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Law

Supreme Court Upholds Alien Tort Claims Act

Rejecting pleas from the Bush administration and the business community, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that victims of torture, genocide and other human rights crimes can sue their tormentors for damages in U.S. courts under the 1789 Alien Tort Claims Act. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Supreme Court Upholds Alien Tort Claims Act

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Morning Edition

Bush, Kerry Court N.M. Vote

With its largely Latino population, New Mexico's demographics are unlike those of other states. Yet President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are running as tight a race there as in the rest of the country. Both candidates are campaigning hard for the battleground state's swing voters -- middle-class, suburban whites. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer.

Bush, Kerry Court N.M. Vote

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Morning Edition

Wooing Minorities, Kerry Promises Immigration Reform

Speaking before the Hispanic organization La Raza, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry promises to reform immigration laws to ease citizenship rules for working immigrants. Kerry told the cheering crowd in Phoenix, Ariz., he would also work with Mexico to improve border security. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Wooing Minorities, Kerry Promises Immigration Reform

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All Things Considered

New York Braces for Protests at Republican Meet

A variety of protests are expected to take place at this summer's Republican National Convention in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and protest organizers have not come to an agreement on where the demonstrations will be allowed to take place. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

New York Braces for Protests at Republican Meet

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News

Impact of Gas Prices on Presidency

Since 1976, in every presidential election year when gasoline prices were lower than they were in the previous presidential election year, the party in the White House remained in the White House. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Andrew Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center, about the correlation between gas prices and the outcomes of Presidential elections.

Impact of Gas Prices on Presidency

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The Tavis Smiley Show

Basketball Star Adonal Foyle on Political Dissent

Adonal Foyle graduated magna cum laude from Colgate and was a first-round draft choice for the Golden State Warriors in 1997. Now a free agent, he has a world of options. One choice is set: the organization he started three years back, Democracy Matters. Along with size and talent, Foyle also offers a little political dissent. NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with Foyle.

Basketball Star Adonal Foyle on Political Dissent

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Religion

Religion's Influence on American Politics

A major pollster says the U.S. is the most religious developed democracy in the world. That's why you hear one presidential candidate criticized for too often mixing his religious beliefs with his governance, while the other major candidate is criticized for not considering God often enough. NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with Rev. Barry Lynn of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and Joe Laconte, a fellow in religion and a free society at the Heritage Foundation.

Religion's Influence on American Politics

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Tuesday

Analysis

Law

Bush Wartime Powers Curbed

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that both American citizens and foreigners seized as terrorism suspects can challenge their detention in U.S. courts. The ruling is seen as a curb on the broad wartime powers claimed by the Bush administration. Legal experts expect the administration to create a system of military hearings where detainees can challenge their confinement. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Bush Wartime Powers Curbed

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Law

Slate's Jurisprudence: High Court Blocks Web Porn Law

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act, intended to shield children from online pornography. NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the case and other Supreme Court decisions this week.

Slate's Jurisprudence: High Court Blocks Web Porn Law

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Economy

The Marketplace Report: Fed Eyes Rise in Interest

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the U.S. Federal Reserve's expected decision to raise interest rates, and how that could affect consumers who've racked up a lot of debt.

The Marketplace Report: Fed Eyes Rise in Interest

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Schwarzenegger Seeks Deal with Prison Guard Union

California's prison guard union has long wielded political clout in the Golden State. Now Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is seeking concessions in the guard union's contract in the face of a budget crisis and prison scandal. John Myers of member station KQED reports.

Schwarzenegger Seeks Deal with Prison Guard Union

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