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 's  Morning Edition Two New Bibles Preach A Hip, Eco-Friendly Gospel Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:17:00 -0500 The Bible has gotten a makeover: Two new editions target a young — even secular — audience. One is a slick, illustrated version of the New Testament; the other is an environmentally friendly edition that takes advantage of the popularity of the green movement. Real | Windows Spanish Soccer Teams Short Of Financial Goooals Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:11:00 -0500 Spain's decade-long real estate boom was a gold mine for Spanish soccer. Construction firms paid large sums to have their logos on team jerseys, and real estate moguls lined up to buy teams. Now, with investments failing, struggling teams and owners are looking for buyers — or maybe a bailout. Real | Windows Economy, Drug Wars Hurt Cross-Border Business Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:14:00 -0500 El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico are economically tightly intertwined. The economic downturn in the U.S. is hurting the hundreds of assembly plants just across the border as a raging drug war that's killed some 1,400 people in Juarez this year is squashing tourism. Real | Windows Central Banks Slash Interest Rates Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:00 -0500 Confronted by deteriorating economies, central bankers overseas slashed interest rates Thursday. The European Central Bank made its biggest rate cut ever — cutting rates by three-quarters of a percentage point. The Bank of England and Sweden's central bank also sliced rates. Real | Windows Israeli Settlers, Security Forces Clash In Hebron Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:56:00 -0500 Clashes erupted Wednesday between settlers and Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, which has long been a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some 650 Jewish settlers live in fortified enclaves guarded by Israeli soldiers. They're surrounded by thousands of Palestinians who also call Hebron home. Militant settlers continue to refuse an Israeli government order to vacate a disputed building. Real | Windows Letters: Detroit's Big 3 On Listeners' Minds Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:24:00 -0500 Detroit's Big Three automakers wanting a bailout was on the minds of many listeners. Some said U.S. carmakers had made unreliable vehicles for too long, while others thought Detroit should have addressed energy efficiency before now. Listeners also e-mailed about the Bush administration turning over a lot of government work to private contractors, the attacks in Mumbai and an appreciation for singer Odetta, who died Tuesday at the age of 77. Real | Windows Chrysler No Stranger To Bailouts Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:54:00 -0500 The heads of the big three U.S. car companies are back on Capitol Hill on Thursday, trying to convince Congress to give them billions in loans so they can avoid bankrupty. For some at Chrysler, there might be a sense of deja vu. Paul Eistenstein, who covers the car industry for the independent news service The Detroit Bureau, talks to Renee Montagne about the first time Chrysler was bailed out in the '80s. Real | Windows Big, Small Home Builders Feel Housing Pinch Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:45:00 -0500 Smaller home builders — like Florida's Chuck Fowke — are going out of business, while large companies are cutting back. The industry wants any federal stimulus package to include new incentives for homebuyers. But analysts say the industry won't begin to rebound without a decrease in home builders and inventory. Real | Windows				Sponsor