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Iran Defies West With Plans For New Nuclear Sites
Iran says its decision to build 10 more uranium-enrichment plants is a direct response to an IAEA resolution criticizing Iran for secret nuclear activities. Iran may not have the capacity to carry out the plan, but its announcement has prompted talk of new sanctions.
Mom Finds Strength To Fight For Wounded Marine
Nearly four years ago, Jose Pequeno's Humvee was hit by a grenade in Iraq and he was severely brain damaged. Jose can't talk, walk or eat. But his mother Nellie Bagley has stayed by his side and fought for resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs — paving the way for other families who may follow.
Notre Dame Fires Football Coach Weis
A string of disappointing seasons capped by an agonizing four-game losing streak spelled the end of the former NFL offensive coordinator's tenure at South Bend, Ind. Charlie Weis had a 35-27 record in five seasons at Notre Dame, a worse mark than his most recent predecessors.
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Jordanian Journalist Lifts Veil On Honor Killings
According to the United Nations, five thousand women a year are victims of so-called "honor killings." These women are murdered, often by family members, for perceived cultural offenses, like getting pregnant out of wedlock. Jordanian journalist Rana Husseini has spent more than a decade investigating honor killings in her home country. She talks about her new book Murder In the Name of Honor .
The Smothers Brothers: A 'Dangerously Funny' Pair
In the late 1960s, Tommy and Dick Smothers challenged those who tried to tame their wildly popular show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. TV critic David Bianculli joins host Terry Gross to talk about the legendary comedy duo who tackled political issues and censorship.
Hal Holbrook, Basking In 'That Evening Sun'
After a lifetime of acting, the 84-year-old Hal Holbrook is still racking up new accomplishments. Last year, he received his first Oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his performance in Into The Wild. This year, he stars in a new film, That Evening Sun.
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Wildlife Rehabers Reverse Damage Caused on Highway
In the rural West, summer is roadkill season. But what happens to animals who live through their encounter with our cars, injured, but not dead? Fish and Wildlife agencies, the police, and most vets don’t take them in. That’s where wildlife rehabilitators come in -- the people who act as the emergency room doctors for injured critters. Jessica Robinson has this story.
Savage Rapids Lesson: Removing Dams No Easy Task
After two decades of conflict, crews are finally jackhammering the Savage Rapids Dam into oblivion. The southern Oregon dam on the Rogue River doesn't even produce electricity. Yet, removing it proved complicated and controversial. Efforts to return other rivers to free-flowing channels are getting more attention across the Northwest and in Congress. But what happened with the Savage Rapids Dam gives some indication of how difficult it can be to rip out these engineering feats of the last century. JPR’s Jessica Robinson has this story.
Oregon's Poetry Out Loud Finalist Signs Her Words
Today, a high school student from Oregon will appear in a competition in Washington D.C. called Poetry Out Loud. She’s eighteen-year-old Tiffany Hill of Eugene. Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest in which teens memorize and deliver classic poems. Only, Hill won’t be saying anything ... at least not out loud. Hill is the first deaf student to compete in the national competition -- she’ll deliver her poems in American Sign Language. JPR’s Jessica Robinson has this profile.To watch Hill signing "Inside Out" by Diane Wakoski in the state finals, click here.
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Jefferson Monthly
Southern Oregon Wine
A Sustainability Story
Many Rogue Valley residents have no concern that the area is known less for its wine than it could be. Perhaps they prefer to keep the region from becoming a Napa-style wine theme park. On the other hand, emerging from the shadows as a region far from a major city, some southern Oregon wineries are earning high ratings and getting press attention from major wine publications.
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The Chaos Scenario
JPR listeners probably know Bob Garfield best as co-host of NPR’s On the Media (heard Saturdays at 11 AM on our News and Information Service). However, Garfield has recently been on the lecture circuit promoting his new book, The Chaos Scenario, which describes the collapse of the old order of mass media and explores the media world which will ensue.
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Melanesia, Lost and Found
There is nothing quite like days at sea in the South Pacific. The sea is calm and blue, the clouds are white, and the islands, coming over the horizon one after another, are green and wild. And what wonderful names they have!
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