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Fact-Checking The Candidates' Debate

During their debate Friday night, Barack Obama and John McCain clashed on the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and on the U.S. role in the world. A flare-up over Iran was the most contentious part of the debate. Were the candidates' statements about their foreign policy positions truthful?

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27.09.2008 19:12:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Sandbag House Wins Humanitarian Award

This week, the Curry Stone Design Prize was awarded to a South African architecture firm that figured out how to make a cheap house with a timber frame and a whole lot of sandbags. The houses are energy efficient and easily assembled, and could replace more hazardous structures in the shantytowns around Cape Town.

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27.09.2008 19:08:00 - NPR Topics: News

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House GOP Holds Out For More Say In Bailout Plan

Congress and the White House are trying to come up with a plan to pull the nation's financial markets from the abyss. Talks on the proposed $700 billion bailout fell apart Thursday when House Republicans revolted over news that a deal had been struck when they weren't on board. They returned to the bargaining table Friday.

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27.09.2008 18:48:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Debate Didn't Change Minds Of Wavering Ind. Voters

Many voters who say they have not yet made up their minds in the election say the debates will be key in helping them decide between Barack Obama and John McCain. In Indiana, a state that some recent polls indicate may now be in play, a group of undecided voters gathered Friday night to watch the debate.

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27.09.2008 16:34:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Government Financial Rescues On The Rise

The government stepped in to help Bear Stearns and recently orchestrated a takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. How far will the government go to rescue other firms like Lehman Brothers? Business journalist Joe Nocera talks with host Scott Simon about the moral and practical hazards.

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14.09.2008 02:26:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Job Woes Spread To Previously Stable Sectors

Unemployment is on the rise. The latest data peg the nation's unemployment rate at 6.1 percent. Job loss that was once confined to problem sectors, such as construction and mortgage finance, is now spreading across the labor market.

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14.09.2008 01:38:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Rescue Efforts Under Way In Houston

Richard Cole, rescue chief of the Houston Fire Department, talks about the rescue efforts under way in Houston.

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14.09.2008 01:26:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Surveying The Hurricane's Aftermath

Houston and Baytown, Texas, were severely damaged by Hurricane Ike.

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14.09.2008 01:25:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Hurricane Ike Devastates Coastal Texas

Hurricane Ike made landfall as a Category 2 storm in Texas early Saturday. It has weakened as it moves farther inland.

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14.09.2008 01:21:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Remnants Of Lives Litter Highway To Galveston

The strongest evidence of the huge storm was visible just outside the island city of Galveston: The highway was partially blocked by everything from boats, suitcases, a carved pumpkin and other home decorations to chairs, kayaks, toys, wood and other building materials was piled up all over the southbound lane.

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14.09.2008 00:26:00 - NPR Topics: News

Fact-Checking The Candidates' Debate

Sandbag House Wins Humanitarian Award

House GOP Holds Out For More Say In Bailout Plan

Debate Didn't Change Minds Of Wavering Ind. Voters

Government Financial Rescues On The Rise

Job Woes Spread To Previously Stable Sectors

Rescue Efforts Under Way In Houston

Surveying The Hurricane's Aftermath

Hurricane Ike Devastates Coastal Texas

Remnants Of Lives Litter Highway To Galveston

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