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Fort Hunt GIs Sent WWII POWs Care Packages
The secret packages were part of a highly classified effort to help American POWs escape from their German captors. Inside there were baseballs, pipes and cribbage boards that contained compasses, saws, escape maps and radio transmitters.
Obama Fires Back At McCain
A day after John McCain spoke to the group, Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Fla. He told McCain to stop questioning his patriotism and character, and he hit the Arizona senator on his support for Iraq and Pakistan.
U.S. To Build Missiles On Polish Soil
The U.S. and Polish governments have decided to fast-track a missile defense program. The tensions between Georgia and Russia sped the talks that brought about the move. We examine reactions by Russian and European leaders.
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'All My Children' Seeks Iraq War Vet
It's a move that might be inspired by the Oscar-winning movie The Best Years of Our Lives. The popular daytime soap opera All My Children is looking for an Iraq war veteran to play the role of a, well, Iraq war veteran.
In Election Movies, Playing By A Rule of Three
Hollywood has always recognized the potential drama inherent in elections — think The Manchurian Candidate. Bob Mondello and Michele Norris talk about the intersection of ballot box and box office.
Quiz Show Scandals Changed U.S TV
Sixty years ago, a string of scandals emerged around "fixed" TV quiz shows. When the popular program Dotto was suddenly pulled from the air, answers were difficult to come by. The scandals changed the business of television in the U.S.
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Broke Counties Mull Worst-Case Scenarios
Bankruptcy is a common way for people and companies to deal with dire financial straits. But what happens when a government can’t pay its bills? That's a question many rural counties are asking. To find some answers, we sent Chris Lehman to Curry County on the south coast.
Roots: What do you buy a tribal elder?
In previous installments, you heard stories on the sacred tradition of Native American root gathering. Now for the story behind those stories. It took four years for correspondent Anna King to gain the trust of Umatilla tribal members before she was invited to participate.
Roots: Native Woman Tries to Hold On to Tradition
A middle-aged Native American woman from the Umatilla Reservation near Pendleton, Ore., is taking on a big responsibility. The grandmother wants to teach younger generations how to dig roots, pick berries and sing -- to be Indian. Anna King has this profile.
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Jefferson Monthly
On the Record
Tuned In
August 2008
...Unlike most radio stations, however, our programming causes us to principally deal with the smaller elements of the music industry, the artists and labels which feature classical, jazz, folk and singer/songwriter music...
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Transforming the Rogue River
Construction activities to remove two large Rogue River dams have begun, and studies to assess the feasibility of removing a third are in process...
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The Media Mirage – Part II
Tuned In
July 2008
Recently someone at JPR happened to mention that CBS-TV had added prime-time series devoted to cage fighting to its schedule...
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