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It's Time For NPR to Get Off the Government Payroll

XD45 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:10:14 +0000

NPR gets about 2% of its direct funding from the U.S. government, through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For NPR's member stations, CPB funding is about 10% of their total, with other federal, state, and local government sources kicking in another 6%.

Officials Worry About Some Latino Converts To Islam

Thrain — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:48:27 +0000

The FBI arrested Antonio Martinez, a 21-year-old Muslim convert, Wednesday and charged him with plotting to blow up a military recruitment center. There are two things about this case that make it particularly interesting to counterterrorism officials. The first is that Martinez appears to have been radicalized in the U.S. The second is that he is Latino. Latino converts to radical Islam have been connected to terrorism cases in this country with increasing frequency — and officials are trying to understand why.

NPR Reports On The Keene Drinking Game

mikesylvia — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:17:35 +0000

Keene drinking game reported on NPR's morning edition.