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Republicans Set Their Sights on NPR and PBS
The audience for National Public Radio has been growing fast, but Republicans want to defund it, along with Public TV. We hear about ideological issues and about different consequences for urban centers and rural areas that don’t have alternatives. Also, President Obama holds forth on Egypt and budget cuts. On Reporter's Notebook, is the New York Stock Exchange being swallowed up?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe audience for National Public Radio has been growing fast, but Republicans want to defund it, along with Public TV. We hear about ideological issues and about different consequences for urban centers and rural areas that don’t have alternatives. Also, President Obama holds forth on Egypt and budget cuts, and the New York and Frankfort stock exchanges are merging. Who are the likely winners and losers?
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3 storiesPresident Obama Holds Forth on Egypt, Budget Cuts
President Obama has promised to reduce America's massive deficit. Today, at his first full-fledged news conference of this year, he was asked why he hasn't addressed the most important causes -- Medicare, Social Security and the tax code — as Republicans have demanded. Jonathan Weisman is White House reporter for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story8 minPublic Broadcasting on the Firing Line Once Again
In the 1990's, Big Bird, Kermit and all their friends saved Bill Moyers, Frontline and the rest of public broadcasting from Republican budget cuts. But charges of liberal bias never went away. Last year, NPR's news analyst Juan Williams told Fox News he was "nervous" flying with passengers wearing "Muslim garb."
Read the story35 minNYSE Merges with the Bourse
Last week, the London and Toronto stock exchanges announced a merger . Today, the New York and Frankfort Stock Exchanges have agreed to merge in a deal worth some $10 billion. What will that mean for the financial world and American shareholders?
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