Provenance of Italian Antiquities Disputed *
Dec 26th, 2005 · Italian authorities say they have documents that prove that antiquities in possession of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art may have been looted.
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Case Studied for Clues on Alito's Views of Federalism
Nov 11th, 2005 · Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has been a federal appeals court judge for 15 years, and the opinions he wrote during those years are being examined for clues to how he might vote as a justice. One ruling in particular -- Alito's dissenting opinion in a machine gun possession case -- is being studied for indications of his views on the role of the federal government's power over individual states.
The Plame Case and the Argument for War in Iraq
Oct 26th, 2005 · Steve Inskeep talks to former weapons inspector David Kay about how the CIA-leak investigation is related to the Bush administration's initial argument for war in Iraq. The White House claimed Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
Americans Keeping More Possessions 'Off-Site' *
May 20th, 2005 · A self-storage company was recently sold for more than $2 billion. Americans often have more stuff than space and that's made self-storage a fast-growing industry.
Personal Treasure: A Photo of Einstein Lecturing Black Physicists *
Apr 11th, 2005 · Commentator Freeman describes one of his most prized possessions: a photograph of Albert Einstein lecturing at a historically black college in 1946.
Mitch Hedberg, a Sly, Shy Comic Presence *
Apr 2nd, 2005 · The comic from St. Paul, Minn., used a stoner persona to deliver subtle, wry observational comedy. He made frequent appearances on late-night TV shows. He was shy and battled stage fright, and was once arrested for heroin possession. His death at 37 was reportedly due to heart failure.
New Coverage: ID Theft Insurance
Mar 28th, 2005 · You can already insure your house, your car, your possessions, and your health. But that's hardly good enough for the threats of the 21st century. Now you can insure your Identity. At least, that's Metlife's new strategy to attract customers.
FBI Takes Possession of Looted Iraqi Artifacts
Feb 17th, 2005 · In January, a Marine gave an FBI agent in Pennsylvania eight small objects he'd brought home from Iraq. They were 5,000-year-old stone seals that had been looted from a site near Babylon. The FBI says it's the first recovery by its agents in the United States of looted cultural property from Iraq. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.
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