Irene En-Route To North Carolina, Says National Hurricane Center Director

NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read speaks about the current location of Hurricane Irene and the course of its path as it heads to North Carolina Saturday morning. (1:19)

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White House Braces For Earl

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says that the President is preparing for the possible impact by signing a pre-landfall emergence declaration for North Carolina to ensure they have what they need ahead of the storm.
The White House will continue to closely monitor the storm as it continues to moves closer to the East Coast. (:54) 

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The unemployment crisis

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Correspondent Michael Ruhl reports on the recent release of the unemployment statistics for March.

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The unemployment statistics for march

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Keith Hall testifies before Congress on the nation's unemployment numbers from March 2009, and how the recession has affected employment.

Hall said that unemployment numbers have climbed from 8.1 percent to 8.5 percent, and that the industries hardest hit are manufacturing, construction, and temporary services.

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Social work expert attributes rural child welfare success to 'culture of self-reliance'

Professor Gary Nelson from the University of North Carolina School of Social Work attributes rural counties' equal, if not better, performance in child welfare compared to urban areas to a 'culture of self-reliance.' Nelson says people hold themselves accountable to systems which they are given the freedom to design and that 'people work with people to make things happen.' (0:47)
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