Obama Promises To Overhaul Spending Programs
Jan 7th, 2009 · The president-elect promised Wednesday to overhaul government spending, naming a former Treasury Department official to oversee the changes.
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Gaza Conflict: 1 More Thing For Obama's To-Do List *
Jan 1st, 2009 · The conflict in Gaza presents a challenge for the incoming Obama administration, which already was facing a packed Middle East agenda. Leslie Gelb tells Steve Inskeep that the question now is whether the situation in Gaza will make it harder for President-elect Barack Obama to keep his campaign promises of active peacemaking between the Israelis and Palestinians. Gelb is a former state and defense department official and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Green Industry In Need Of Trained Workers
Dec 25th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama wants to create five million new green jobs in just 10 years. One of the most promising fronts in the green economy is solar energy. What will the future solar workforce look like? And do the prospects look promising enough for people to make the leap?
Corruption A Fixture In Daily Chelyabinsk Life **
Dec 19th, 2008 · President Dmitri Medvedev has had little success fulfilling his promise to fight corruption in Russia. Corruption in Chelyabinsk has actually worsened in the last decade. Ask someone in the town how he supports himself and the answer is usually ''krutitimsa" or "we hustle."
Obama Set To Name Energy, Environmental Team
Dec 15th, 2008 · President-elect Obama is expected to formally announce the members of his energy and environment teams Monday, making good on promises to focus on global warming with the appointment of a strong slate of candidates that includes Nobel laureate Steven Chu.
Incoming Senator Sees New Era In Alaska Politics
Dec 12th, 2008 · For the first time in 30 years, Alaska will be represented in the Senate by a Democrat. Mark Begich defeated longtime Sen. Ted Stevens in a close race, and he is promising to end Alaska's infamous pork-barrel politics.
GM Makes Case For Bailout With Ad ****
Dec 8th, 2008 · Details on a congressional bailout for U.S. automakers are still being worked out, but a vote in the Senate could come as early as Tuesday. General Motors is doing its best to ease the way. It has run full-page ads admitting past mistakes and promising to overhaul the company.
Hanukkah Lights 2008 ****
Dec 3rd, 2008 · An NPR holiday tradition for nearly two decades, Hanukkah Lights presents brand new fiction to celebrate and illuminate the holiday season — moving tales of discovery and reconciliation, the persistence of hope and the promise of undimmed light — read by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.
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