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Violence on the US Mexico Border
From: Lorne Matalon
Series: The Mexican Army, Drug Cartels and US Aid
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Cartel Affect on El Paso, Texas and Juarez,Mexico

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 06:43
Threats to Mexican Lawmakers
From: Lorne Matalon
Series: The Mexican Army, Drug Cartels and US Aid
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Cartels Threaten Mexican Lawmakers

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 02:31
Plan Mexico
From: Lorne Matalon
Series: The Mexican Army, Drug Cartels and US Aid
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Should the US Give Military Assistance to Mexico ?

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:35
Neighborhoods suffer as a result of gang violence
From: Adam Allington
Series: Block by Block: Street Gangs in St. Louis
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Communities are devided block by block as gangs compete for territory

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
Blood Donors Scarce in Hawaii
From: Ben Markus
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Across the Country, and Here in Hawaii Blood Supplies are Dwindling

  • Added: Aug 16, 2008
  • Length: 03:56
Hawaii Foster Kids Reconnect with Long Lost Family
From: Ben Markus
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Epic Ohana Helps Foster Kids Trace Family

  • Added: Aug 16, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
Demand for Food Stamps Grows as Economy Struggles
From: Mary Rose Madden
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This Federal entitlement is not as effective as it could be.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 20, 2008
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Highways Day Trip #1 - The REAL Health Care Crisis
From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways
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There's lots of talk about the health coverage crisis - but the real crisis is that there aren't enough doctors to go around - a report from North ...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
Blue Highways #1: Iraq's Forgotten Home Front (w/ news hole)
From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways
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This on-the-road magazine special looks at the affects of the war on health care and families at home.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 23:01
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Highways #1: Iraq's Forgotten Home Front
From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways
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This on-the-road magazine special looks at the affects of the war on health care and families at home, plus a feature on the flight of artists from...

Bought by KUT-HD, 90.5 WSNC, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 3
Sabine Refuge Becomes Industrial Landfill
From: Pauline Bartolone
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A news feature about the environmental impact of Hurricane Rita

  • Added: Nov 04, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
Wal-Mart Under Fire for Labor Practices in Argentina
From: Marie Trigona
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Argentine lawmakers are starting to scrutinize anti-union practices at retail giant Wal-Mart. Over the weekend, workers and human rights activists ...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
Are E-85 Pumps Safe?
From: The Environment Report
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Ethanol Pumps have not yet been approved by UL

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Sep 24, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
QUEST Relaxing the Rules on Toxics Reporting
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The nation-wide Toxics Release Inventory tracks industrial releases of chemicals into the air, water and soil. Recently, the EPA has suggested two ...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
Suspicion at the Dog Park
From: Neille Ilel
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What happens when someone's violent past becomes public knowledge?

  • Added: Jun 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:49
Return of the Neighborhood Beat Cop
From: Ben Markus
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The story of how beat cops cleaned up one of the most notorious housing projects in the nation

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Apr 15, 2007
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 5
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands
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Part 5 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:23
Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 4
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands
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Part 4 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:11
Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 2
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands
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Part 2 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 1
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands
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Part 1 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 15, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 2
Trash into Cash
From: Charles Lane
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story of Riverhead, New York, a community that's trying to turn its closed landfill into marketable resources

  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 04:54
Holiday Loan-Sharking
From: Charles Lane
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A new lending product offers quick cash for the holidays but comes with a hefty price tag

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1
Insurance Rates and Urban Sprawl
From: The Environment Report
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Higher insurance rates in urban areas are a factor in driving people to the suburbs.

Bought by WVTF


  • Added: Jun 21, 2006
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Oilcast: High US Gas Prices Here For Good
From: A Porter
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Katrina has confirmed that high gas prices in the USA are here to stay.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2005
  • Length: 15:05
The Home-State Record: Carol Moseley Braun
From: Vermont Public
Series: "The Home-State Record"
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In-depth look at Illinois' perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KWMU St. Louis, and KPBS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 3