Feb 2nd, 2010 · A new study in the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine finds that an abstinence-only intervention was effective in getting very young teens to delay sexual initiation. But the program is not the same as the abstinence-until-marriage programs funded by the Bush administration.
Jan 27th, 2010 · Former army chief Sarath Fonseka told the country's electoral commission that he would initiate legal proceedings to have the vote annulled after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a resounding re-election victory. Troops also surrounded Fonseka's hotel.
Jan 12th, 2010 · Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc, the oldest black male fraternity, recently placed a moratorium on all new member intake. The decision comes after a recent incident involving hazing injured a man who was being initiated into the fraternity. Host Michel Martin speaks with Lawrence Ross, writer of the book, The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, for more on the decision.
Nov 15th, 2009 · This week, the Senate is expected to release its version of health care overhaul legislation. Questions remain about what a Senate bill will look like. One issue will be whether it includes government-sponsored health insurance, also known as the public option. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Republican governor Jim Douglas of Vermont, who chairs the National Governors Association. He says Vermont's own state-initiated reforms could serve as a model for national changes in health care policy.
Nov 15th, 2009 · This week, the Senate is expected to release its version of health care overhaul legislation. Questions remain about what a Senate bill will look like. One issue will be whether it includes government-sponsored health insurance, also known as the public option. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Republican governor Jim Douglas of Vermont, who chairs the National Governors Association. He says Vermont's own state-initiated reforms could serve as a model for national changes in health care policy.
Aug 7th, 2009 · For decades, Cuban workers cleaned resort hotel rooms and staffed the restaurants, but the island's communist authorities wouldn't let them check in as guests. That policy ended last year with reforms initiated by President Raul Castro, who succeeded his ailing brother, Fidel.
May 6th, 2009 · Prosecutors in Russia have initiated a criminal investigation into the use of helicopters to hunt endangered goats. Environmentalists have said photos from a helicopter crash site appear to show the hunting party had shot endangered Argali goats — famed for their large curly horns.
Oct 26th, 2008 · The Obama machine is new kind of hybrid of top-down leadership and bottom-up energy. While many of its activities are initiated from above, it is also benefiting from a huge outpouring of voter-to-voter self-organizing. By putting the power in supporters' keyboards, the political machinery of 2008 has differed dramatically from that of previous election years. Guest Host Alison Stewart talks with Micah Sifrey, of TechPresident.com and Chuck DeFeo, of Townhall.com about how both parties have used technology to reach out to voters and change campaigning in the future.