Planet Money
5:03 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

Are Bankers Crying Wolf About Regulations? (Part II)

Originally published on Mon March 5, 2012 4:22 pm

Regulation can drive a bank's business overseas, as Adam Davidson writes in his latest column. So when should we take Wall Street's complaints seriously? We posed the question to two economists on different sides of the debate - Charles Geisst of Manhattan College and Mark Calabria of the Cato Institute.

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Planet Money
5:03 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

Are Bankers Crying Wolf About Regulations? (Part I)

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Republican congressmen present a report card of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Originally published on Mon March 5, 2012 4:22 pm

Regulation can drive a bank's business overseas, as Adam Davidson writes in his latest column. So when should we take Wall Street's complaints seriously? We posed the question to two economists on different sides of the debate - Charles Geisst of Manhattan College and Mark Calabria of the Cato Institute.

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The Two-Way
5:02 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

Accusations Of Sexual Abuse By Red Sox Clubhouse Manager Widens

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Donald Fitzpatrick during a court hearing in Bartow, Fla., in 2002.

Originally published on Mon March 5, 2012 4:59 pm

By the Associated Press' count, 21 men have have now come forward to allege that a former clubhouse manager for the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles sexually assaulted them when they were children. The abuse allegedly happened between 1967 and 1991.

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It's All Politics
4:47 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

On Super Tuesday Eve, All Eyes On The Buckeye State Prize

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Rick Santorum campaigns Monday in Westerville, Ohio.

In a final day of campaigning before Super Tuesday, Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum focused on the economy in Ohio, the most sought after prize in the 10 states voting or caucusing.

A week ago, Santorum had a substantial lead in Ohio polls; now he's in a statistical dead heat with Romney.

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The Two-Way
4:04 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

High Court To Reconsider Major Human Rights Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear reargument next term in a major human rights case, raising the specter that the justices might reverse a 2004 ruling that allowed some lawsuits in U.S. courts for human rights atrocities committed abroad.

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The Two-Way
3:31 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

Attorney General Holder Defends Targeted Killings Of Americans

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder gives a speech at Northwestern Law School on Monday in Chicago.

Originally published on Mon March 5, 2012 3:48 pm

In a speech today, Attorney General Eric Holder explained the Obama administration's rationale for using lethal force against Americans who join al-Qaida.

NPR's Carrie Johnson reports that in a speech at Northwestern University Law School, Holder said the issue is one of the most serious he faces. Carrie filed this report for our Newscast unit:

"Eric Holder says U.S. citizens who take up arms against their own country deserve due process under the Constitution.

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The Message Machine
3:13 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

SuperPAC Ads Fill Airwaves On Eve Of Super Tuesday

With 10 states holding Republican primaries or caucuses on March 6 — Super Tuesday — a lot of money is being spent on TV ads. The superPACs supporting the remaining GOP candidates have doled out some $12 million for ads in those states.

Leading the way is Restore Our Future, the superPAC that backs former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. According to Federal Election Commission numbers, Restore Our Future has spent $6.9 million on the Super Tuesday states.

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Middle East
2:41 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

Atomic Energy Chief: Iran Hasn't Resolved Questions

Originally published on Mon March 5, 2012 4:18 pm

The troubled relationship between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency doesn't appear to be getting any better.

Back in February, senior agency delegations traveled twice to Iran to clarify its concerns about possible nuclear weapons work.

And on Monday, the head of the IAEA, Yukiya Amano, said Iran is not providing the necessary cooperation that would allow the agency to give credible assurances that Iran's nuclear work is entirely peaceful.

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Presidential Race
2:34 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

Caucus Confusion: A Recurring Headache For GOP

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A voter, right, figures out his precinct with the help of a caucus worker as he arrives to vote at a caucus site in Coon Rapids, Minn. on Feb. 7.

For the first time, Idaho Republicans are holding presidential preference caucuses on Tuesday. Jonathan Parker, the state party's executive director, is excited about the chance to hold party-building exercises on such a broad scale.

"For the first time, maybe ever, Idaho is relevant in the nominating process," he says.

But as much as he relishes the attention — Mitt Romney held a rally in Idaho Falls last Thursday — Parker worries that the state GOP could generate the wrong kind of publicity.

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Vicki Barker was UPR's Moab correspondent from 2011 - 2012.

A native of Moab, she started working in radio as a teenager and earned a degree at Utah State University-Logan in broadcast performance and management. She worked as a news reporter and feature writer for radio and publications throughout the intermountain area and also worked in the national parks, in outdoor environmental education, and as an editor.

Vicki passed away in April 2012 and has left a void on UPR where her voice used to be.

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