Activists Press Obama To Renew Progressive Stand

Oct. 4, 2011
Progressive activists played a big role in helping President Obama get elected.

NPR's New Chief Faces Tough Choices On Funding

Oct. 3, 2011
On Sunday, former NPR CEO Vivian Schiller tweeted a strong endorsement for the choice of Gary Knell to replace her. In the same 140 characters, however, Schiller characterized continued federal funding of public radio as "untenable."

Running The Government On Temporary Extensions

Oct. 3, 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a temporary measure — passed by the Senate last week — to keep the government funded through mid-November."Hopefully, we can certainly avoid any shutdown talk this time," said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.

Tough Choices For Greece's Youth In Economic Crisis

Oct. 3, 2011
The financial crisis gripping Greece is having a major impact on the country's young people.

ESPN Pulls Hank Williams Jr. Song From 'MNF' Over Hitler Remark

Oct. 3, 2011
ESPN says it won't use Hank Williams Jr. in tonight's Monday Night Football program, after the singer compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler.

Cities Win Dubious Prize: Most Stuffy Noses

Oct. 3, 2011
If mold, dust and other culprits are shutting down your nasal passages, you might find it useful to know which U.S. cities' residents have it even worse.

Shares In American Airlines' Parent Company Sink

Oct. 3, 2011
As fears spread that American Airlines may be headed for bankruptcy proceedings, shares in the airline's parent company, AMR Corp., plummeted by 41 percent before closing at $1.98 Monday — a 33 percent drop in its value.The stock hadn't closed below $2 since 2003, according to the Associated Press.T

Hostile Crowd Forces Libyan Jew Out Of Synagogue

Oct. 3, 2011
David Gerbi, a Jew whose family fled Libya more than four decades ago, visited Tripoli's old Jewish synagogue on Monday with big plans.

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