Robert McNamara

NPR News

PRX EconomyBeat

• “Laid-Off” goes Hollywood
  In this final episode of “Laid-Off,” we find our hero Odd Todd trekking out to Hollywood to try his hand at creating a TV show. […]
• Things to enrage the unemployed
  From the blog Layoff Moveon, this post on Top Ten Things That Enrage. So you’re cruising through life at a comfortable speed. Wham, bam. your pink slip is served. Suddenly there are things in life which you never thought would piss you off. #1 PEOPLE WHO ASK HOW I’M DOING in case you’re wondering, “not well” is the [...] […]
• The 12 Months of Default
  From the blog of You Walk Away, a company that helps homeowners “strategically default” and walk away from their property (and mortgages) when they have negative equity. […]
• Friday photo gallery
  Click on an image to see it full size. More photos here […]

PBS The Newshour

• From Film to Sports, a Winning Week for Women
  With UConn's women's basketball team breaking a major record and Kathryn Bigelow's Oscars, it has been a winning week for women. Judy Woodruff reports on another remarkable woman who is gaining ground on the football field. […]
• Shields, Brooks: Presidency 'At Risk' in Outcome of Health Reform Effort
  Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the rift between the White House and the Supreme Court over President Obama's State of the Union and the ongoing negotiations to pass health care. […]
• Evaluating and Preventing a Massive Financial Crisis
  As part of his continuing series of reports making sense of business and the economy, Paul Solman talks to MIT finance professor Andrew Lo about why he's asking Congress to keep investigating the financial crisis. […]
• Middle East Tensions Rise over Planned Settlements
  Israel sealed off the West Bank over fears that its plans to authorize more housing settlements would ignite violence, just as Vice President Joe Biden returned home from a visit meant to kick-start peace talks. Ray Suarez reports. […]
• News Wrap: 9/11 Rescue Workers Offered Settlement
  In other news Friday, thousands of emergency personnel who suffered health problems because of their work following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are considering a settlement offer, and the president has delayed his Asia trip to urge lawmakers to finalize health reform legislation. […]
• Boost in Retail Sales Hints at Economic Recovery
  Retail sales increased in February, despite major snowstorms in the eastern United States and consistently high unemployment. Judy Woodruff talks to an economist about whether recovery could soon follow. […]

PBS Frontline

• Next on FRONTLINE: Close to Home
• The Suicide Tourist
• Behind Taliban Lines
• Flying Cheap

PRI’s The World

• PRI's The World - March 12, 2010
• PRI's The World - March 11, 2010

WNET: Worldfocus

• Creeping seas threaten tiny island chain of Maldives
• Week in Review: Middle East peace process
• Maldivian leader sees peril and promise in country’s future
• Full Show: March 12, 2010

BBC News

• MP in 'sudden accidental' death
  Labour MP Ashok Kumar has suffered a "sudden accidental" death at his Middlesbrough home at the age of 53. […]
• Israel-US ties at 'historic low'
  A settlements row has pushed US-Israeli relations to their lowest point for 35 years, a top Israeli envoy is quoted as saying. […]
• Abuse victim wants Irish cardinal to quit
  A sex abuse victim calls on the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, to resign over a disgraced cleric. […]
• Explosions hit Nigeria oil talks
  Two suspected car bombs are detonated in Nigeria, during talks over an amnesty for militants in the oil-rich delta. […]
• ANC leader guilty of hate speech
  South African judge convicts ANC official Julius Malema of hate speech for insulting woman who accused Jacob Zuma of rape. […]
• Arrest over couple's fire deaths
  A second person is held over the death of a couple who were killed when a fire in a mobility scooter spread to their home in Rugby. […]

PBS NOVA Science NOW

• NOVA scienceNOW: Mammoth Mystery
• NOVA scienceNOW: Brain Trauma

OPB Think Out Loud

• Unemployment: Regional Ripples
• Sam Scandal