6:21am

Tue July 19, 2011
Business and the Economy

Lawmakers Tout Job Growth Signs

Homegrown Lexington tech company SIS is expanding, pouring 5.5 million dollars into its operation. And state and local lawmakers are hoping that becomes a trend. In a time when officials are eager to tout job growth, it's no surprise to see ribbon cuttings drawing larger crowds. SIS, a local tech solutions company, celebrated its expansion Monday, along with the addition of 15 new high-tech jobs. And while that number may sound modest, they're the kind of jobs Governor Steve Beshear says signal recovery.

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5:54am

Tue July 19, 2011
Media

CNN's Morgan Breaks Silence On 'News Of The World'

In the mid 90's, Piers Morgan cut his teeth as an editor at Murdoch's London tabloid the "Sun" and then became the top editor of its sister Sunday paper "News of the World." Two of his successors have been arrested and a third lost his job along with his staff when the paper closed.

5:48am

Tue July 19, 2011
Media

Rupert Murdoch To Appear Before Parliament Panel

Rupert Murdoch, his son and the former head of his newspaper business in the United Kingdom are expected to appear before a parliamentary committee Tuesday. They are due to be questioned about the phone hacking-scandal at the News of The World.

4:00am

Tue July 19, 2011
Business

Business News

Mary Louise Kelly has business news.

4:00am

Tue July 19, 2011
NPR Story

N.J. Adopts Curriculum Dealing With Terrorism

In New Jersey, a new curriculum has been designed to help teachers talking about terrorism in class. It's called "Learning from the Challenges of Our Times: Global Security, Terrorism, and 9-11 in the Classroom." Relatives of 9-11 victims helped write the lessons.

4:00am

Tue July 19, 2011
NPR Story

Should Colleges Have To Show Their Graduates Find Work?

Now that the Education Department has released "Gainful Employment" rules for for-profit schools, some would like to see similar standards for non-profit colleges and universities. With student debt increasing, they say it would be useful for students to know what their job chances are. But the industry has resisted such labels, saying they do not fit liberal arts education. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

4:00am

Tue July 19, 2011
NPR Story

The Last Word In Business

Steve Inskeep has the Last Word in business.

12:01am

Tue July 19, 2011
Politics

House To Vote On Doomed GOP-Backed Debt Plan

The last day the U.S. Treasury says it can fully pay its obligations is exactly two weeks away. That is unless Congress avoids default by raising the nation's legal borrowing limit.

Lawmakers in the House may help budge the debt ceiling impasse with a vote Tuesday on legislation dubbed "Cut, Cap and Balance." It bars any increase in the debt ceiling unless Congress first passes a balanced budget amendment. The bill has little chance in the Senate, but it could clear the way for a bipartisan fallback plan to avoid default.

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12:01am

Tue July 19, 2011
Conflict In Libya

For Libyan Rebels, Gadhafi's Mines A Potent Obstacle

Land mines are being increasingly used in Libya by Moammar Gadhafi's forces in battlegrounds across the country. Rebels fighting for the eastern town of Brega are being stymied by minefields around the area.

In Libya's western mountains, anti-tank and anti-personnel mines are causing many casualties, but there are few mine experts to help.

On the barren front line in the village of Gualish, rebels take cover from Gadhafi forces (and the relentless sun) behind a sand berm.

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12:01am

Tue July 19, 2011
National Security

Imam Arrests Show Shift In Muslim Outreach Effort

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In the second part of a series on counterterrorism training, NPR looks at a test case in Miami.

To understand the events that unfolded two months ago in Miami, you need to know that one of the most volatile things that can happen in a Muslim-American community is the arrest of a religious leader, the imam. Back in May, the FBI's Miami field office ended up arresting two of them: Imam Hafiz Khan and his son, Izhar Khan. They were charged along with several other members of the Khan family with financing terrorism in Pakistan.

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