President Obama says US military operations in Afghanistan are crucial to national security. If left unchecked, the Taliban insurgency will mean an even larger safe haven from which al-Qaeda would plot to kill more Americans. So this is not only a w
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Divers have now recovered seven bodies from yesterday's midair collision of a helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River in New York City. All nine people aboard the two aircraft are presumed dead. Wreckage of the helicopter was hoisted out
2009年NPR美国国家公共电台8月
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is indicating that the administration may have backed away from its insistence on a government insurance entity to help cover the tens of millions of Americans who do not currently have health
2009年NPR美国国家公共电台8月
A key national home price index released today shows a rise of nearly 3% during the second quarter although the SP/Case-Shiller index is still down 15% from last year. NPR Yuki Noguchi reports. The index is a composite of monthly prices in 20 major
2009年NPR美国国家公共电台8月
President Obama has approved the creation of a special interrogation task force that would be dedicated to gathering intelligence from so-called high-value detainees suspected of terrorist activities. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. The new elite
2009年NPR美国国家公共电台8月
More troops needed in Afghanistan, that's the message today from NATO military commanders to President Obama's envoy. A resurgent Taliban has taken hold in many areas thought to be stabilized by US forces in that country. Security has deteriorated, p
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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Senator Edward Kennedy will be remembered tonight by his closest friends and family at the JFK Presidential Library where the Senator has been lying in repose. NPR's Tovia Smith has more. They are calling
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Fire crews in California have been unable so far to slow the spread of a wildfire that's raging in the mountains north of Los Angeles. The blaze has charred more than 35,000 acres, forcing evacuation orders for more than 6,500 homes. California Gove
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Senator Edward Kenney was honored today with words and music at his funeral Mass in Boston. Hundreds of mourners, Sir tenor Placido Domingo and cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed. And President Obama gave a eulogy praising Kennedy as the greatest legislator
2009年NPR美国国家公共电台8月
A processional of police motorcycles escorted the body of Senator Edward Kennedy from Cape Cod to Boston today in advance of his funeral Mass on Saturday. From member station WCAI Sean Corcoran reports. Hundreds of people lined the tree-covered stre
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The tributes are pouring in today for 77-year-old Senator Edward Kennedy, who died last night following a year-long battle with brain cancer. Speaking at his rented vacation home in Martha's Vineyard, President Barack Obama called Kennedy the greate
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