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Monday

National

Alabama GOP Primary

Some of Alabama's candidates in Tuesday's Republican primary are using an unlikely figure to gain support -- former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. Moore was removed from his post after defying a federal order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from Alabama's state judicial building. Melanie Peeples reports.

Alabama GOP Primary

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Saturday

Weekend Edition Saturday

Local Democratic Leader Works on Kerry Campaign

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jack Schneider, a local Democratic Party activist in Oakland County, Mich., about what he is doing to try to motivate people to support the campaign of Sen. John Kerry for president.

Local Democratic Leader Works on Kerry Campaign

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National

Republican Strategists Assess Iraq Damage

NPR's Linda Wertheimer interviews two Republican strategists, Frank Donatelli of the American Conservative Union, and Don Devine, a former Reagan aide, about what the worsening situation in Iraq means for President Bush's re-election prospects.

Republican Strategists Assess Iraq Damage

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Weekend Edition Saturday

Local Republican Leader Works on Bush Campaign

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rusty Merchant, a local Republican Party activist in Grand Rapids, Mich., about what he is doing to try to motivate people to support the re-election campaign of President Bush.

Local Republican Leader Works on Bush Campaign

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Weekend Edition Saturday

Libertarian Party Holds Convention in Atlanta

The Libertarian Party is holding its annual convention in Atlanta and will name its presidential nominee on Sunday. Some the year the party's anti-war, anti-tax message could appeal to disaffected Democrats and Republicans. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports.

Libertarian Party Holds Convention in Atlanta

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Friday

National

Terror Threat Divides Bush Tea

U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge are apparently at odds over recent reports of a heightened threat level anticipating attacks by al-Qaeda in the United States. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Pam Fessler.

Terror Threat Divides Bush Tea

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World

New Recall Bid in Venezuela

Political groups opposed to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will attempt to get at least 500,000 voters to come to special polling stations to re-confirm their signatures on a petition seeking a presidential recall election. It's the latest twist in a long-running test of wills between President Hugo Chavez and those trying to oust him from power. NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Caracas.

New Recall Bid in Venezuela

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World

Iraq Names PM; U.S. Hedges

Members of Iraq's Coalition Provisional Authority on Friday unanimously choose Iyad Allawi to be the prime minister of the interim government that will take office on July 1, 2004. U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi welcomes the move, but a U.S. spokesman indicates the selection is not yet final. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Baghdad.

Iraq Names PM; U.S. Hedges

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National

Kerry's Attacks on Bush Muted

In the first of several speeches attacking President Bush's national security policies, Sen. John Kerry accused the president of failing to create an adequate multinational coalition to support efforts in Iraq. But Kerry's criticisms seemed constrained to many, a fact that analysts attribute to Kerry's effort to win swing voters by avoiding a hard-line stance. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Kerry's Attacks on Bush Muted

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Thursday

Day to Day

GOP Control of Congress Threatened in November

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to NPR political editor Ken Rudin about how Republican control of Congress, especially the Senate, is not assured in the next elections. Many seats in both the House of Representatives and Senate are hotly contested, and could fall to either the Democrats or the GOP.

GOP Control of Congress Threatened in November

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Business

The Marketplace Report: Bush Plan to Lower Gas Prices

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about the Bush administration's proposal to ease environmental requirements on a variety of gasoline blends in an effort to increase supply and help lower gas prices.

The Marketplace Report: Bush Plan to Lower Gas Prices

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National

Eyes on S. Dakota Race for Janklow's Seat

In the South Dakota race to replace former Rep. Bill Janklow, who resigned over a fatal car accident, Democrats are hoping for a win that would make the state's delegation completely Democratic. Although South Dakota is reliably Republican, polls show 33-year-old Democrat Stephanie Herseth has a good chance of winning Tuesday's election. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

Eyes on S. Dakota Race for Janklow's Seat

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