Round-Up

By On June 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Agriculture/Ranching, Andrea Chalfin, Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Capitol News Connection, Children & Youth, Energy, Environment, KRCC News, Military, Politics, Poverty, Round-Up, Wildfires

Colorado holds the highest growth rate for children living in poverty…Gov. Bill Ritter attends the Western Governors’ Association meetings…a subcommittee approves extending a spending ban on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site…and, Representative Betsy Markey testifies for wildfire mitigation.

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Reports: Obama To Limit Drones, Urge Action On Guantanamo
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The president is set to deliver Thursday what’s being billed as a major address on national security. Officials are telling news outlets that he’ll be addressing two controversial topics: The use of drones to kill suspected terrorists; and the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Explore The Oklahoma Tornado Damage
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Monday’s tornado in Moore, Okla. is one of the most destructive storms of its kind ever recorded. This interactive map of aerial imagery shows the breadth of the damage caused by the massive storm.
 

Katie Hayes Luke for NPR
Amid Nails and Mud, Oklahoma Neighborhood Pulls Together
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Monday’s tornado ground parts of the Heather Wood subdivision to bits as it tore through Moore, Okla. At one house, a crushed pickup truck is all that’s keeping a garage from collapsing. Neighbors pulled on their work gloves to help one another dig out.
 

Arts & Life

‘Epic’ Movie Role For Music Superstar Pitbull
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Cuban-American musician Pitbull has collaborated with top artists and sold millions of albums worldwide. The Los Angeles Times has even called him “America’s savviest party-starter.” Now Pitbull brings that fun to the big screen. He talks with host Michel Martin about his new animated film ‘Epic,’ and his booming musical career.
 

HBCU President Asks Dr. Dre, Why Not Us?
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine recently donated $70 million to the University of Southern California. Many people are applauding their generosity, but some aren’t so happy. Host Michel Martin speaks with Walter Kimbrough, President of Dillard University, about why he thinks an HBCU should have gotten the money.
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Sony Pictures Classics
‘Before Midnight’: Jesse And Celine Are Older Now, And So Are We
May 23, 2013 | NPR · It took Jesse and Celine 18 years to find themselves back where they started in the lovely third installment of the series that began with 1995′s Before Sunrise.
 

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