Apr 10th, 2006 · Iran is now the top security threat to the United States, according to the Bush administration's new national security strategy. But little is known about its weapons programs and intentions, according to current and former intelligence officials. The top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee says she recently requested a classified briefing on Iran -- and walked away worried that U.S. intelligence is inadequate and possibly riddled with disinformation.
Keywords: security · committee · intelligence · national · administration · Democrats · Iran · United States · riddled · weapons · Strategy · intention
Apr 5th, 2006 · Judges and prosecutors often lack legal training in Afghanistan's courts. The weakness of the courts is one reason most Afghans still turn to informal community courts. But that system is riddled with human-rights issues.
Keywords: Afghanistan · community · Afghan · public · legal · human · prosecutors · Justice · riddled
Apr 1st, 2006 · Florida plays ugly stepsister to Cinderella, ending George Mason's fairy-tale run in the tournament, 73-58. The Gators await the LSU-UCLA winner in the upset-riddled men's field. On the women's side, four perennial powers: Duke, LSU, Maryland and North Carolina.
Keywords: Maryland · winners · riddled · Florida · NCAA · fairy · North Carolina · tournament · LSU · duking · Cinderella · ugly
Feb 2nd, 2006 · The bodies of 16 men are discovered in Baghdad Thursday, while an average of 50 bodies riddled with bullets show up at Baghdad's main morgue every day. Staggering statistics mark the Iraq conflict: the growing numbers of kidnappings, murders and bombings that mark day-to-day life in the country.
Keywords: bombing · Iraq · murders · country · Baghdad · Bullets · Statistics · riddled · morgue · conflict · kidnappings
Nov 21st, 2005 · Will Shortz is the puzzlemaster for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, when he often confounds listeners with riddles and word games. We test his ability to solve puzzles. Shortz is also the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times
Keywords: games · The New York Times · riddled · Weekend Edition · Confound · Shortz · puzzlemaster · puzzles · crossword
Aug 9th, 2005 · Day to Day senior producer Steve Proffitt presents a new "short list" -- our occasional series of audio riddles. Tuesday's list is inspired by the 10th anniversary of Netscape's initial public offering of stock.
Keywords: senior · public · riddled · anniversary · Audio · Steve Proffitt · Com · Netscape
Apr 24th, 2005 · Iranian-born commentator Roya Hakakian remembers the daunting goal she set for herself -- becoming a writer in English. Although nervous about her command of our language, Hakakian signed up for a poetry class with beat generation poet Allen Ginsberg at Brooklyn College. Hakakian was delighted when Ginsberg trashed her first writing sample as riddled with "clichés" and "overused adjectives." She was thrilled to have mastered the trite phrase.
Keywords: commander · Iranian · riddled · Writer · writing · nervous · language · English · Poetry · poet · Delight · Masters
Sep 22nd, 2004 · NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates, doing double duty as Day to Day literary editor, delivers a "short list" about an up-to-the-minute style that's gotten some unexpected respect in old-school academic circles. This report is part of an occasional series of audio riddles produced in cooperation with independent producers at Transom.org.
Keywords: academic · cooperation · independent · schools · riddled · circles · Audio · literary · Karen Grigsby Bates · Transom.org
