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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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  • Clinton's Supporters Try to Get Past Her Defeat
    Now that Hillary Clinton has left the presidential race, both Barack Obama and John McCain are courting her more than 17 million supporters. Clinton has told her backers to get behind Obama. But that seems far from a sure thing, if a recent talk with them revealed.
  • Philadelphia's '10,000 Men' Plan Starts Slowly
    The effort to put 10,000 volunteer peacekeepers on the streets of Philadelphia started with a huge rally, and plenty of media coverage, last fall. But the reality has not lived up to that initial promise. Six months later, there are still no street patrols; organizers concede they have only a few hundred reliable volunteers.
  • NASA Balks at Taking Physics Gear Into Space
    NASA has scheduled just 10 more space shuttle flights before retiring its fleet for good. But the space agency may have to add one more mission, to bring a seven-ton $1.5 billion physics experiment into space. The House will vote Wednesday on a bill that would require NASA to plan an additional flight for the gear.
  • Ohio Gov. Strickland Says He Won't Accept VP Slot
    Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, whose name has been floated as a possible running mate for presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama, says he's not looking to fill the No. 2 spot on the Democratic ticket.
  • Letters: ICE Raid in Iowa; 'Hockey Night' Song
    Melissa Block and Michele Norris read listeners' comments about the show. Today's topics: an immigration raid in the town of Postville, Iowa, and the fate of the theme to Hockey Night in Canada.
  • Obstacles Loom for Plan to Keep Troops in Iraq
    In Iraq, there is increasing opposition to a security agreement being negotiated with the United States. U.S. negotiators say a deal can be reached by the July 31 deadline. But Iraqi lawmakers who must approve the "Status of Forces" pact aren't so sure. The deal would provide a legal framework for the continued presence of U.S. troops in Iraq.
  • Colombia Announces Gains in Fighting FARC
    In Colombia, the army says FARC guerrillas are on the run, thanks in part to billions in American aid. Some officials are predicting victory, and a quick end to a conflict that goes back for decades. But to many, the guerrillas remain ever present in the countryside, and promise more trouble for Washington's closest ally in Latin America.
  • In Europe, Bush Calls for a United Front on Iran
    President Bush is in Germany today on the second stop of his weeklong tour of Europe. The president began his trip in Slovenia, with a call for European nations to take a tougher stand on Iran. Speaking at the annual U.S.-European summit, Bush called Iran's nuclear program a danger to world peace.
  • No Movement on Iran Until Bush Is Replaced
    NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says U.S. relations with Iran are stuck and not much is likely to happen until the next U.S. president takes office in January 2009.
  • Markets Send Dollar Higher Despite Troubling News
    It was a confusing day in the financial markets. The day started with a worse-than-expected report on the trade deficit. Normally that would put downward pressure on the dollar, but today the dollar went up. The greenback got a boost from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who said the run-up in oil prices is creating a new opportunity for a spike in inflation.
  • Housing Bailout Plan Sparks Anger for Some
    Congressional leaders hope to wrap up a bill soon that would slow the pace of foreclosures. They're at their highest level since 1979. The bill has strong support from Democrats and quite a few Republicans. But the government bailout plan is also meeting resistance — from renters and even other homeowners.
  • McCain: Obama Would Be Bad for U.S. Business
    Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain said today that rival Barack Obama was bad for business. McCain told a gathering of small-business owners that Obama's economic proposals would result in higher taxes and steeper overhead costs. He also faulted Obama's pledge to renegotiate NAFTA.
  • Senate Fails to Put New Taxes on Oil Firms
    Congress wants to do something about high oil and gas prices, but Democrats and Republicans are talking past each other. Today, Senate Republicans blocked a majority plan to roll back tax breaks for oil companies and impose a windfall profits tax on them to raise money for research on renewable energy.
  • Are You Riding Out the Economy's Bumps?
    Are summer plans being revised? Are you taking more public transportation to save on gas? We're looking to hear your stories on how — or if — you're cutting in today's tough economy.
  • Paul Thorn: Skydiver, Boxer, Rootsy Rocker
    After 10 years of being heralded as the "next big thing," the singer-songwriter has finally cracked the Billboard charts. As the son of a Pentecostal preacher, Thorn has no trouble infusing his latest CD with elements of gospel music.

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