World Bush Reaffirms Iraq Strategy November 30, 2005 • President Bush delivers what the White House calls an "important" address on Iraq from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis Wednesday morning. The president laid out a strategy for victory, and focused in particular on progress he has seen in training Iraqi forces. Bush Reaffirms Iraq Strategy Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5032260/5032684" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Poet on Call My Internal Demon, a Rat that Gnaws November 30, 2005 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu ponders his personal demons, which take the form of an imaginary rat....
Iraq Security and Strategy Series Sen. Feingold: Bush Speech Used 'Same Old Slogans' November 30, 2005 • One person who has been questioning President Bush's strategy in Iraq is Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI). Steve Inskeep talks with Feingold about Bush's speech Wednesday.
Health Care Study Details Deaths of Women who Took RU-486 November 30, 2005 • More information was released Wednesday on the four women who died after taking the abortion pill commonly known as RU-486. A study in The New England Journal of Medicine details the infections each woman got after taking the pill. Proponents of the pill say it has the same rate of problems as surgical abortions. Opponents of abortion rights say the pill should be removed from the market.
Bush Touts 'Steady Progress' in Iraq War November 30, 2005 • President Bush, his poll numbers sinking and his Iraqi war policy under siege, again outlined his policy on winning the "war against terrorism" in a speech at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Bush offered no dramatically new proposals, but touted the creation of Iraqi military troops to eventually take over security.
World U.S. Placing Stories in Iraq Media November 30, 2005 • As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military reportedly paid Iraqi newspapers to plant favorable stories about its efforts to rebuild the country. The reporter who broke the story discusses the controversial policy.
Former Bush Speechwriter Reviews Iraq Address November 30, 2005 • David Frum, a contributing editor to National Review and a former speech writer for President Bush, offers his assessment of the president's speech Wednesday at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Opinion Analysis The Death Penalty and Politics November 30, 2005 • Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, a Democrat near the end of his term, spared convicted killer Robin Lovitt from execution Tuesday. What are the political implications of commuting a death sentence?
World Bush Details 'Strategy for Victory' November 30, 2005 • In a speech Wednesday, President Bush says there has been "real progress" in Iraq and that U.S. troops won't leave until the Iraqi forces are ready to take over. Democrats say the president didn't outline any new details on what's ahead and didn't offer a strategy for success. Political experts discuss the president's speech and U.S. plans for exiting Iraq.
World Bush Vows to Press on to 'Victory' in Iraq November 30, 2005 • In a speech at the U.S. Naval Academy, President Bush reaffirms a stay-the-course strategy for Iraq, defying critics who have called for immediate withdrawal of troops. The president emphasized progress in training an independent Iraqi military and re-emphasized his belief that Iraq is central to a larger war on terrorism.
Abramoff, Scanlon and the Influence of Money Fresh Air November 30, 2005 • The investigation of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff has taken many twists and turns. As investigators gauge the extent of Abramoff's influence with lawmakers of both parties, an associate of Abramoff's has pled guilty to conspiracy. Reporter Philip Shenon has been covering the case for The New York Times.
Law High Court Hears Arguments on Abortion Notification Law November 30, 2005 • The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday on a New Hampshire law requiring parents be notified when a minor seeks an abortion. Advocates of the law say parents know what is best for their child, but a federal appeals court struck down the law because it did not include an exception for a medical emergency in which the health of the minor was in danger.
Opinion Analysis Analysis of Bush's Iraq Strategy November 30, 2005 • Robert Siegel discusses President Bush's speech outlining a strategy in the war in Iraq with Reuel Marc Gerecht, contributing editor for the Weekly Standard, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, former Middle Eastern specialist for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1985 to 1994 and author of The Islamic Paradox: Shiite Clerics, Sunni Fundamentalists, and the Coming of Arab Democracy, and George Packer, staff writer at the New Yorker magazine and author of The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq.
Opinion Analysis Slate's War Stories: Mulling Options for Iraq November 30, 2005 • President Bush says he will consider a number of military options for the Iraq war, including increasing the number of troops. Slate military affairs columnist Fred Kaplan and Alex Chadwick discuss what's militarily and politically feasible.
Law Alito Documents: 'We Disagree With Roe v. Wade' November 30, 2005 • New documents shed more light on Judge Samuel Alito's views on the landmark 1972 Supreme Court decision that established a woman's constitutional right to obtain an abortion.
