NPR 2012-03-24

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has been charged with 17 counts of murder in the shooting deaths of Afghan civilians. We get more on the story from NPR's Larry Abramson. The Army has charged Bales with killing 17 Afghan villagers in a rampage early in the mo

AP 2010-03-29

1. President Barack Obama has a message for Republicans who say they'll try to repeal his health care overhaul: Go for it! Speaking at the University of Iowa, Obama says those who try to overturn the sweeping changes will have to face voters who see

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 2011-10-18

All the major US market indexes are down around 2%. They were retreating from last week's gains after Germany downplayed the idea that a solution for Europe's debt crisis might be reached during a summit this Sunday. At last check on Wall Street, the

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Aim for the court behind me, for the White House said especially, for millions of Americans without health in church, we are not losing track of them tonight. But because Health Care reform, which is Supreme Court to firm today, was President Obama's

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CNN 2010-12-06

The 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, Ladies and gentleman, will be organized in Russia. The winner to organize the 2022 FIFA World Cup is Qatar. For 2018 and 2022 we go to new lands, because never the World Cup has been held on one side in t

CNN 2010-12-07

From north to south to east to west, from sea to shining sea, the American people are united in support of you and your families. As your Commander-in-Chief, I also want you to know that we will do whatever it takes to make sure that you have the str

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

NPR 2010-10-14

The 33 mine workers who spent 69 days underground are undergoing medical care and preparing to reunite with their families. The last miner was pulled to safety less than an hour ago and less than two days since the rescue operation began. The success

NPR 2011-01-08

The nation's payrolls expanded in December, sending the unemployment rate down almost 0.5 percent to 9.4 percent, but Danielle Karson reports the economy created fewer jobs than anaylsts were expecting. The private sector added 113,000 jobs to busine

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AP 2012-07-13

1. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney are clashing over taxes and outsourcing jobs. Obama is challenging Mitt Romney to join him in permitting tax hikes for rich Americans like them. Meanwhile, Romney has branded the presiden

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