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CNN Radio Reports: Fannie and Freddie Delisted You won't find Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's stocks on the New York Stock Exchange any more. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum reports the feds overseeing the companies have ordered them to delist their stocks.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Obama Meets With BP ExecsIt was four hours of meetings at the White House for President Obama and top executives from BP. But as CNN's Bob Costantini reports, the two top executives bonded enough to work out a deal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Oil Giants Face CongressFive of the most powerful men in the oil industry answered to Congress for five hours Tuesday. CNN's Lisa Desjardins brings us the story.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: President Speaks in FL on Oil, WarFollowing his fourth tour of the Gulf oil spill President Obama delivered a speech to the military in Pensacola, Florida. The president vowed to do whatever it takes to recover from the environmental and economic disaster.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: President Makes Fourth Visit to GulfPresident Obama toured coastal areas of two states Monday, and spent the night in a third. The visit comes just before he makes his first-ever address to the nation from the Oval Office--all signs the president is looking to show how committed he is to dealing with the problem.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: President Talks Small BusinessPresident Obama met with small business owners at the White House and is promising to continue his efforts to help small businesses. CNN Radio's Dick Uliano has more.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: OJ AppealsO-J Simpson's lawyer argued before the Nevada State Supreme Court that his client's convictions on felony armed robbery and related offenses should be reversed. CNN Radio's Jim Roope reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Senate Seeks Extended Unemployment BenefitsWhile many of the voters back home are demanding less government spending, CNN's Dick Uliano reports Congress is pushing ahead with a 140 billion dollar Democrats say is need to cope with troubled economy. The bill would extend benefits for the unemployed and provide health care dollars for the states.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: UN Slaps Sanctions on IranThe United Nations voted to impose new sanctions on Iran to get that country to abandon its nuclear program. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum reports on the effect sanctions may or may not have.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: CA Sets Stage For Electoral ShowdownThe California primary has presented two big races to watch this political season; the gubernatorial and U-S senate races. CNN Radio's Jim Roope reports the two Republican candidates for both races are very wealthy former business executives -and the two Democratic candidates are long-time politicians and the money and mud is expected to fly until November.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: No Limit on BP Liability?In the wake of the BP spill, Congress is furiously debating whether to remove the $75 million dollar cap on how much oil companies must pay after a spill. But that limit might not even apply to the BP mess. CNN's Lisa Desjardins breaks down what BP might owe and on the misunderstandings surrounding this cap.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Primaries Frame Dramatic NovemberWomen candidates, in particular Republican women, scored well in the latest primaries. CNN's Dick Uliano tags up with CNN's Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser on the results and what's ahead for the 2010 elections.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: President Touts Health Care To SeniorsPresident Obama has called attention to one of his high points this year, congressional passage of the health care bill. CNN's Dick Uliano reports the president joined with seniors to promote the law, parts of which are starting to take effect.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Behind the Badge: ImportsOver half of the merchandise for sale in the United States markets comes from abroad. That means the total value of all imports into the U-S was more than 2-trillion dollars. CNN Radio's Jim Roope, in our series profiling the men and women who wear the badge of U-S Customs and Border Protection, meets Deanna Bolt with C-B-P's Office of International Trade.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Iran Prepares Gaza ConvoyIsrael faces continued pressure to lift the blockade of Gaza as Iranian organizations make preparations for sending their own boat loads of aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum says there is a potential for a tense confrontation if Iran places Revolutionary Guard members on board the vessels.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Undersea Oil Plumes ConfirmedTests conducted at three sites by a University of South Florida research vessel confirm sub-sea oil in the Gulf of Mexico. CNN's Amanda Moyer reports that means there are underwater plumes, despite past denials from BP.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Senate Tackles BP LiabilityOn the 50th day of the oil leak in the Gulf, some members of Congress say there should be no chance BP might renege on its pledge to make everything right in the end, no matter what it costs. CNN's Bob Costantini explains.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Behind the Badge: Prosecutions UnitIllegal immigration is a hot topic today for many Americans but for the officers and agents of U-S Customs and Border Protection, it's a daily routine. CNN Radio's Jim Roope continues his series profiling the men and women behind the badge with two officers from C-B-P's Prosecutions Unit.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Unemployment #s In PerspectiveThere's good news and bad new in the latest unemployment report. CNN's Dick Uliano reports the unemployment rate has dropped a bit, but most of the jobs created in May are temporary jobs that will only last through the summer.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: AZ Governor And Obama MeetPresident Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer met at the White House Wednesday, amid a war of words over Arizona's new law getting tough on suspected illegal immigrants, and whether innocents would be caught up in it. CNN's Bob Costantini was there for the discussion of a topic Congress seems unwilling to tackle this year.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Blagojevich Trial BeginsOne of the nation's most-awaited trials is getting underway. CNN's Amanda Moyer reports former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial has begun in Chicago.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Another Gaza-Bound Ship Prepares to Challenge Israeli BlockadeActivists intent on breaking the blockade around Gaza prepared another ship for their mission. The UN Secretary General warned against further provocations as he called for the lifting of the blockade. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Stand Off Continues on Korean PeninsulaSouth and North Korea are in a dramatic face-off after the South accused the North of sinking one of its ships. CNN's Dick Uliano reports the United States has a role to play because of its long-standing promise to defend South Korea and China has a role as the North's closest allyListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Stand Off Continues on Korean PeninsulaSouth and North Korea are in a dramatic face-off after the South accused the North of sinking one of its ships. CNN's Dick Uliano reports the United States has a role to play because of its long-standing promise to defend South Korea and China has a role as the North's closest allyListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Did Tuesday's Primaries Deliver a Message?There have been loud rumblings against Congress for months. But now we can hear whether those rumblings are echoing at the ballot box. CNN's Lisa Desjardins looks at primary voting and whether the anti-establishment talk matters at the polls.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Neither Side Backs Down in Gaza Flotilla Message WarIsrael's Prime Minister addressed the world for the first time since 9 people were killed after Israeli commandos boarded ships in a flotilla heading for Gaza. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum reports on Benjamin Netanyahu's defense of his military's actions.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Obama to Meet Wtih AZ Governor ThursdayThe controversy over Arizona's illegal-immigration enforcement law may come to a head Thursday. CNN's Jim Roope reports Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and President Barack Obama will meet face-to-face.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: AG Opens Criminal Investigation on Oil LeakIt's preliminary, but a federal probe could lead to criminal and/or civil charges against companies involved in the oil leak along the Gulf Coast. CNN's Bob Costantini has Tuesday's developments, including a new commission to look at long-range issues.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Gaza Flotilla Raid Aftermath Leaves Conflicting NarrativesWorldwide condemnation fell on Israel in the wake of the killing of 9 people on board a ship attempting to break the blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum says there are conflicting narratives over what preceded the violence.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Accused Ft. Hood Shooter In CourtThe man accused of killing 13 people in the November Fort Hood shooting spree has made his first public appearance since that deadly day. CNN's Dick Uliano talked with CNN Pentagon correspondent Chris Lawrence who attended Hasan's pre-trial hearing at Fort Hood.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: HAMP Changes Take EffectCommunication between lenders and borrowers may improve as changes to the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, take effect. CNN's Amanda Moyer reports housing advocates are optimistic the changes will improve the heavily criticized program.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Quit Facebook DayUpset with Facebook? CNN's Amanda Moyer reports more than 26,000 people say they plan to leave the social netoworking site today.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: President Obama Travels to LouisianaThe President spent his Friday on the Gulf Coast, on beaches that would normally be jammed with Memorial Day tourists, but which are instead empty. CNN's Lisa Desjardins reports on what the president saw, and what he didn't, from the disaster.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Protest Convoy Heading to ArizonaDozens of busloads of activists head to Arizona this weekend to rally and march against that state's tough new illegal immigration enforcement law. CNN's Jim Roope reports rip organizers that 100-thousand people from all across the nation will descend on the Grand Canyon state - most of them from California.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Disaster in the Gulf - A Day of Breaking News For nearly every hour of the day Thursday, news was breaking about the Gulf oil spill. CNN's Lisa Desjardins takes us through the long hours of hearings, the news conferences on the Gulf and at the White House and, most of all, through the dramatic new information about the leak and the effort to stop it.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: President Obama Defends Oil Spill ResponsePresident Obama, under pressure to do more to stop the oil leak and prevent further damage to the Gulf Coast environment, said Thursday his administration is out in front and constantly making decisions for what should be done. CNN's Bob Costantini was on hand for the president's comments.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: The Battle Over Boycotting ArizonaA motion has been introduced by two Los Angeles County Supervisors calling for a resolution boycotting Arizona over its illegal immigration enforcement law. CNN's Jim Roope reports the rhetoric is heating up.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: New Ads on NYC Buses Causing ControversyA new ad campaign is targeting Muslims who are considering leaving their faith. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum says the bus billboard ads are stirring up controversy in the cities where they appear.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: 2010 Hurricane Season Forecast OutThe government has issued its forecast for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season. CNN's Amanda Moyer reports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is calling for a severe season.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Congress Looks At Oil Spill Containment FailureCongress is in the midst of a long series of hearings on the oil spill. CNN's Lisa Desjardins reports angry lawmakers are looking past questions of cause of the oil spill and delving into why oil companies and the country have taken so long to contain it.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: FDA Warns on TanningThe FDA holds a webinar for the public to answer questions about indoor tanning. CNN's Amanda Moyer reports the agency is warning about the risks and ways to reduce harm associated with UV radiation.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: The Latest on the Korean CrisisThe world waits as South Korea prepares to bring a request for sanctions against North Korea to the UN Security Council. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum says the wording of a draft has to be composed in a way that pleases China, one of North Korea's most influential partners.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Spending and LearningThe Obama administration has joined hands with congressional Democrats in a bid to push through 23 billion dollars in emergency spending on education. CNN's Dick Uliano reports Republicans are wondering where the money will come from but Democrats say it must be spent to stave off teacher lay offs.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Commissioned to BalanceThe commission that's supposed to figure out ways to balance the federal budget knows Social Security and Medicare are going to take larger and larger shares of spending as baby boomers retire. One option, CNN's Bob Costantini reports, is the politically sensitive issue of when Americans should start collecting government retirement benefits.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: Behind the Badge-AgricultureYou probably don't think about it, but there's a group of men and women in the U.S. that make sure the fruits and vegetables you buy are legal. In the fourth segment of Behind the Badge, CNN Radio's Jim Roope reports on the challenges faced by Agricultural Specialists of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: President Obama Meets With Senate GOPPresident Obama went to rival territory, but did it matter? CNN's Lisa Desjardins takes an in-depth look at the President's lunch with Senate Republicans, what he hoped to accomplish and whether either side gained from the rare meeting.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: GOP Launches New Internet EffortHouse Republicans have launched a new campaign to engage Americans on the issues. CNN's Dick Uliano reports the GOP is creating a web site where visitors can offer their ideas for political solutions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: A Growing Crisis in KoreaThe crisis between the two Koreas is escalating with relations at an all-time low. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum reports on the latest developments.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CNN Radio Reports: A Bus and a ChallengeBusloads of Los Angeles Labor and Religious leaders and activists will travel to Arizona on July 29 without I-Ds and challenge law enforcement to arrest them. CNN Radio's Jim Roope reports that July 29 is the day Arizona's new illegal immigration enforcement law is to take effect.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |