NPR 2008-03-20

Support for NPR podcast comes from Northwestern Mutual, the quiet company, committed to building lifelong relationships and communities and protecting financial futures. From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. On the Asian and European stock m

NPR 2009-09-08

President Obama told union members in Ohio today it's time to stop debating an overhaul of the nation's health care system and to get something done. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. At Labor Day picnic in Cincinnati, Mr. Obama said the long-running nat

NPR 2008-11-18

Congressional lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill this week for a special session on the nation's teetering auto industry. Today the Senate began debate on whether to come to its aid. NPR's Brian Miller reports. As domestic carmakers teeter on the br

NPR 2010-09-06

President Obama will be talking about jobs and the economy during several speeches this week including at a Labor Day rally tomorrow in Milwaukee. Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio has more on what the president will cover. The president will

NPR 2009-06-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A senior State Department official says Cuba has agreed to open direct talks with the United States on a range of issues including immigration matters and cooperation on anti-drug trafficking efforts.

NPR 2010-07-22

The White House is apologizing to Shirley Sherrod, a black USDA employee, who was forced to resign this week after being accused of racial bias against a white family decades ago. On CNN today, Sherrod accepted the apology. I accept the apology. You

NPR 2010-07-23

The temporary cap on the BP oil well will stay closed even as ships are evacuated for a tropical storm expected to hit the area this weekend. Incident Commander Thad Allen says it's safe to leave it unmonitored for a couple of days, and he says they

NPR 2010-11-19

General Motor's back to being publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, a major milestone in GM's quest for independence from government ownership. We have the latest from Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton. GM CEO Dan Akerson says he's pleased by

NPR 2010-12-18

President Obama signed the 858-billion-dollar tax-cut bill this afternoon, extending Bush-era tax rates for another two years. As NPR's Scott Horsley reports, the tax bill passed the House last night with nearly equal support from Democrats and Repub

NPR 2012-02-20

Facing ever-tighter Western sanctions for its nuclear program, Iran now has halted oil shipments to Great Britain and France. Meanwhile, Larry Miller tells us, the UK is advising the peace of the world is at risk. British Foreign Secretary William Ha

NPR 2012-03-05

In a fiery speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference today, President Obama declared the US will not hesitate to attack Iran with military force to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Mr. Obama said tha

NPR 2011-07-19

House Republicans are spearheading a bill that they say would cut, cap and balance the federal budget. President Obama says if it gets to his desk, he'll veto it. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports this is all part of the contentious debate over reducing defi

NPR 2011-08-18

President Obama says it will probably be at least a year before home prices start rising again and sales pick up. It will probably take this year and next year for us to see a slow appreciation again in the housing market. And he says the federal gov

NPR 2011-12-05

Russian state television reports that exit polls show the party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is picking up less than half the vote in parliamentary elections. Opposition parties and election monitors claim even this figure is inflated. They charg

NPR 2011-12-02

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is wrapping up a visit to the long-isolated South East Asian nation of Myanmar by meeting with its main opposition leader. NPR's Michele Kelemen is traveling with the secretary in the country also known as Burma. Cl

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-07

from npr news in washingdon,i am nor ram.the federal aviation administration says a boening 777 crashed a short while ago when landing in san francisco airport.the asian airlines flight has come from soul south korea,a spokes man says it appears the

NPR 2010-01-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. With thousands feared dead from yesterdays massive earthquake in Haiti, the Pentagon is gearing up to send thousands of troops, cargo planes and ships to help the battered nation. President Obama promis

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