job market is ever to improve, employers will have to start feeling a lot more confident about where the economy is going. So what will it take for them to create jobs?
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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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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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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 in 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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