Sep 24th, 2008 · Western states have created their own climate initiative and this week they unveiled a blueprint of how it will work. It's a cap-and-trade system that will cover carbon dioxide emissions as well as five other greenhouse gases.
Jun 9th, 2008 · Director Marina Zenovich delved into the director's psyche while making the film Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. She looks back at his legal troubles and his unusual "blueprint."
Apr 7th, 2008 · A tiny government agency you may never have heard of turns 50 this week. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency was set up after the Soviet Union beat the U.S. into space with Sputnik. Its mission was to prevent "technological surprise." It is most famous for creating the blueprint for the Internet.
Mar 31st, 2008 · Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson issued a sweeping proposal to overhaul how U.S. financial companies are regulated. The proposal does not address the immediate crisis, but seeks to lessen the impact of crises in the future.
Feb 29th, 2008 · Led Zeppelin created the blueprint for heavy metal, but much of the Brit rock band's hard-hitting sound was based on American blues. Farai Chideya talks with Led Zeppelin biographer Stephen Davis about how blues music influenced the iconic rock and roll band.
Oct 21st, 2007 · Missouri's system for choosing judges has been so popular that more than 30 states have adopted the "Missouri Plan." It's a process that uses a non-partisan commission to choose three finalists for a vacancy. Then the governor chooses from among the finalists. Voters participate in a retention vote one year into the judge's term. Some special interest groups say the system lacks accountability and needs to be changed. Political observers from outside Missouri are watching closely to see what will happen in the state that developed the blueprint that so many other states use to choose judges.
Mar 31st, 2007 · Rep. John Spratt of South Carolina, chairman of the House Budget Committee, led the effort to draft the recent $3 trillion budget resolution. He is a Democrat from a Republican district, a man others describe as the consumate legislator.
Mar 8th, 2007 · A blueprint for rebuilding New Orleans, based on months of neighborhood meetings, is drawing decidedly mixed reviews. One local public policy group calls the plan indecisive and confusing.