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Headlines | Inside WAMU 88.5 | Morning Edition | All Things Considered
Diane Rehm, host
President Obama begins a campaign to explain the new, landmark health care legislation. What the bill could mean for small businesses, Medicare patients and the health and wallets of American families.
An award-winning journalist draws on history and popular culture, biblical research and everyday beliefs to offer a new understanding of one of the most cherished —and shared— ideals of spiritual life.
Kojo Nnamdi, host
We learned this week that security at a local Wachovia Bank ATM in Alexandria was compromised by criminals using an ATM Skimming Device. We ask what skimmers look like, how they work, and what precautions all ATM users can take to avoid falling prey to this relatively sophisticated crime growing more popular each day.
A lot of homeowners feel that modern architecture is better suited for office buildings or museums than houses. They struggle to imagine how glass walls and hard angles can make cozy bedrooms and playspaces for kids. But evangelists of modern architecture say you don't need red bricks and wood shutters to make a comfortable home.
It's a genre of music most associated with the mountains of Appalachia. But over the course of five decades, bluegrass has become an authentic part of the Washington region's cultural identity. We explore the past, present and future of bluegrass in the nation's capital.
David Furst, host
Last Sunday, the House approved the health care reform bill... thus coming CLOSE to meeting a March 18th deadline set by the White House. An incredible amount of work was done to make it happen - but a looming deadline can work wonders. Just ask anyone who has ever crammed for a test.
Many of us live our lives surrounded by deadlines. Some we set for ourselves, others are thrust upon us. And with everyone's favorite deadline just around the corner - Tax Day - we thought it would be a good time to take a look at some historic legislative deadlines.
We're joined by Fred Beuttler, Deputy Historian of the House of Representatives.
WAMU 88.5 announced today that Caryn Mathes, WAMU 88.5's general manager, has been named One to Watch in Radio Ink's "Most Influential African Americans in Radio" issue. Mathes is among ten people named to the "Ones to Watch" list by the industry trade publication, and the only person from public radio to be recognized.
WAMU 88.5’s The Diane Rehm Show (@drshow) has won a Shorty Award in the #news category, besting five other finalists to win the category. The 2nd Annual Shorty Awards, which took place 7:30 p.m., March 3, in New York City, honor the best producers of short, real-time content on Twitter, a social networking and micro-blogging utility.
There are signs of spring everywhere, and it's not just pollen that you'll find blowing in the wind. The Kites of Asia Day takes place inside the National Air and Space museum on Saturday, March 20th. Andrew Hiller has more.
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