NPR 2009-04-23

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NPR 2010-04-25

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NPR 2010-12-28

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NPR 2010-02-17

From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. President Obama announced federal loan guarantees to build the first nuclear power plant in the US in three decades. NPRs Kathy Lohr reports. The 8.3-billion-dollar loan guarantee will pay for the constr

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NPR 2009-02-05

President Barack Obama at this hour is signing a bill that will provide government-sponsored health coverage to an estimated four million children. The State Children's Health Insurance Program dubbed SCHIP was approved by a 290-135 vote in the Hous

NPR 2010-03-04

President Obama wants Congress to finish work on healthcare legislation. Hes calling on lawmakers to bring bills to the floor and vote on them. Republicans hate the bills and many want to scrap the existing legislation. And Mr. Obama says thats a fat

NPR 2010-04-16

President Obama is pledging 100% commitment to the future of NASA including a manned mission to Mars and back by the mid-2030s, but the president says itll mean a significant departure from the old way of doing business. At the Kennedy Space Center i

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