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German Left Courts the Working Class

A new political party in Germany has made saving the working class and the country's welfare system rallying points for attracting votes. Die Linke, or the Left Party, is drawing support from mainstream parties with a radical message.

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23.04.2009 06:01:00 - NPR Topics: News

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French Novelist Awarded Nobel Literature Prize

French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has been awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for literature. Antoine Compagnon, a professor of French Literature at Columbia University, says there are two periods in Le Clezio's work: it was more experimental in the 1960s and '70s, and later it featured traveling and exoticism.

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10.10.2008 00:08:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Treasury Plan For Capital Injections Examined

The White House says the Treasury Department is "actively considering" capital injections into troubled banks. David McCormick, the undersecretary for international affairs at the Department, says the move is different from nationalization because the government would be a minority shareholder in the institutions.

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09.10.2008 22:49:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Obama Outspending McCain On TV Ads

Last week alone, Barack Obama outspent John McCain by about $6 million in television advertising. Jonathan Martin of Politico says there are two elements to the story: Obama's enormous fundraising advantage over McCain, and how much money the Democrat is pouring into advertising in red states.

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09.10.2008 22:41:00 - NPR Topics: News

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McCain, Obama Spar On Economy

The economy has taken center stage again with both John McCain and Barack Obama promising to help homeowners. In Ohio, Obama criticized McCain's plan to buy mortgages. In Wisconsin, McCain said Obama was opposed to helping homeowners.

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09.10.2008 22:34:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Treasury Department Grapples With Options

The Treasury Department is considering options as it continues to grapple with the financial meltdown. In addition to buying up toxic mortgage assets, it may buy equity stakes in major commercial banks.

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09.10.2008 22:26:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Dow Falls Below 8,600 For First Time Since 2003

The Dow Jones industrial average has fallen below 8,600 points for the first time since 2003. Cary Leahey, senior economist with Decision Economics, says many of the Bush administration's moves have come too late and the market is trading off of "fear and just more fear."

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09.10.2008 22:23:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Markets Wilt On Worries About Credit Woes

Panic returned to the markets Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrials diving to below 9,000 points for the first time in five years. The upheaval came even as the Bush administration signaled that some of the money in the $700 billion bailout package could be used to invest directly in troubled banks.

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09.10.2008 22:01:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Chicago Proposes Gay-Friendly High School

The school would seek to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students from bullying. While some residents embrace the idea of the school, others say it would result in needless segregation. It would open in 2010, pending school board approval.

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09.10.2008 21:20:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Report: Taliban Gaining Strength In Afghanistan

A draft report from U.S. intelligence agencies says Afghanistan faces a "downward spiral" as Taliban fighters threaten stability in the region. They're conducting more sophisticated attacks, increasingly encroaching on government and working more closely with al-Qaida, it says.

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09.10.2008 21:07:00 - NPR Topics: News

German Left Courts the Working Class

French Novelist Awarded Nobel Literature Prize

Treasury Plan For Capital Injections Examined

Obama Outspending McCain On TV Ads

McCain, Obama Spar On Economy

Treasury Department Grapples With Options

Dow Falls Below 8,600 For First Time Since 2003

Markets Wilt On Worries About Credit Woes

Chicago Proposes Gay-Friendly High School

Report: Taliban Gaining Strength In Afghanistan

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