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NPR: Weekend Edition
Revisiting 'Babyface'
Not heard since 1933: "You've got to use men to get the things you want"

"In 1933, Warner Brothers released the film Babyface, starring Barbara Stanwyck. As a pre-code film, it's always been known for it's provocative material, but until recently no one knew exactly how racy it really was." - NPR.

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LEFT VIEW:

Social Security:
Reuters:
"Bush Retirement Accounts Plan Dead -- Top Democrat"
Feb. 2, 2005

Health Care:
Yahoo:
"Kerry Battling Bush
on Health Care Planing"
Jan. 27, 2005

Iraq:
Yahoo:
"Kennedy Calls for U.S.
Withdrawal from Iraq
[Jan. 27, 2005]

Financial Times*:
"US ignored warning on
Iraqi oil smuggling"
Jan. 13, 2005 *[Free for 2 days]

The Culture Wars:
The New York Times*:
A Moratorium on Weddings
If Gays Can't Marry in This Church,
No One Will [1/13/05]

Politics:
Seatle Times:
GOP Loses Round in Election Case"
Jan. 21, 2005

Chicago Tribune*:
"Rep. Emanuel to Chair DCCC
Jan. 13, 2005

AP News:
"Mont. Court Breaks Tie
in Favor of Dems"
Dec. 29, 2004

Washington Post*:
"DNC Chief Advises
Learning From GOP"
Dec. 11, 2004

RIGHT VIEW:

Health Care:
Reuters/Yahoo News:
"Bush Offers High-Tech
Health Care Prescription
[Jan. 27, 2005]

The Agenda:
Washington Post*:
"Social Security Changes, Tax Cuts
Among GOP Senators' 10 Priorities"

Education:
AP/Yahoo News:
"Bush Outlines Proposals
for H.S. Students
"President Bush is beginning his push to require HS seniors to take math and reading tests'" [1/12/05]
LA Times*: Analysis [1/13]

Washington Times:
"Tort reform bill vetoed by Ehrlich
"Gov. Ehrlich [MD] vetoed a medical-malpractice insurance reform bill that includes a tax on HMOs, calling the measure 'a tax on working families.'"
Jan. 11, 2005

Washington Post:
"Hastert to seek funds for
cut road projects.
House Members Vent Anger at Istook"
[MW and Eastern R's fight w/ Western R's over Amtrak funding]

CNN:
"Bush to make European trip
in February"
"Pres Bush will travel to Belgium, Germany and the Slovak Republic in Feb. for meetings with NATO allies and Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin."

Politics:
Reuters:
Bush to renominate Judges
blocked by Democrats
Dec. 23, 2004

The Hill:
"Give us more power,
says GOP class of '94"

Washington Times:
"Reforms a Priority on GOP Agenda
Jan. 05, 2005

Life News:
"Abortion advocates continue
pre-emptive attack on Scalia"

NON-PARTISAN

Iraq:
BBC: [1.31.05]
"A Iraq poll 'a victory over terror"

Washington Post: [1.31.05]
"Insurgents Attacked, but Voters Persevere"
"I'm always attracted to the statement of [Winston] Churchill's that you can always count on the Americans to do the right thing -- after they try everything else."
AP:
"Audit: $9 Billion Unaccounted
for in Iraq [1.31.05]

South Asia Tsunami:
BBC News:
Clinton 'to get UN tsunami Post
"President Bill Clinton has been chosen to be the UN's special envoy for tsunami relief in South Asia, according to reports" [2.1.05]

Social Security:
AP:
"Analysts: Social Security
OK 'Til 2020" [1.31.05]

AP/Yahoo News:
"Bush Aide Argues for
Social Security Cuts"
Rove's email to "Opinion makers" [1/6/05]

AP/ABC News:
"White House Eyes
Social Security Accounts"
Using 2/3 of Payroll Taxes [1/5/05]

New York Times*:
"In Ads, AARP criticizes
plan on privatization [12/30/04]

Diplomacy:
Reuters:
"Rice to Visit Middle East, Signals U.S. Push for Peace"

The Budget:
MSNBC: Bush to Seek About $80 Bln for Military Operations
USA Today: War cost drives record deficit [1.26.05]
Washington Post: Record '05 Deficit

National Security:
AP:
U.S. Foresaw Terror Threats in 1970s
"A government panel developed plans against terrorist acts ranging from radiological "dirty bombs" to airline missile attacks, according to documents" [1.23.05]

Medicare:
Washington Post*:
"Drugmakers Launch Discounts for Uninsured Card Program Aims to Increase Access" [1/12/05]

Environment:
New York Times*:
"Administration overhauls rules
for US forests" [12/23/05]

National Geographic:
"Spray-On Solar-Power Cells
Are True Breakthrough"
Jan. 14, 2005

ABC News:
"Views on Iraq grow more negative, Bushes approval ratings follow"
Dec. 22, 2004