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DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, today, Facebook, Google and Twitter will all be in Washington, talking to Congress about Russia's use of their social platforms during the 2016 presidential campaign. NPR is going to be exploring the growing social medi
By Paula Wolfson White House 15 June 2006 President Bush says reducing world poverty is a major objective of U.S. foreign policy. Mr. Bush says promoting trade and freedom is key to meeting that goal. ------------------------------------------- Pres
By Paula Wolfson White House 20 February 2006 President Bush speaking at Johnson Controls, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin President Bush is campaigning for support for his plan to cut America's reliance
By Scott Stearns White House 04 February 2006 President Bush wants Congress to boost funding for U.S. research and development to keep America competitive in the world economy. President Bush Presiden
By Catherine Maddux Washington 04 May 2006 The pressure on Sudan's warring parties in the western Darfur region is growing as a third deadline approaches Thursday to reach a peace deal proposed by the
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 27 October 2006 watch Deforestation report Deforestation, an ongoing problem, is receiving new scrutiny, this time from the World Bank. It is all part of the bank's mission to reduce global poverty by spurring economic g
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 26 October 2006 watch North Korea Nuclear Program Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says North Korea's test of a nuclear device on October 9 requires a strong response.
The White House and the U.S. Congress are inching closer to a financial rescue deal, but no final agreement is in hand. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush met Thursday with the two major party presidential candidates and Congressional leader
Italian officials are pressing for steps to prevent a repeat of the tragedy involving hundreds of migrants from Africa who are missing and believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean over the weekend. The migrants were cramped in un-seaworthy vess
Israel's outgoing government is pushing for what many describe as a lopsided prisoner swap with Palestinian militants. Israel has sent an intelligence chief and a top negotiator to Cairo in a last ditch effort to win the release of captive Israeli s
Vote Pushes Italian PM Toward Resignation Italy, the world's seventh largest economy, is emerging as a new threat to the stability of the 17-country single currency zone. On Tuesday, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano announced that Prime Minister
US Pushes to De-Escalate Ukraine Crisis 美国努力推动乌克兰危机的化解 WHITE HOUSE Russia says it has prepared proposals to defuse the Ukraine crisis, but Washington says Moscow needs to show evidence that it wants peace. Russian forces c
By Joe Bavier 2-329675 11 January 2006 Daagbo Hounon Houn, the voodoo chief, is seen at the Benin National Voodoo festival held in Ouidah, Benin Once stigmatized, traditional religions and voodoo have
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Right now, companies have to keep track of workers' injuries on the job or face penalties. But Congress could make it almost impossible for the government to enforce that requirement. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports the Senate
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: History is written by the winners. So when power is shared, there's often a tug of war over the past. That's what's happening in Hong Kong, which has enjoyed a degree of political autonomy since Great Britain returned control of
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump is at Camp David for a weekend retreat with Republican congressional leaders and some members of his Cabinet. The goal is to plot out the GOP policy agenda for this year ahead. The White House would also love to tur
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 08 August 2006 watch UN Resolution report Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into northern Israel Monday. Israeli warplanes struck the major Lebanese cities of Beirut and Tyre. Israel says its army is ready fo
By Jim Fry Washington 04 May 2007 Two days after thousands of people rallied in several American cities to call for change in U.S. immigration laws, President Bush again spoke out for what he calls comprehensive reform. Members of the president's own
By Paula Wolfson Singapore 16 November 2006 President Bush says the United States must stay engaged in Asia to boost prosperity and security around the Pacific Rim. In a speech kicking off a three-nation visit to Southeast Asia, the president focuse
U.S. Envoy George Mitchell is in Israel, meeting with officials in an effort to restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. His aim is to turn the message of President Obama to the Muslim world last week - a message that included the U.S. call fo