10:43pm

Tue February 7, 2012
Religion

Milestone At University Of Michigan: Muslim Chaplain

Originally published on Wed February 8, 2012 10:19 am

Although the population of Muslim students is growing, there are only about 30 Muslim chaplains at colleges across the country. This semester, the University of Michigan became the first public university with an endowed position for a Muslim chaplain.

"Muslims need to rely on somebody through times of hardship," says Mohammed Tayssir Safi, who was recently hired for the chaplaincy. The university has an estimated 850 Muslim students on campus.

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10:41pm

Tue February 7, 2012
All Tech Considered

Facebook: Lots Of Friends, But Stock Offering Has Risks

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When a company files to go public it has to lay out in black and white the biggest risks that face the firm. What could kill it? What could undermine its business? Wipe out all its investors' money? Executives are required to reveal this by law.

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10:39pm

Tue February 7, 2012
Europe

Case In Britain Echoes Dilemma At Guantanamo

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A legal case in Britain involving a radical cleric has raised new questions about whether authorities can hold a suspected terrorist forever. An immigration judge ruled Monday that a longtime terrorism suspect and detainee in the U.K. should be released on bail.

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10:30pm

Tue February 7, 2012
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

Your Legal Rights: Consumer scams

Chuck Finney is joined by Joseph Ridout, manager of Consumer Services for Consumer Action, the National Consumer Advocacy and Educational Organization to discuss consumer scams.

That's Wednesday, February 8 at 7pm on 91.7FM. Audio available after broadcast.

    

9:01pm

Tue February 7, 2012
Europe

Labor Law Change May Offer Relief For Spain's Youth

For his age group, Spaniard Miguel Viada is one of the lucky ones. The 25-year-old has a temp job, at the help desk of a tech company in Madrid. But three out of his four roommates are unemployed.

They spend hours on the computer, sending out resumes, he says.

"It's impossible. They find jobs, but for one month, or something like that. And not in very good places or situations," says Viada, who has a master's degree.

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9:01pm

Tue February 7, 2012
Afghanistan

Afghans Hedge Bets Amid Mixed Messages From U.S.

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After a long hiatus, the Afghan and U.S. governments this week reopened talks on a strategic partnership that will determine how many American troops stay in Afghanistan past the end of the NATO mission in 2014.

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9:01pm

Tue February 7, 2012
Afghanistan

Afghans Worried About Early Exit Of French Troops

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Uncertainties surrounding the future of the NATO mission in Afghanistan are of particular concern for an area near Kabul that French troops have controlled for the past decade. France now plans to withdraw its army a year ahead of schedule, sparking fears of a potential crisis in Kapisa province.

On a plateau amid the towering Hindu Kush mountains, Hukum Khan, a 31-year-old Afghan farmer, says the presence of French troops hasn't made much difference in his life in the past 10 years.

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9:00pm

Tue February 7, 2012
The Record

Get To Know The Song Of The Year Nominees: Bon Iver, 'Holocene'

Originally published on Thu November 8, 2012 1:31 pm

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7:00pm

Tue February 7, 2012
Sweetness And Light

For Love And The Game, A Star Shines In Delaware

Originally published on Wed February 8, 2012 10:11 am

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Imagine being not only the best high school player in the country — probably the world — and signing to play for the best college program in the country, but then walking away from the sport. Why would any kid do that?

But, of course, Elena Delle Donne did exactly that, and the reason she did is simply that she did not want to be away from her older sister.

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4:12pm

Tue February 7, 2012
Crosscurrents

Crosscurrents: February 7, 2012

 Dealing with dwindling resources for city food programs, our first in a series of interviews with the Bay Area's "environmental heroes," the art of the love letter, and local musicians The Blind Willies.

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