Politics

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Politically Speaking

Bush Convention Speech To Target Undecided Moms

August 31, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Correspondent Juan Williams says President Bush will aim his convention message squarely at American pocketbooks.

Day to Day

Identical Twins on Opposite Sides of Political Fence

August 31, 2004 • Reporting from the Republican National Convention in New York City, NPR's Mike Pesca profiles Jeane Kangas and Joane Steele, identical twin sisters on opposing sides of the political fence. Kangas is attending the convention as an alternate delegate for Massachusetts, and Steele is in New York City protesting the Republican agenda.

Opinion

30 Years of Conventions: Realists and Moralists

August 31, 2004 • On the surface, everything will be harmonious at the Republican Convention. But when it comes to foreign policy, there are differences that go back three decades. And commentator and author James Mann says those divisions are between the realists and moralists.

News

Bush: U.S. Will Win Terror War

August 31, 2004 • President Bush tells the American Legion that the United States will win the war on terrorism. His remarks are different from those offered in a recent TV interview, in which Bush said he did not think such a war was winnable. Hear NPR News.

NPR News

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Morning Edition

Canvassing the Dairy State for Undecided Voters

August 31, 2004 • Wisconsin is one of the key swing states that could decide the November presidential election. In the first of two reports, NPR's Renee Montagne visits the Dairy State, where campaign workers are going door to door in the hunt for votes.

Morning Edition

GOP Praises Bush Leadership

August 31, 2004 • As the Republican National Convention opens, featured speakers Sen. John McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani laud President Bush's leadership in the war on terrorism. Both draw links between that effort and the Iraq war.

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Proposed Amendment to Allow Foreign-Born President

August 31, 2004 • NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow foreign-born American citizens to run for president of the United States. The amendment is bound to boost speculation that Austrian-born film star and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger might someday seek higher office.

World

French Journalists Threatened with Execution in Iraq

August 31, 2004 • Kidnappers holding two French reporters hostage in Iraq are demanding the French government cancel a ban on the wearing of Muslim headscarves in French public schools. The kidnappers say if their demand isn't met by Tuesday evening, the hostages will be executed. NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Laurent Joffrinm, editor-in-chief of the French weekly Le Nouvel Observateur about French reaction to the kidnappers' demands.

From Our Listeners

Republican National Convention Update

August 31, 2004 • NPR's Neal Conan discusses the latest convention news with NPR's Ken Rudin and Comedy Central's Lewis Black.

The Tavis Smiley Show

RNC Delegate Profile: An African-American from Alabama

August 31, 2004 • On day two of our 2004 Republican National Convention coverage, we present the second in our series of delegate profiles. Tanyia Ott reports on Richard Finley, an African-American Republican from Birmingham, Ala., who was inspired into political activism by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Morning Edition

GOP Visit to Broadway Strictly 'PG-13'

August 31, 2004 • On Sunday, 13,000 Republicans attended Broadway musicals as guests of The New York Times. But the GOP viewing list eschewed many of Broadway's biggest hits, which touch on edgy cultural issues -- gay characters, the Vietnam War, unwed mothers. Jeff Lunden reports.

Law

Slate's War Stories: An Israeli Mole in the Pentagon?

August 31, 2004 • NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate contributor Fred Kaplan about allegations that a Pentagon analyst with access to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's office has been acting as a spy for Israel. The FBI continues to investigate the case, but Israeli officials deny any wrongdoing.

Day to Day

Slate's Kausfiles: McCain, Giuliani Open RNC

August 31, 2004 • NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate political Web logger Mickey Kaus about speeches from the Republican National Convention's opening night. Kaus says Sen. John McCain and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani took the stage to endorse Bush, but looked more like good running mates for the 2008 presidential battle.

Day to Day

Winning the Latino Vote in 2004, Part 1

August 31, 2004 • In part one of a two-part series, NPR's Eric Weiner explores how the presidential campaigns of both Sen. John Kerry and President George W. Bush are using Spanish-language ads in an attempt gain Latino votes.

Fresh Air

Covering the Conservative Movement

Fresh Air

August 31, 2004 • Journalist David Kirkpatrick reports on the conservative movement's issues and leaders for The New York Times.