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A New Year, a New Political Reality for President Obama
There will be several challenges ahead for President Obama as he deals with a new Congress and a House controlled by Republicans. How will the new political dynamic on Capitol Hill affect the White House? What new faces will Obama bring in to help shape his policies on the economy and Afghanistan? What can he accomplish with the 2012 election already on the horizon? Also, Denmark and Sweden arrest five in an "imminent" terror plot, and how a purchase of a box of negatives at a Chicago auction led to the discovery of the extraordinary photographic talents of a woman who worked as a nanny. Sara Terry guest hosts.
By Sara Terry • • 50m ListenThere will be several challenges ahead for President Obama as he deals with a new Congress and a House controlled by Republicans. How will the new political dynamic on Capitol Hill affect the White House? What new faces will Obama bring in to his administration to help shape his policies on the economy and Afghanistan? What can he accomplish with the 2012 election already on the horizon? Also, Denmark and Sweden arrest five in an "imminent" terror plot, and the story of Vivian Maier, who worked as a nanny for families on Chicago's North Shore for nearly 40 years -- and made what are being called some of the most remarkable street photos of the 20th century. Sara Terry guest hosts.
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3 storiesDenmark and Sweden Arrest Five in 'Imminent' Terror Plot
Today police in Sweden and Denmark arrested five men suspected of plotting an attack on Danish newspapers that published controversial cartoons of the prophet Mohammed in 2005. Few details have been released, but a statement from the head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service said "an imminent terror attack has been foiled."
Read the story8 minA New Year, a New Congress…a New Obama?
Barack Obama is still on vacation in Hawaii, but it's definitely a working holiday as he and a handful of close advisors are preparing for the year ahead. Next month, for the first time, President Obama will face a Republican-controlled House, a divided Congress on Capitol Hill and an election in 2012.
Read the story35 minStreet Photographer Vivian Maier
A few years ago, John Maloof was looking for old photos for books he was writing on Chicago's neighborhoods. On a hunch, he bought an auction lot of 30,000 negatives. They were the unknown photos of a woman who'd worked as a nanny for 40 years on the city's North Shore and had spent all that time making photographs.
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