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Test-Driving A Hummer H3, In Baghdad
The American Hummer, made known to Iraqis through U.S. military operations, is now being advertised and sold as a status symbol to young, wealthy Iraqis. NPR's Ivan Watson test-drove an H3 on the streets of Baghdad and picked up compliments along the way.
Automakers Get Second Chance To Pitch For Bailout
The Senate banking panel has held a hearing on why Congress should give the troubled automakers $34 billion in federal loans. The CEOs of the Big Three automakers, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger and economist Mark Zandi testified.
Bernanke's Mortgage Fix Plan Analyzed
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke today outlined what the government needs to do to fix the mortgage crisis. Christopher J. Mayer, senior vice dean and Paul Milstein professor of real estate at Columbia Business School, talks about what the plan would entail.
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Billionaire Eli Broad Offers To Bail Out L.A. Museum
The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art is in serious financial trouble. The museum has rising operational costs and is not receiving enough money from donors. Philanthropist and art-lover Eli Broad discusses the conditions of his $30 million offer to save MOCA.
Conceptualizing Sol Lewitt's 'Wall Drawings'
Sol LeWitt was one of the pioneers of conceptual art. He saw it in his mind, then communicated it to others to complete. Dozens of people have done just that with his ideas for his famous Wall Drawings, which are now at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
Louisiana Seduces Filmmakers With Tax Breaks
Several states are trying to boost their budgets by luring Hollywood movie productions. Louisiana offers tax credits to filmmakers who produce movies in the state. Greg Albrecht, chief economist for Louisiana's Legislature, discusses how one justifies such incentives in a rough economy.
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Senate Candidates Saturate Oregon Airwaves
If you’ve turned on your TV lately, you can’t miss a slew of political ads. If you live in Oregon, the airwaves are saturated with an especially nasty slugfest. Democrat Jeff Merkley is trying to unseat Republican Gordon Smith in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the nation. Correspondent Chris Lehman has more.
Measure 59: Tax Fairness or Impending Disaster?
Supporters of Measure 59 on this year’s Oregon ballot say it will end a practice of double taxation. Opponents mock it as tax fairness ... for millionaires. Both sides agree it will mean the state will lose more than a billion dollars of revenue. Correspondent Chris Lehman reports.
Measure 54: School Project on the Ballot
Nearly every public high school student has to take a civics class to graduate. That’s where you learn how government works. Some students at a Portland high school put their new-found knowledge into action. The result is Measure 54 on this year’s Oregon ballot. Correspondent Chris Lehman explains.
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Green – ’Tis the Season
So many of our modern holiday traditions evolved from the ancient celebrations of winter’s solstice...
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Election 2008
Tuned In
December 2008
My column deadline is in two days — which means it falls the day before the November 4th general election...
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Best of the Year 2008
Times may be tough in the music business and beyond; but that hasn’t dimmed the relevance of music in the slightest...
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Through richly textured stories and insightful conversation about everything
from opera to comic books, PRI's Studio 360 presents ideas that are provocative,
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