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Boeing Turns to South Carolina, NPR on Torture, and Getting Old Ain't So Bad
07/07/2009 at 12:00 p.m.
Boeing Buying South Carolina Company
Boeing will pay $580 million for a South Carolina company that manufactures sections of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. What will it mean for production of the 787?
New Federal Stem Cell Rules
The Obama Administration has eased Bush Administration guidelines for embryonic stem cell research. We'll check in with the head of the stem cell research institute at the University of Washington.
NPR's Language Policy
NPR's policy on the use of the word "torture" has spurred a backlash. We'll hear from NPR's ombudsman, Salon.com's Glenn Greenwald and you.
Growing Old
A new Pew Research Center study suggests aging isn't so bad. How do you define "getting old?"
Guest(s)
Scott Hamilton is an aerospace analyst with Leeham Company in Issaquah, Washington.
Carol Ware is the director of the Ellison Stem Cell Core for the Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Washington.
Alicia Shepard is the ombudsman for National Public Radio.
John Gastil is a professor in the University of Washington's Department of Communication.
Glenn Greenwald is a correspondent for Salon.com.
Kim Parker is a senior researcher with the Pew Research Center.
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- 'Boeing Agrees to Buy Vought Aircraft 787 Operations,' Bloomberg
- 'Rules Will Allow Financing of Old Stem Cell Lines,' The New York Times
- 'Your Voices Have Been Heard,' NPR
- 'The still–growing NPR 'torture' controversy,' Salon.com
- Pew Research Center Study: Growing Old in America
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