Nov 19th, 2008 · India's navy says one of its warships patrolling the Gulf of Aden battled Somali pirates and destroyed one of their so-called motherships — a supply vessel that helps the pirates operate in open water. The attack occurred Tuesday, the same day Somali pirates hijacked two more ships. Nikolas Gvosdev, teaches national security studies at the U.S. Naval War College, he tells Steve Inskeep what can be done to protect one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
Keywords: security · national · world · protections · commander · Steve Inskeep · battles · destroyed · India · Somali · Nikolas Gvosdev · Navy
Oct 31st, 2008 · Amendment 48 would define "personhood" as beginning at the moment of conception, giving fertilized eggs constitutional rights. But the measure raises a range of questions, such as, would embryos be counted in the state census or as extra passengers in the HOV lane?
Keywords: Colorado · passengers · constitution · embryos · fertilized · lane · HOV · Personhood
Oct 22nd, 2008 · In Southern California, they sure love their cars. And in Santa Anta, motorists didn't even have to get out of their vehicles to vote. On Monday, the city set up drive-thru voting booths. Voters could confirm they're registered, then pull ahead into lanes leading to electronic voting machines, roll down the window and cast their vote. The only thing missing, fries.
Keywords: city · voters · booths · registered · vehicle · electronics · windows · machine · Southern California · motorists · Santa · lane
Oct 15th, 2008 · Three teenaged thieves in Britain got more than they bargained for. The boys snatched a purse away from Janet Lane while she sat on a park bench. But what first looked like an easy theft quickly became a high speed pursuit. Lane took off after them, eventually catching one of the boys by the collar.Turns out the thieves didn't count on their 68-year-old victim being a high school cross-country champion who had never given up running.
Keywords: country · boys · victims · schools · Britain · teenage · theft · bargain · lane · Mugger · Janet Lane · collarTurns
Sep 13th, 2008 · 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.
Keywords: city · evidence · wood · Island · Highway · Galveston · Pumpkin · decorated · lane · suitcase · remnants · southbound
Aug 25th, 2008 · Pirates have been capturing ships and kidnapping crews in the Gulf of Aden — four of them in the past week along. So far, a U.N.-backed naval fleet seems unable to stop them.
Keywords: U.N · naval · Piracy · lane · Gulf of Aden
Jun 30th, 2008 · In a special broadcast from New York, Michel Martin returns to the Brooklyn neighborhood where she grew up. Martin gets a special visit from life-long friend Leslie Groves. The two take a walk down memory lane and share how it feels to be home again.
Keywords: New York · memory · neighborhoods · Brooklyn · friends · Martini · michelle · lane · Michel Martin · Leslie Groves
Jun 19th, 2008 · Monica Ali's best-selling 2003 novel gets the big-screen treatment from director Sarah Gavron. It's a cautious, almost timid take on the story — with a few pleasant surprises.
Keywords: director · culture · London · 2003 · novel · Brick · lane · timid · Monica Ali · Sarah Gavron
