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Sports Advice: Copy Hollywood's Business Model
December 3, 2008 - The economic downturn may force pro sports leagues to re-examine their business model, says commentator Frank Deford. And the leagues might look to Hollywood for inspiration: Top athletes would still command huge contracts, but lesser players could see their salaries reduced.
Obama Pledges To Help Governors With Recession
December 3, 2008 - President-elect Barack Obama promised the nation's governors swift action on an economic plan to deal with the recession. Obama spoke to members of the National Governors Association on Tuesday in Philadelphia. The states want federal money for infrastructure projects like roads and bridges.
Aid Worker: No Easy Answers In Darfur
December 3, 2008 - Jerry Farrell has lived in Darfur for three years and currently runs programs for Save the Children. He describes a lawless region, where peacekeepers can't even patrol camps, and bandits run off with just about anything they can steal. Asked what a new Obama administration could do, Farrell says there are no easy answers other than trying to restart peace talks.
Mumbai Stands Out From Other Terrorist Attacks
December 3, 2008 - India has experienced terrorist attacks long before last week's violence in Mumbai. But Shashi Tharoor, a former U.N. under-secretary general and the author of many books on India, says the Mumbai attacks stand out because the siege lasted for three days, foreigners were killed and the media kept the attacks in the headlines.
Britons Discover Ways To Cushion Recession's Blows
December 3, 2008 - Britain is being hit by the recession, and unemployment is rising sharply. But the Brits are coming up with some old-school ways to cushion the blow. For a lot of young people, this is their first recession, and they are not used to shopping at second-hand stores.
Chambliss Denies Democrats 'Super Majority'
December 3, 2008 - Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss has won a second term by holding off Democrat Jim Martin in a runoff Tuesday. That means Senate Democrats won't have a 60-seat filibuster-proof majority.
About Morning Edition
Each weekday morning, WAMU 88.5's Matt McCleskey takes to the air at 5 a.m., guiding listeners through their daily routines and commutes with NPR's national news magazine and WAMU 88.5's local news, traffic, weather, and features.
Produced by NPR here in Washington, D.C., Morning Edition is one of the most respected news magazines in the world, carried by nearly 600 NPR stations across the United States, and around the globe on NPR World Wide. It has a weekly national audience of more than 12.5 million listeners.
Morning Edition produces two hours of content each weekday morning that is updated throughout the morning. WAMU 88.5 repeats the complete show twice between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. Marketplace Morning Report from American Public Media airs at 5:50 and 7:50 a.m., with business news updates and features.
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Matt McCleskey
Matt McCleskey, host of "Morning Edition"