Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'commission'

John Harmon On Piano Jazz

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:41:00 EST

John Harmon is an enthralling jazz pianist, a tireless educator, and a widely commissioned composer. In both his playing and his compositions, Harmon draws on his love of the outdoors and Native American traditions as you'll hear when he performs his own composition, "Taos Pueblo."

Housing Discrimination Leading To Foreclosures...

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:08:00 EST

Unfair housing practices may be deepening the foreclosure crisis, according to a new report by The National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Commission member Myron Orfield is joined by Wade Henderson, of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, to explain the findings.

Hearing Begins Monday For Sept. 11 Suspects

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST

In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a hearing gets underway for five suspects in the 9/11 attacks. This is the first time families of some of the victims will be there watching. The hearing also marks something of a last stand for the Bush administration and its efforts to try terror suspects before military commissions. Renee Montagne talks with Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald, who's covered Guantanamo since the first detainees arrived in 2002.

Report: Terrorists Could Use WMD By 2013

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:29:00 EST

It is "more likely than not" that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack by the end of 2013, according to a report issued by a congressional commission. The report said the use of a biological weapon that could include something like the deadly anthrax bacteria is most likely.

Will Obama's FCC Push For Internet Access For All...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:49:00 EST

The Federal Communications Commission has a wide range of responsibilities, including overseeing emergency communications systems and regulating "wardrobe malfunctions." If the president-elect's advisers are any indication, however, high-speed broadband may soon become the commission's top priority.

European Union Proposes Economic Stimulus Plan

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST

The European Commission is urging EU governments to jointly combat the economic slowdown. The commission has designed a $256 billion stimulus plan to boost growth and confidence among consumers and businesses.

Bin Laden's Ex-Driver To Return To Yemen

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST

The Bush administration has decided to allow Salim Ahmed Hamdan, convicted of aiding al-Qaida, to serve out the remainder of his sentence in his native Yemen. Tried before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay in August, Hamdan was sentenced to five and a half years, but with time served, had only four months to go.

'Chasing Light': Music Made For 50 States

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:27:00 EDT

The Ford Made in America project brings new music to regional orchestras that can't afford to commission music by an internationally recognized composer like Joseph Schwantner. His piece, Chasing Light..., will be performed in all 50 states.

TIAA-CREF Chief On Managing A Financial Mess

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:08:00 EDT

TIAA-CREF manages nearly $400 billion in assets for 3.4 million investors. Consultants never receive commissions, but are compensated primarily on how well they serve their clients. CEO Roger Ferguson talks about how TIAA-CREF is managing the financial crisis.

McCain Calls For Financial Crisis Commission

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Republican presidential nominee John McCain proposed Tuesday setting up a high-profile commission to study the financial crisis in hopes of stabilizing U.S. markets. He also called for tighter federal regulations on Wall Street, and railed against Barack Obama's tax plan.

McCain Seeks 9/11-Style Panel To Study Economy

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:29:00 EDT

Republican John McCain said he would create a 9/11 commission-style panel to study how the economic crisis came about. He also said that he believed the fundamentals of the economy were still strong despite the economic troubles.

Juror Speaks About Trial Of Salim Hamdan

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

This past week, a jury at the American base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, delivered a verdict and sentence in the first trial of a terrorism suspect by a U.S. military commission. This weekend, one of the jurors spoke to NPR about the trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan.

Rwanda Implicates 33 French Officials In Genocide

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT

The Rwandan government has accused senior French officials of direct involvement in the slaughter of 800 thousand in 1994. A report from a Rwandan commission investigating the genocide alleges 33 senior French officials — including a former president and a former prime minister — were complicit in the genocide. France says its forces in Rwanda at the time were trying to stop the killing.

Ruling Allows First Guantanamo Trial To Proceed

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT

A federal judge has denied a motion to delay next week's first military war crimes trial for a Guantanamo detainee. Salim Hamdan, who worked as a driver for Osama Bin Laden, had asked the judge to block the start of the trial while he challenged the structure of the commission system.

New Operas Take on Current Events

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDT

Famed opera house La Scala has commissioned an opera based on Al Gore's book, An Inconvenient Truth. The New York City Opera is working a version of the movie Brokeback Mountain. Nick Scholl of trrill.com talks about what these works might sound like, and about other modern operas that involve current events.

XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger Closer

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Support from the chairman of the FCC makes a merger between satellite radio companies XM and Sirius more likely. The full commission could vote to approve the merger sometime this week.

Bill Boosts Resources for Oil-Futures Monitoring

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:15:04 EDT

New legislation proposes giving the commission that monitors the sale of oil futures more money, more manpower and more detailed information. With oil still trading well above $130, some lawmakers think the high prices aren't just about high demand; they think speculators are to blame.

War to Follow Graduation for Many Cadets

Sat, 31 May 2008 16:32:00 EDT

More than 950 men and women graduate Saturday from West Point in New York. The newly commissioned cadets will become platoon leaders, and many of them will then head off to Iraq and Afghanistan for the first time.

'Inconvenient Truth' Opera in the Works

Fri, 30 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Al Gore has an Oscar, an Emmy and a Nobel prize, but can he hit the high notes? He better start practicing. An opera company in Milan has commissioned a full-length opera based on Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth.

New York Cabbie Fined for Cursing

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT

The days when New York cabbies could curse each other are over. They can still honk, but they cannot — as one taxi driver recently did — unleash a string of profanities on another driver for honking. The loud-mouthed driver was accused of assault — and suspended and fined $1,000 by the taxi commission.

Commission Calls for MLK Statue's Redesign

Sat, 10 May 2008 16:59:00 EDT

The sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. intended for a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is too "confrontational," according to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commission's approval is necessary for any monument or memorial in the capital. The commission says the sculpture needs to be reworked.

Mugabe Party Loses Parliament in Recount

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Unrest continued in Zimbabwe on Saturday as the country's electoral commission finally released results of a recount in the parliamentary election. The commission did not say when it would release results of the presidential recount. A reporter for the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper, talks about the growing anger over the delayed results and Friday's brutal government crackdown on opposition activists.

With Election Unresolved, Tensions Rise in Zimbabwe

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:45:00 EDT

The opposition has claimed victory for its candidate. The ruling party says there will be a runoff, though the electoral commission hasn't released results from the presidential polls. Meanwhile, government forces Thursday raided opposition party offices and detained foreign journalists in Harare.

New Century's Risky Lending Practices Detailed

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT

A report commissioned by a bankruptcy court finds New Century -- once the second-largest sub-prime lender -- had a "brazen obsession" with selling more loans without due regard to the risk. The report also alleges negligence by the company's auditor, KPMG.

FCC Orders Digital TV Providers to Inform Public

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:56:00 EST

The Federal Communications Commission has issued an order requiring broadcasters to air information on the digital TV transition and file quarterly reports on these efforts with the commission. The orders also require cable and satellite providers and television manufacturers to inform consumers about how they will be affected.