NPR 2008-04-05

Transcript From NPR news in Washington I am Jack Speer. The Labor Department today reported the biggest monthly job loss in five years. The unemployment rate rose to 5.1% in March. NPRs Chris Arnold reports. The report was worse than expected, down

NPR 2008-04-06

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Bush has opened the final summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia's Black Sea coast at a tense time in relations between the two countries. But there was no sign of tro

NPR 2008-04-07

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Rocket attacks on Baghdad's Green Zone and a US military base in the city have killed 3 American soldiers and wounded more than 30 others. It was one of the deadliest attacks on US forces in Iraq in we

NPR 2008-04-08

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Senator John McCain says Democrats who offer a quick withdrawal from Iraq are not being honest about the consequences of defeat there. McCain spoke to a group of veterans at the National World War I Museu

NPR 2008-06-07

The biggest one-day jump in oil prices ever. A more-than-ten-dollar-a-barrel surge coupled with an unexpectedly weak employment report was enough to give the financial markets a case of indigestion at week's end. Oil closed at its highest level ever

NPR 2008-04-12

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today that radical cleric Shiite Muqtada al-Sadr will not be treated as an enemy of the US if he plays a non-threatening role in Iraqi politics. Gates comments come at a time the US and Iraqi forces have been figh

NPR 2008-04-13

A UN peacekeeper was killed in Port-au-Prince this afternoon, hours after Haitian lawmakers ousted Prime Minister Jacques-douard Alexis, following days of deadly violence over soaring food prices. President Rene Preval said he'd immediately move to

NPR 2008-04-14

Iraqs cabinet has taken action to try to isolate radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The cabinet gave preliminary approval today to a measure barring political parties that have militias, such as his, from participating in upcoming parliamentary

NPR 2008-04-15

From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. President Bush and Democratic congressional leaders are at odds over legislative priorities. That is after the House rejected the president's attempt to force a vote on a controversial trade deal with Co

NPR 2008-05-02

Theres been an explosion near an American military patrol in Baghdad today. Eight Iraqis have been killed. American officials have not confirmed an Iraqi government report that one US soldier was killed. Islamist rebels in Somalia say a US air strik

NPR 2008-05-03

Turkish warplanes launched overnight air raids against suspected Kurdish separatist targets in the mountains of northern Iraq. NPRs Ivan Watson has this report from Baghdad. Shortly before midnight on Thursday, Turkish warplanes began bombing the Qa

NPR 2008-05-07

Voters are going to the polls today for primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. For Democrats, the contest could be a deciding factor in the race for the partys nomination. NPRs Mara Liasson reports. Todays prize is the biggest of the remaining pri

NPR 2008-05-08

Senator Barack Obama won a big victory in North Carolina last night. He was ahead by 14 points with 93% of the vote counted. NPRs Mara Liasson reports. Barack Obama ended last night with more delegates and popular votes than Senator Clinton. A visib

NPR 2008-05-09

Its feared the death toll from Saturdays storm in Myanmar will climb to as many as 100,000 people. And the countrys military government says there could be one million homeless from the cyclone that hit five days ago. The BBCs Jonathan Head in Bangk

NPR 2008-05-10

US military officials in Baghdad are disputing Iraqi government claim that they captured the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq near the northwestern city of Mosul. NPRs Ivan Watson reports from Baghdad. At midnight on Thursday, Iraqi officials announced on

NPR 2008-07-13

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the leaders of Syria and Lebanon have agreed to re-establish normal diplomatic relations for the first time in years. Sarkozy made the announcement, speaking through a translator after a meeting in Paris. (D'abo

NPR 2008-07-14

The White House, the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve have announced steps aimed at shoring up confidence in the nation's two largest mortgage finance companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The administration is asking Congress to approve

NPR 2008-07-15

Congressional leaders say the Bush administration's plan to shore up mortgage backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be on the president's desk as soon as next week. Lawmakers are reacting favorably to the proposal. NPR's Brian Naylor has more. Th

NPR 2008-07-16

President Bush briefed reporters this morning on the economy. The president said the economy is strong and growing and that the administration's actions will keep the mortgage industry stable. NPR's Larry Abramson has more. The Treasury and Federal

NPR 2008-08-01

President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today the number of US troops in Iraq might be able to be reduced, because conditions in Iraq have dramatically improved. At the White House today, President Bush said he'll make a final decisio