WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts    From The WBUR Newsroom BSO Celebrates 100th Birthday Of Music Icon BOSTON (December 05, 2008) The Boston Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the 100th birthday of a contemporary music icon. Riding The Bus To A Low-Paying Job ATHOL, Mass. (December 05, 2008) For people with low-paying jobs, just getting to work can be costly. In Central Massachusetts, we ride along on a subsidized bus, and meet the driver and his passengers. Be Happy, Pass It On BOSTON (December 05, 2008) Straight from a decades-old heart study, a new survey finds that happiness can set off a chain reaction. Gun Club, Police Chief Indicted In Boy's Uzi Death AMHERST, Mass. (December 05, 2008) A grand jury has indicted a club and three people who took part in a gun show in Westfield, where an 8-year-old accidentally shot and killed himself.    From  Automakers Request $34 Billion In Loans Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500 The Detroit auto companies made another pitch to the Senate Banking Committee for massive loans to keep operating. They were more contrite than last month and offered a lot more details. But it is still unclear whether they will get the $34 billion they say they need to keep going. The auto executives will appear before the House Financial Services Committee Friday. Real | Windows Detroit Bailout A Matter Of National Security Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500 One of the arguments made for a bailout of the auto industry is that it is a matter of national security. To learn more about the connections between the Big Three and the military, Renee Montagne talks with retired Lieutenant Colonel Dakota Wood of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Real | Windows Bernanke: Foreclosure Trend Needs To Stop Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500 Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is urging more be done to stem the flood of foreclosures. Bernanke called on the government Thursday to get more involved, and hopefully spare the U-S economy even more damage. Real | Windows Bangkok airport resumes operation Russian Orthodox Church head dies Paris thieves steal $102m jewels US carmakers' plea under scrutiny   Get WBUR Today, a daily newsletter from WBUR. Sign up now.				Sponsor