NPR Programs: Weekend Edition Saturday

Small Relief In Job Numbers

Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0500
The January jobs report showed the economy losing 20,000 jobs, but there was some good news. The unemployment rate actually declined last month. Monthly job losses have declined sharply from a year ago, but employers are still very reluctant to hire additional workers.

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The Tea Party Takes Shape

Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0500
The movement is growing in size and influence, but whether it can hold together to have a lasting impact on the political landscape remains to be seen.

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Toyota's Troubles Roll On

Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0500
It's been a tough week for Toyota and Toyota owners. The company's president apologized Friday for the recall of more than 2 million of its cars for faulty gas pedals, but there could be more problems. Toyota Prius owners in the U.S. and Japan are now waiting to hear if their hybrids will be recalled for brake problems. Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with New York Times business correspondent Micheline Maynard about Toyota's recall woes.

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Spared Cuts, Education Gets Special Attention

Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0500
This week, the Obama administration pledged to cut spending in order to bring down the national deficit, but not where education is concerned. It's put a good deal of money on the table for states which fall in line with the administration's ideas of a major education overhaul. Guest host Audie Cornish talks with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about redesigning the standard-setting No Child Left Behind law and other Obama administration initiatives.

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Boy Scouts Prepared To Celebrate A Century

Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0500
The Boy Scouts of America turns 100 years old this month. That's a century of merit badges, campfires, bowlines, half-hitches, jamborees and camporees, first aid and community service. Guest host Audie Cornish talks to Marcos Nava, who heads up Hispanic Initiatives for the Boy Scouts, and actor Jon Heder, an Eagle Scout and star of the film Napoleon Dynamite.

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