By Laurel Bowman Washington 29 October 2009 Kenneth Feinberg A top Treasury Department official has ordered pay cuts for the 25 highest-paid executives at seven companies that received government bail-outs. But he says he doesn't want broader powers

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Hard work is going on at a Washington, D.C., museum. A man tightens a bolt with a wrench. A farm worker fills his sack with cotton. Rosie the Riveter rolls up her sleeve for a factory job. To be precise, these are depictions of h

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: It has been said that the best things in life are free, and that thought is the inspiration behind our Commercials for Nicer Living Project version 2-0-1-7. We asked you to tell us some of the things that make life just a little

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By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 24 August 2006 watch Iran-Iraq Link report A senior military spokesman says there is clear evidence that Iran has directly aided insurgents in Iraq. Those comments follow Iraq's deadliest month since the U.S.-led

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AS IT IS 2014-07-17 Bergdahl Returns to Active Duty 贝里达尔返回前线部队 American soldier Bowe Bergdahl has returned to active duty in the United States Army. The Taliban in Afghanistan kidnapped and held Sergeant Bergdahl for five years. A

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US Public Divided on Bergdahl, Taliban Prisoner Swap 美国与塔利班交换囚犯受质疑 WASHINGTON Even as President Obama defends his decision to trade five Taliban prisoners for one U.S. Army sergeant, there are early indications the American

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US Lawmakers to Probe Bergdahl Release 美国国会将调查伯格达尔的获释 WASHINGTON Later this week, U.S. lawmakers will hold the first hearings into the prisoner swap that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in return for five Taliban detaine

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: At most Supreme Court confirmation hearings, you hear a lot about divisive social issues - abortion, affirmative action, same-sex marriage. And the hearings next week on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will be no exception. Bu

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Let's talk about where the Russia story is now. It's certainly been a public relations nightmare for the White House. Some are even using the word treason to describe the Trump campaign's now-proven interest in cooperating with t

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: The nation's epidemic of opioid abuse has created new opportunities for insurance fraud. Health care insurance pays for the costs of recovery. That's led to a boom in residential treatment programs for addicts, some of which use de

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The federal ban on sports betting is tested before the Supreme Court today. Now, we do not know the odds in Vegas on how this case will turn out, but we do know that the United States prohibits sports betting in most states. The

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today the United States Supreme Court considers just what you can trademark. Most familiar names and logos are registered trademarks, from the McDonald's golden arches to the apple on an iPhone. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In the last t

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The painter David Hockney once said, quote, it is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work. A major retrospective opens in London tomorrow at the Tate Britain museum, giving vi

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: When the country elects a Republican president and there's an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court, it's expected the president will nominate a conservative to fill that seat. The question is, what kind of conservative? There are dif

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that could have implications for death row inmates. It was brought on behalf of a man from Alabama. At issue is whether an indigent defendant whose sanity is a significant fact

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The United States Supreme Court is busy this week with a ninth justice, Neil Gorsuch, on the bench. Today, the court hears arguments in a Missouri case with the potential to open state coffers for aid to parochial schools. Like M

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'It's Very Lonely': Kathleen Turner Stars As Joan Didion In 'Magical Thinking' play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0006:07repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or upd

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: The artist Mark Bradford grew up in Los Angeles. He was a MacArthur Fellow and a hairdresser. Last year, he represented the U.S. at the Venice Biennale. Now the Venice art is on view in Baltimore. Bradford's work and life are pret

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 August 2007 The U.S. military command in Iraq is blaming al-Qaida for spectacular bombings on Tuesday that killed at least 250 people. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. An Iraqi boy picks through the rubble after a c

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Trump today took the extraordinary step of overruling his Republican predecessor George W. Bush and granting a pardon to Lewis Scooter Libby. He served as chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicte

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