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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, could record-breaking rainfall bring an end California's drought? On Reporter's Notebook, 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 • • 52m 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, could record-breaking rainfall bring an end California's drought? On Reporter's Notebook, 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 storiesCould Record-breaking Rainfall End California's Drought?
One of the wettest Decembers in state history has left behind about twice the amount of water considered normal for this time of year in the snow pack high up in the Sierras. So come spring, a lot of water should come down from the mountains into the reservoirs of drought-plagued Southern California.
Read the story10 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 story34 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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