"There are men that will make you books, and turn them loose into the world, with as much dispatch as they would do a dish of fritters."
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Spanish writer
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Hating On The President: A Great American Pastime
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:20:00 -0400
Is there anything a president can do to escape widespread criticism? Get another job, perhaps. Historians say it's in Americans' DNA to turn on whoever is in the White House. We've been doing it since the beginning.
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Voters To The Parties: It’s A Date, Not A Marriage
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:01:00 -0400
Every time power shifts between the major parties in Washington, pundits and prognosticators say there's been a sea change. But in truth, voters can and often do change their minds quickly about who should be in charge.
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Oracle Names Ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd Co-President
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:49:00 -0400
Oracle Corp. has announced that former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is joining the database software maker as co-president. Oracle said in a statement Monday that Hurd will also serve as a member of the board of directors. He will report to CEO Larry Ellison.
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Tropical Storm Hermine Crosses Into Texas
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:19:00 -0400
Tropical Storm Hermine rolled into south Texas early Tuesday, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to an area battered by Hurricane Alex earlier this summer. Hermine made landfall in northeastern Mexico late Monday and crossed into Texas within hours, bringing with it winds of up to 65 mph.
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Turks Hope For Lasting Cease-Fire With Kurds
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400
The summer has been marked by violent attacks and reprisals between Kurdish separatist rebels and security forces. But a Ramadan cease-fire has some Turks hoping that the two sides can return the long-running conflict to a nonviolent path.
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Fishermen Break Tradition To Keep Jobs
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
New England's fish stocks are severely depleted. A lack of fish, plus the high cost of going to sea, has put a lot of fishermen out of business. A group of fishermen in Port Clyde, Maine, are changing the marketing and processing of their catch in hopes of making more money on fewer fish.
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Obama Proposes $50 Billion For Infrastructure
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
Labor Day is the traditional campaign kick off, and President Obama traveled to Milwaukee, Wisc., to mark the moment Monday. But with the economy still sagging and Democrats looking at dismal poll numbers, it's tough place to start.
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True Or Not, Political Ads Kick Into High Gear
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
To help make sense of the impending avalanche of campaign ads, NPR has partnered with PolitiFact to present the Message Machine Fall TV Preview. Bill Adair, editor of PolitiFact.com, talks to Steve Inskeep about what to expect from the fall campaign season. PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times.
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Rite Of Passage: Moving Into A College Dorm
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
It's an annual ritual in Boston, as well as other areas across the country, parents help their kids move in at college dormitories. In Boston, move-in day is pretty chaotic and ties up traffic.
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Soros Donates $100 Million To Human Rights Watch
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400
Billionaire George Soros announces a new initiative Tuesday. The founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations will be making a gift of $100 million over 10 years to the nonprofit group Human Rights Watch. Steve Inskeep speaks to philanthropist George Soros about his initiative.
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In Young Kids, Lack Of Sleep Linked To Obesity Later
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Infants and preschoolers who don't get enough nighttime sleep have higher odds of being obese as they grow up. And napping isn't a substitute. Over the past three decades, obesity rates have doubled among children age 2 to 5, and tripled among 6- to 11-year-olds.
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ABC News President David Westin Steps Down
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:40:00 -0400
ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resigning and will leave by the end of the year.
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Money Can Buy Happiness
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:42:00 -0400
People's emotional well-being -- happiness -- increases along with their income up to about $75,000, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Colorado Fire Destroys Homes, Triggers Evacuations
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
A wind-driven wildfire broke out in the rugged Colorado foothills and quickly spread across 5 1/2 square miles Monday, destroying some homes and triggering evacuations of as many as 1,000 others. No injuries were reported.
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Little Rock 9 Member Jefferson Thomas Dies
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:07:00 -0400
Thomas was among nine black students to integrate a Little Rock high school in the nation's first major battle over school segregation. He died Sunday in Ohio of pancreatic cancer. He was 67.
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