Growing Gas Crisis In Southeastern United States

September 30, 2008 on 5:47 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

Hurricanes Gustav and Ike ravaged the off-shore drilling stations in the Gulf of Mexico, seriously hurting pumping ability and supply networks. Consumers in some states are now facing general gasoline shortages and long lines at the pump.

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Letters: Bailout, Wall Street’s Guilt, Palin’s Candidacy

September 30, 2008 on 5:21 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

Listeners comment on the failed bailout, whether or not Wall Street would have gotten into such trouble without help from the rest of us and Sarah Palin's potential harm to McCain.

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Bailout Pits Free-Market Against Gov’t Regulation

September 30, 2008 on 5:01 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

While politicians blame each other for the House's rejection of the $700 billion bailout bill, some economists warn that if the bill had passed, it would have signaled the end of the "free market" structure in the United States.

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Breast Cancer Detected ‘In The Family’

September 30, 2008 on 3:15 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

Tests for cancer are intimidating enough — and now genetic tests can reveal a patient's predisposition for certain cancers before there are any symptoms. Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick, upon learning she had such a genetic mutation, made a TV documentary about the agonizing choices such tests involve.

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Politics: It’s All In What You Hear

September 30, 2008 on 2:04 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

Bill Bishop, author of The Big Sort, argues that Americans are segregating themselves into ideologically-homogeneous communities. The majority of Americans are so comfortable in their beliefs, says Bishop, that they can't even listen to opposing viewpoints.

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