Nov 21st, 2008 · Lawmakers considering a $25 billion aid package for the auto industry made getting a plan from carmakers a condition for getting the money. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid say if there's a viable plan, Congress might return to work in early next month for a vote.
Keywords: Congress · lawmakers · money · industry · Automakers · auto · package · viable · homework · carmakers · Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nov 2nd, 2008 · For this week's assignment, host Andrea Seabrook and our listeners give you ideas for planning a gaffe-free election night party. Next week, we'd like to hear your stories about the smartest thing your pet has ever done. E-mail your stories to Homework@NPR.org, or call the Homework Hotline at 202-408-5183
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Oct 26th, 2008 · Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man — boring. Two weeks ago, we asked our listeners to invent some new monsters for Halloween. To respond to this week's homework, call the hotline at 202-408-5183 or e-mail us at homework@npr.org.
Keywords: monsters · Halloween · Dracula · homework · Hotline · Frankenstein · HomeworkNPRorg
Oct 9th, 2008 · Many teens today bounce between computers, music, cell phones and homework. They might appear superproductive, but science says otherwise: Every time we switch tasks, the brain shuts down connections to key information.
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Oct 5th, 2008 · Last week host Andrea Seabrook asked you to sing your favorite school fight songs — and you gave us your best cheers and hollers.
Keywords: schools · Andrea Seabrook · songs · homework
Sep 28th, 2008 · Last week, host Andrea Seabrook asked listeners to send in home recordings and photographs of their oddest musical instrument. The responses were eclectic, and some were indeed strange. Here is a smattering of some of the more interesting instrument descriptions from listeners.
Keywords: music · Andrea Seabrook · Strange · Photographs · instrumentation · odd · description · eclectic · homework · Oddest · smattering
Sep 21st, 2008 · Host Andrea Seabrook asks listeners to send in home recordings of their oddest musical instrument. Those recordings can be e-mailed to NPRHomework@gmail.com.
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Sep 1st, 2008 · Web search engines are all clamoring to get kids' attention. Many offer kid-friendly versions of their search engines, designed to help with homework and capture a loyal following from the youngest of Web surfers in the process.
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