National Bush Calls on Congress to Act on Economy, Energy April 29, 2008 • Speaking at a White House news conference Tuesday, the president says Congress has blocked his solutions to the nation's economic and energy problems. John Ydstie on Bush's News Conference Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90030365/90030347" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
John Ydstie on Bush's News Conference Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90030365/90030347" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
World Saddam Official Tariq Aziz on Trial for Mass Killings April 29, 2008 • Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz is set to go to court Tuesday over the execution of dozens of merchants in 1992. Aziz also served as foreign minister in Saddam Hussein's government. Saddam Official Tariq Aziz on Trial for Mass Killings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90024819/90024803" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Saddam Official Tariq Aziz on Trial for Mass Killings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90024819/90024803" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Opinion Analysis Update on the Presidential Race April 17, 2008 • Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sparred in a debate Wednesday in Philadelphia. Also this week, John McCain gave his first major economic speech as the presumptive GOP nominee. Polls show a desire for change of party in the White House, but McCain is running even with Democratic rivals. Update on the Presidential Race Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89713255/89713399" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Update on the Presidential Race Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89713255/89713399" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
National Britain's PM Visits Bush, Presidential Candidates April 17, 2008 • British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is visiting the United States this week. Brown will meet with President Bush and all three U.S. presidential candidates, but he has also focused his trip on the current economic downturn. Britain's PM Visits Bush, Presidential Candidates Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89713212/89713197" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Britain's PM Visits Bush, Presidential Candidates Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89713212/89713197" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
The Impact of War Army Documents Show Lower Recruiting Standards April 17, 2008 • In recent years, the number of Army enlistees with medical and criminal problems has increased, causing concern among military officials. The Army's acceptance of these recruits is tied to waning interest in military service. Army Documents Show Lower Recruiting Standards Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89702118/89713208" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Army Documents Show Lower Recruiting Standards Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89702118/89713208" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Law High Court Upholds Kentucky's Execution Injections April 16, 2008 • The Supreme Court has upheld Kentucky's method of execution by lethal injection. The justices said the state's use of a three-drug combination does not violate the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. NPR's Ari Shapiro reviews the high court's opinions with Steve Inskeep. High Court Upholds Kentucky's Execution Injections Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89687158/89687156" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
High Court Upholds Kentucky's Execution Injections Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89687158/89687156" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
World Zimbabwean Court Rejects Call for Election Results April 14, 2008 • In Zimbabwe, the country's high court dismissed an opposition party's demand that results of the presidential election be released immediately. Voters cast their ballots last month. Zimbabwean Court Rejects Call for Election Results Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89612956/89613073" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Zimbabwean Court Rejects Call for Election Results Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89612956/89613073" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Obama's Political Gaffe in San Francisco April 14, 2008 • Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama spent the weekend trying to recover from a political gaffe. Obama told a San Francisco fundraiser that economically frustrated people get bitter and "cling to guns or religion." Obama's Political Gaffe in San Francisco Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89612947/89612923" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Obama's Political Gaffe in San Francisco Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89612947/89612923" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Election 2008 McCain Lags Behind Democrats in Fundraising April 11, 2008 • Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain is trailing both Democratic candidates in fundraising. Steve Inskeep speaks to NPR new analyst Juan Williams about John McCain's money woes. McCain Lags Behind Democrats in Fundraising Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89551887/89551903" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Sadr Cancels Protest March; Baghdad Under Curfew April 9, 2008 • Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called off his plan for a million-man march Wednesday in Baghdad — out of fear of provoking more violence. The Iraqi capital is still under curfew, even though people are out on the streets. Meantime, U.S. military and Iraqi forces continue to battle Shiite militia loyal to Sadr. Sadr Cancels Protest March; Baghdad Under Curfew Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89490040/89489994" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Sadr Cancels Protest March; Baghdad Under Curfew Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89490040/89489994" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
World El Salvador Struggles to Re-Absorb U.S. Deportees April 9, 2008 • This week, NPR's Jennifer Ludden looked at what happens when a country — in particular, El Salvador — has to take back a large number of its own nationals deported by the United States. What are the effects of their migration and their return? El Salvador Struggles to Re-Absorb U.S. Deportees Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89490007/89489985" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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You Are Here U Street Corridor: Tracing a D.C. Neighborhood's Comeback from 1968 April 8, 2008 • In Washington, D.C., riots sparked by the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. decimated the U Street corridor. Now 40 years later, residents and business owners see the area rejuvenated, in large part by the neighborhood's rich African-American heritage. Historian Cathy Smith on the Neighborhood's Architecture Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/134007304/89461317" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Senators Press Petraeus on Iraq Withdrawal Timing April 8, 2008 • Senators meeting with the U.S. commander in Iraq want to know how soon Gen. David Petraeus might be willing to bring more troops home. Petraeus is already sending back some forces. He says he wants a "pause" in withdrawals this summer to allow time to consider his next moves. Senators Press Petraeus on Iraq Withdrawal Timing Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89468046/89468034" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Echoes of 1968 Tracing a D.C. Neighborhood's Comeback from 1968 April 8, 2008 • In Washington, D.C., riots sparked by the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. decimated the U Street corridor. Now 40 years later, residents and business owners see the area rejuvenated, in large part by the neighborhood's rich African-American heritage. Tracing a D.C. Neighborhood's Comeback from 1968 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89453114/89457888" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Chinese Dissident's Conviction Sparks Global Outcry April 3, 2008 • A noted human rights activist in Beijing was sentenced Thursday to three-and-a-half years in prison on charges of subversion. Western media and human rights groups have focused on Hu Jia's case as evidence that China is trying to silence political dissent ahead of the Beijing Olympics. Chinese Dissident's Conviction Sparks Global Outcry Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89333943/89334090" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Chinese Dissident's Conviction Sparks Global Outcry Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89333943/89334090" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
