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March 20, 2010 | NPR· The U.S. Army is overhauling its basic training program for the first time in 30 years. Part of the shift is intended to train a new generation of soldiers whose experience with fighting is usually limited to video games. March 19, 2010 | NPR· The NCAA men's basketball tournament featured more surprises as first-round play continued Friday. Cornell, Missouri and Georgia Tech were all underdog winners. March 20, 2010 | NPR· Washington was swept up in drama this week as the health care debate finally came to a vote. Obama also signed his jobs bill, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Russia. Host Scott Simon reviews the week's news with NPR News Analyst Juan Williams. more Top Stories from NPR
Politics
March 19, 2010 | NPR· The Cornhusker Kickback, Louisiana Purchase and other special provisions are back in the crosshairs, as the House lurches toward final votes on the health care overhaul and reconciliation bill. Some of those provisions are being killed, while others aren't as ominous as the rhetoric makes them seem. Some examples of what's in, what's out and why. March 19, 2010 | NPR· President Obama and House Democrats gathered support for the health care bill that is expected to be voted upon Sunday. Meanwhile, U.S.-Israeli relations were tense this week after an Israeli announcement that it will build new homes in an East Jerusalem neighborhood. David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post offer their insight. March 19, 2010 | NPR· Democratic leaders scrambling for every last vote on health care have managed to win over the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, despite its members' previous objections to the bill. That support came as the White House pledged to push through a comprehensive immigration overhaul. But that's a long shot for this year. more Politics from NPR
Health & Science
March 19, 2010 | NPR· When Vladimir Lenin — leader of the Russian Revolution — died, Stalin hired two scientists to preserve his body. A new play called Lenin's Embalmers explores the story. Stuart Firestein and Vern Thiessen explain how the play brings together science, politics and, strangely enough, humor. March 19, 2010 | NPR· Movie theaters are full of 3-D flicks, but now the technology is moving to television. When can viewers expect to watch the Super Bowl in 3-D on a flat screen? Ira Flatow and guests discuss the frontier of this technology, and what it might look like when it hits the market. March 19, 2010 | NPR· Researchers studying the microbes that inhabit human skin say the bacteria left behind when an object is touched can be used to identify who did the touching. Microbe researcher Rob Knight explains how these bacterial "fingerprints" could one day be used in solving crimes. more Health & Science from NPR
Business
March 19, 2010 | NPR· The attorney for Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her daughter, told a court Thursday that ABC News had paid Anthony $200,000 for exclusive rights to reproduce family photos and a video. Several journalists said ABC's failure to tell viewers of the payment for the pictures was an ethical lapse. March 19, 2010 | NPR· The world's largest music company is lowering the price of CDs. Universal Music is rolling out a test to see whether a $10 price ceiling will encourage consumers to buy more compact discs. Over the last decade, CD sales have dropped by more than half. March 19, 2010 | WPLN· While the music festival South by Southwest attracts thousands of industry types to Austin, Texas, other locales are trying to make sure the host city doesn't get too much credit as being the "music city." Places like Nashville, Seattle and even the state of Louisiana have sent contingents to Austin to promote their own ties to music. more Business from NPR
Arts & Entertainment
March 18, 2010 | NPR· Marco Bellocchio's historical drama follows the little-known Ida Dalser — Benito Mussolini's discarded lover, who spent much of her life fighting for the infamous dictator's recognition of both her and her son. Full of shadows, passion and madness, Vincere plays out like a grand opera — tragic ending and all. March 19, 2010 | NPR· Based on a popular novel by Swedish author Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo follows the unlikely partnership between a brilliant young hacker and a discredited investigative journalist who team up to solve a 40-year-old murder. Hollywood already plans to remake it, but you're better off catching the original. March 19, 2010 | NPR· This weekend, Ben Zimmer will take over The New York Times Magazine column William Safire originated in 1979 and continued to write until his death last year. Zimmer's first column will be on the word "no." more Arts & Entertainment from NPR
Opinion
March 19, 2010 | NPR· Plans for immigration reform haven't moved beyond rhetoric. Looking ahead at the planned rally in Washington, D.C., this Sunday, Hector E. Sanchez explains that re-examining the immigration reform will be a necessity for the Obama administration economically and at the polls. March 19, 2010 | NPR· If the house votes 'yes' on health care reform this Sunday, the bill will be ready for a presidential signature. Though Democrats dropped the federal government's power to review insurance rates, Jonathan Cohn says he believes the final draft will pass. March 18, 2010 | NPR· On the make-or-break roll call that will determine the fate of health care reform, bishops are urging that the bill be voted down based on a reading of the abortion provisions in the Senate measure. E.J. Dionne Jr. says if health reform is defeated, the bishops will have played a major role in its demise. more Opinion from NPR
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March 19, 2010 | NPR· Thanks to specials like zero percent financing and price cuts, Toyota sales have risen sharply. A recent Edmunds.com dealer survey finds that so far this month, Toyota has regained the same market share of sales it had before the gas pedal recall. March 19, 2010 | NPR· The problems with Toyota's gas pedals have been front page news for weeks now, but what about the people in front of the pedals? Earlier studies have found that the majority of car-surging incidents were actually the fault of the driver. But the recent problems with cars continuing to accelerate haven't been studied yet. March 19, 2010 | NPR· Western nations have long criticized Afghanistan's failure to curtail opium production, a main source of income for the Taliban. But counterterrorism officials say the problem is far more complex than just drug money, including diverted charity payments and "protection money" from convoys seeking to resupply U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
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March 19, 2010 | NPR· President Obama held a big rally Friday, hoping to persuade the few wavering lawmakers he needs to vote "yes" on the overhaul bill. But protesters outside warned that the country can't afford to extend health insurance to 30 million more people. March 19, 2010 | NPR· In more flush economic times, voters in many states approved education mandates for things like smaller class sizes. But now that states are being forced to slash education budgets, those mandates are coming back to haunt them. March 19, 2010 | NPR· All of the 33 children that U.S. missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after the deadly January earthquake have been returned to their parents. But at least one mother says that she would consider giving up her children for a better life elsewhere than subject them to the desperate living conditions in Haiti.
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March 20, 2010 | NPR· Prokofiev's symphonic story Peter and the Wolf is a classic for kids. An enterprising little boy named Peter, together with a duck, a cat and a bird, outsmarts a wolf. It has been narrated by some of the world's great vocal actors, including Sir Peter Ustinov and Sir John Gielgud. And now — NPR's Scott Simon.
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March 14, 2010 | NPR· He's kicking off a concert tour with a full orchestra. The band he founded, Genesis, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And, at age 60, Gabriel has just released Scratch My Back, on which he reworks great pop songs across the ages.
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