Obama, Barack, 1961-

September 4, 2014

37:00

Reporter Reflects On Obama's Stalled Effort to Close Guantanamo

New York Times' Charlie Savage visited the prison last month. He tells Fresh Air that it is decaying and exorbitantly expensive, but still holds 149 detainees who can't be sent anywhere else.

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Charlie Savage

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November 20, 2013

50:41

For Key And Peele, Biracial Roots Bestow Special Comedic 'Power.'

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele each have a white mother and black father, and a lot of the jokes on their Comedy Central show are about race. Peele tells Fresh Air that their backgrounds allow them to do characters others would feel uncomfortable doing.

Entertainers Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key

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July 31, 2013

50:40

As Summer Recess Looms, Congress Remains Inactive.

The last week before the long summer recess is usually crunchtime for Congress, but that hasn't been the case for the 113th. New York Times correspondent Jonathan Weisman joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross to discuss why this Congress has passed so few laws.

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Jonathan Weisman

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Reporter Reflects On Obama's Stalled Effort to Close Guantanamo

For Key And Peele, Biracial Roots Bestow Special Comedic 'Power.'

As Summer Recess Looms, Congress Remains Inactive.

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