Congress Cuts Block Grant Program September 30, 2005 With the fiscal year one day away, Congress passes a stop-gap spending resolution that cuts community service block grants by 50 percent. Many of the services affect the poorest of the poor. Congress Cuts Block Grant Program Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4931638/4931639" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress Detailing the Case Against Tom DeLay September 30, 2005 Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) has been charged with criminal conspiracy, forcing him to step aside as House majority leader. A single felony count alleges he conspired to violate Texas law with corporate donations to key legislative races. Detailing the Case Against Tom DeLay Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4931635/4931636" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Libby at Center of CIA 'Outing' Storm September 30, 2005 Before he became Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby spent time working in the State Department, the Department of Defense and the U.S. House of Representatives. Glenn Kessler, State Department reporter for The Washington Post, tells Michele Norris about Libby's career. Libby at Center of CIA 'Outing' Storm Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4931602/4931603" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law 'Times' Reporter Miller Testifies in Plame Case September 30, 2005 New York Times reporter Judith Miller tells a grand jury what she knows about how CIA operative Valerie Plame's name was revealed to the public. The Times says Miller's source was Lewis Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Cheney. 'Times' Reporter Miller Testifies in Plame Case Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4931599/4931600" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress Politics with Juan Williams: DeLay, Katrina and the GOP September 30, 2005 The indictment of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on a conspiracy charge and criticism of the sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina has created some big headaches for Republican politicians. Madeleine Brand talks with NPR senior correspondent Juan Williams about these issues and how they're playing out inside the Beltway. Politics with Juan Williams: DeLay, Katrina and the GOP Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4930882/4930883" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Judith Miller Freed, Will Testify in CIA Outing Case September 30, 2005 New York Times reporter Judith Miller was released from jail Thursday after serving three months for refusing to reveal sources to a federal probe into the leak of a CIA officer's identity. Madeleine Brand talks with NPR media reporter David Folkenflik about the ongoing controversy surrounding Miller and the Bush administration's complicity in the leak. Judith Miller Freed, Will Testify in CIA Outing Case Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4930879/4930880" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Civil-Rights Lawyer Constance Baker Motley September 30, 2005 A look back at the life of Constance Baker Motley, a prominent civil rights attorney and the first African-American woman appointed to the federal judiciary. She died of congestive heart failure on Wednesday. She was 84 years old. Civil-Rights Lawyer Constance Baker Motley Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4930692/4930693" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Rev. Jackson on HUD Secretary, Bennett Comments September 30, 2005 The Rev. Jesse Jackson responds to comments made by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson about New Orleans' black population, and also on radio host Bill Bennett, who said a reduction in crime could hypothetically come by aborting black babies. "That would be an impossibly ridiculous and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down," Bennett said. Rev. Jackson on HUD Secretary, Bennett Comments Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4930686/4930687" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment House Approves Revised Endangered Species Act September 30, 2005 The House voted Thursday to rewrite the Endangered Species Act. The bill is designed to give landowners more say in what happens on their property when endangered species live there. Critics say the proposal will cripple efforts to save vanishing species. House Approves Revised Endangered Species Act Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4930486/4930487" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress DeLay's Fundraising Practices: Crossing the Line? September 30, 2005 Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will appear in court next month after an indictment this week for conspiring to commit campaign finance fraud. Delay says the crime he is accused of was common practice. Renee Montagne talks to Kenneth Gross, a former head of enforcement at the Federal Election Commission. DeLay's Fundraising Practices: Crossing the Line? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4930474/4930475" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Ex-Congressman Dellums May Run for Oakland Mayor September 30, 2005 For more than 20 years, Ron Dellums represented Oakland, Calif., in Congress. Now, liberal voters are hoping he will enter that city's mayoral race. Ex-Congressman Dellums May Run for Oakland Mayor Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4930462/4930463" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Fight Against Poverty Needs Corporate Players September 29, 2005 In the early 1980s, commentator Alexs Pate worked for a company called City Venture Corporation, which pooled big companies' resources to tackle inner-city poverty. It failed. Now, Pate says, it's time to try again to involve corporate America in the inner city. Pate is the author of the novel Amistad and is an assistant professor in African American and African Studies at the University of Minnesota. Fight Against Poverty Needs Corporate Players Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4929663/4929664" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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John Roberts Sworn in as U.S. Chief Justice Outlook for Bush's Next Supreme Court Pick September 29, 2005 Now that John Roberts has been confirmed as chief justice of the Supreme Court, attention turns to President Bush's next nominee for the court. It's a choice that's likely to ignite a fierce battle between Republicans and Democrats. Host Melissa Block talks with NPR's Nina Totenberg about Thursday's events and what lies ahead. Outlook for Bush's Next Supreme Court Pick Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4929651/4929652" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Military Brass Revise Timetable for Troops in Iraq September 29, 2005 Top U.S. military commanders are revising assessments of how soon U.S. troops can begin withdrawing from Iraq. Gen. George Casey said before a skeptical Senate Armed Services Committee that U.S. troops may be able to return home next year. But he also said there is currently just one Iraqi battalion capable of combat. Military Brass Revise Timetable for Troops in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4929645/4929646" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Military Brass Revise Timetable for Troops in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4929645/4929646" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Tom DeLay to Resign from Congress Profile of New House Leader Roy Blunt September 29, 2005 House Republicans' choice to take over Tom DeLay's duties, Roy Blunt, is known by politicians from both parties for his "velvet" approach. But he has been dogged by his own ethics questions. Host Melissa Block talks to Deirdre Shesgreen, Washington correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Profile of New House Leader Roy Blunt Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4929633/4929634" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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