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President Obama today called for a new consumer protection agency as part of his sweeping effort to rewrite the financial rules of the road and avoid future economic meltdowns. NPR's John Ydstie reports. Speaking to an audience in the East Room of th
President Obama is holding separate meetings today with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders, as NPR's Mara Liasson reports, to see if there can be a solution to the impasse over the debt ceiling. The two meetings at the White House will d
President Obama is declining Senate Republicans' invitation to visit the Capitol and speak to them about the impasse in budget talks. White House spokesman Jay Carney said there's no point since the White House already knows Republicans' position. Ea
From npr news in Washington, I am J.P. A bipartisan group of senators became known of the summer as the gang of six reemerge today as a group of 36, nprs TW reports that pushing a newly supercommittee pursuing a more ambitious goal for deficit reduct
[00:08.59]This week,two important committees in Congress approved legislation [00:14.84]to give permanent normal trade rights to China. [00:19.70]The bill faces a close vote in the House of Representatives next week [00:26.12]but it is expected to pa
The world this week-Politics 本周政治 Israel carried out air strikes on Gaza in response to a barrage of rocket attacks from Hamas militants. 以色列向加沙发动空袭,以回应哈马斯恐怖组织密集的弹炮轰击。 The air assault
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? After a bad day at the office, were more likely to flip on a nature channel than find a flower-filled meadow or sunny beach to lower our stress. But if you cant head
The US House is expected to vote this hour on whether to extend expiring tax cuts for everyone, including the wealthy. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports the issue's been generating heated debate. Democrats say they want to keep lower tax rates from middl
President Obama's decrying what he calls the ridiculous spectacle of executives of BP and other companies, pointing fingers this week over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Following a cabinet meeting at the White House today, the president
The Minerals Management Service and the US Coast Guard have launched the Marine Board of Investigation into the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. NPR's Debbie Elliott says the board is hearing testimony from witnesses of the April 20th incident. T
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Police on the scene of today's deadly explosion in Middletown, Connecticut are asking surrounding communities for help. They are bracing for mass casualties that may include at least two deaths and as m
Backed by NATO air strikes, rebels in Libya say they've regained control of a strategic city just 100 miles from the rebel capital. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Benghazi that rebels welcome the increased NATO effort. From a vantage point, a few mi
Caution appears to be returning to global markets after the initially rallied over news that Spains banks would get an EU bailout. Lauren Frayer reports from Madrid Spanish markets have closed flat, and the country's borrowing costs have shot back up
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. As families across the country enjoy the summer, Americans can be optimistic about our economic future. In the past four years, our economy has been through a lot: we faced a stock market decline, a recession, corporate s
QINGDAO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tracy McGrady, ex-NBA superstar, was still absent Friday due to injuries, as his Qingdao Doublestar lost to Fujian again a match of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league. Qingdao was defeated by the opponent 92-9
1. President Barack Obama has signed the emergency legislation to raise the nation's borrowing limit. Obama says lawmakers still need to find a balanced approach to reducing the deficit that includes adjustments to Medicare and reforming the tax code
1. A political stalemate in Greece is rattling financial markets worldwide. It comes more than a week after elections gave no party a majority in parliament. Greeks are furious over the handling of their financial crisis and severe austerity measures
AS IT IS 2016-07-27 A Clinton Finds a Changing Democratic Party The Democratic Party that is set to nominate Hillary Clinton for president is not the same party that twice nominated her husband, Bill Clinton, for president. The partys 2016 platform -
How can we make the economy more vibrant? 我们怎样才能使经济更有活力? Inflation leads to more unemployment. 通货膨胀导致更多人失业. Inflation hurts the poor more than the rich. 通货膨胀伤害的是穷人而不是富人. Th
BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Quincy Douby showed no mercy on Marcus-less Shanxi Zhongyu as he swept 75 points, the highest score in CBA franchise history, to help Zhejiang Chouzhou win 154-129 at home on Wednesday. The former record belonged to Andre