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Political Corner: DeLay Indictments, Harriet Miers

Oct 6th, 2005 · NPR senior correspondent Juan Williams is joined by Donna Brazile, Democratic political strategist and author of Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics and the Rev. Joseph Watkins, head of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Philadelphia and a member of the first President Bush's White House staff. They talk about at the mounting legal problems of Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX), indicted for conspiracy and money laundering, and the pros and cons of President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, Harriet Miers.

Keywords: President Bush · White House · senior · politics · Democrats · Juan Williams · Rep · legal · money · conspiracy · Indicted · Nominee

Pros and Cons of 40-Year Home Mortgages

Jul 26th, 2005 · Pros and Cons of 40-Year Home Mortgages July 26, 2005 · Alex Chadwick talks money with Day to Day personal finance contributor Michelle Singletary. This week, they discuss the pros and cons of 40-year home mortgages

Keywords: money · Alex Chadwick · finances · 2005 · personal · pros · Michelle Singletary · Mortgage · Cons of Year Home Mortgages

AirfareWatchdog.com: Cheap Seats on the Web ***

Jul 13th, 2005 · Madeleine Brand talks to syndicated travel journalist and blogger George Hobica to get the inside scoop on how the pros scour the Internet for cheap airline tickets. Hobica collects info on inexpensive seats at his Web log, airfarewatchdog.com.

Keywords: Madeleine Brand · Internet · Airlines · collection · Bloggers · pros · Info · Inexpensive · syndicated · tickets · AirfareWatchdog.com · George Hobica

Hondurans Brace for Pros, Cons of CAFTA *

May 19th, 2005 · The Central America Free Trade Agreement is as controversial in other countries as it has in the United States. For Honduras and other relatively poor countries, the consequences of free trade with the world's largest economy could be enormous.

Keywords: world · poor · United States · Economy · countries · pros · Honduras · CAFTA · Hondurans

Consumer Choice: Pros and Cons

Mar 24th, 2005 · Barry Schwartz, a psychology professor at Swarthmore College, says quality of life can suffer when people have too many options. Russell Roberts, a professor of economics at George Mason University, believes consumers benefit by having choices.

Keywords: economic · professor · Consumers · Swarthmore College · pros · psychology · George Mason University · Russell Roberts · Barry Schwartz

The Huge Airbus A380: Pros and Cons ****

Jan 18th, 2005 · Europeans were privy to a momentous party last night, in a hangar. In Toulouse, France, Airbus unveiled its latest jumbo jet, the A380. Among the plane's claims to fame: it can hold 555 passengers, and could possibly include casinos or nurseries -- the plane is as big as a football field. But what are the benefits are of having such a large plane on the market?

Keywords: European · benefits · France · fame · passengers · football · Casinos · pros · Airbus · Jumbo · Toulouse · A380

Youth Orchestras Rival the Pros *

Nov 18th, 2004 · The fourth installment of our series on the state of music education in America's schools focuses on youth orchestras. NPR's Korva Coleman speaks with renowned National Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin about the University of Maryland's National Orchestra Institute.

Keywords: director · educating · America · schools · music · youth · orchestras · pros · Leonard Slatkin · University of Maryland · National Symphony Orchestra · Korva Coleman

Madden Football

Sep 14th, 2004 · Not content to merely watch the pros play football, NPR's Steve Inskeep tries his hand at the top-selling video game, Madden NFL. Guiding Steve's play is Brian Ekberg, the sports editor of the online magazine GameSpot.

Keywords: Steve Inskeep · video · sporting · magazine · football · selling · online · NFL · pros · Guiding Steve · Brian Ekberg · GameSpot