NPR 2010-02-26

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The president, the vice president and Congresss top lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are sparring over health care overhaul in the glare of TV lights. The White House says it is really hoping for c

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AP 2010-02-21

The evacuation fatigue has set in, I know, with a lot of people. But as one who has toured the facility, the area and seen the devastation of the homes, you must evacuate. Only 50% of those who have been told to evacuate have evacuated at this time,

NPR 2010-12-23

The Senate has passed two major pieces of legislation this afternoon that had been caught in the grips of political stalemate. By a vote of 71-26, the Senate has ratified a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia. And Andrew Seabrook of NPR tells us that

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SSS 2010-12-13

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Galileo first spotted Saturn's rings 400 years ago. But since then, scientists have been stumped about how they got there. Because the rings are almost pure wa

SSS 2010-09-15

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