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NPR Programs: Morning Edition For more than two decades, NPR's Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day ahead with two hours of up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports. With nearly 13 million listeners, Morning Edition draws public radio's largest audience. Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning Myth 5 Sep 2008 at 6:21pm Think the feminists who protested the 1968 Miss America pageant in the name of women's liberation burned their bras? Think again. No bras were set aflame that September day. But the idea that they were helped launch the movement onto the national stage. Jobless Rate For August Tops 6 Percent 5 Sep 2008 at 3:33pm The U.S. unemployment rate leaped to 6.1 percent in August, the highest in nearly five years. The Labor Department released the numbers Friday, and they're worse than what many economists expected. The economy lost another 84,000 jobs in August, and more than 9 million Americans are out of work. Global Economic Worries Flare Up Again 5 Sep 2008 at 2:34pm Fears about the global economy have flared up again, with worries starting in the United States and then infecting Asian markets. Nearly every stock index in Asia lost 2 percent to 3 percent of its value Friday, and European shares also started the trading day lower. The latest flight from financial markets was sparked by gloomy reports on U.S. retail sales and the U.S. labor market. Abramoff Gets 4 Years In Jail, Pens Memoir 5 Sep 2008 at 2:27pm Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist at the center of a Washington, D.C., corruption scandal, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison. According to the Washington Post, he told the judge he is no longer the person who "happily and arrogantly" engaged in a lifestyle of corruption. In fact, he's now a writer. The Week That Launched The McCain-Palin Ticket 5 Sep 2008 at 1:04pm Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, speaking Thursday at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., vowed that change is coming. Analysts Mark Mellman and David Frum talk about how McCain did, and how the convention as a whole. Original 'Maverick' Was Unconventional Cattleman 5 Sep 2008 at 1:01pm One word in politics that has gotten a lot of use recently is "maverick." It's often used to describe Republican presidential candidate John McCain. But where does the term come from? European Leaders Meet On Georgia-Russia Conflict 5 Sep 2008 at 12:53pm European foreign ministers open two days of talks Friday in southern France to discuss sending civilian monitors to Georgia. The aim is to convince Russia to remove its troops. Day In The Life: Lobbying At The GOP Convention 5 Sep 2008 at 12:50pm A day in the life of lobbying at the Republican National Convention: a party hosted by lobbyists, a congressman's dinner to "discuss business interests," and the reasons why all of this is legal — and creatively effective. GOP Rep. Putnam: Voters Fed Up With Partisanship 5 Sep 2008 at 12:47pm Florida Representative Adam Putnam was the youngest member of Congress when he arrived in Washington in 2000. He was 26 years old. Putnam is chairman of the Republican conference in the House, and he's worried about the party's chances in statewide elections. Putnam says even in the South, Republicans could be in trouble. Detroit Mayor Acknowledges 'Poor Judgment' 5 Sep 2008 at 12:43pm Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has agreed to step down later this month and serve 120 days in a county jail as part of a plea deal. Kilpatrick's resignation ends an almost six-month fight to stay in office amid obstruction of justice charges. Thursday night, Kilpatrick made his first public speech to Detroiters after the plea bargain. Bad Economic News Sends Stocks Tumbling 5 Sep 2008 at 12:42pm The stock market took another hit Thursday on bad economic news. All of the major indices were down. On Friday morning, investors awaited the government's latest jobs report. Voiceover Mix-Up: Who's Who In Movie Trailers 5 Sep 2008 at 12:36pm In a remembrance of movie trailer announcer Don LaFontaine on Wednesday, his voice was misidentified. Today, we set the record straight and add a little confusion to the mix. GOP Convention Succeeds In Catching Media's Eye 5 Sep 2008 at 12:32pm These days, party nominating conventions are events for the media as much as for the delegates. The McCain campaign took its turn carefully crafting its image visually and rhetorically before a captive media crowd this week. Did the GOP accomplish what it set out to achieve in St. Paul? McCain Challenges Obama, GOP To 'Change' 5 Sep 2008 at 12:29pm John McCain accepted the GOP's presidential nomination in a nearly hour-long speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. McCain complimented rival Barack Obama for winning the Democratic nomination, but offered a long list of criticisms of the Illinois senator. Obama's Strategist On McCain-Palin Battle Plan 5 Sep 2008 at 12:21pm Robert Gibbs, senior strategist for Barack Obama's campaign, talks with Steve Inskeep about the GOP convention and the strategy for taking on the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket in the final months of the presidential race. Newsfeed display by CaRP