Candidates Inject Economy Into Foreign Policy Debate
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm David Greene. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep. The third and final presidential debate was less dramatic...
View ArticleRe-Election Campaign Reveals A President Looking For The Right Balance
As this long election comes to end, Superstorm Sandy is offering a chance for President Obama to showcase his leadership skills one last time. For Obama, this campaign has truly been a fight against...
View ArticlePolls Start To Close In Big Battleground States
Lynn Neary talks to Mara Liasson for an election update as polls start to close.
View ArticlePost-Election, GOP's Immigration Message Evolves
After an election in which Hispanics voted overwhelmingly for President Obama, the White House and Republicans on Capitol Hill are making overtures about immigration reform. House Speaker John Boehner...
View ArticleObama Changes Tack With Congressional Republicans
Throughout his first term, some of President Obama's critics said he wasn't a tough enough negotiator. They felt he caved to Republicans too early, too often. Since his re-election, Obama has subtly...
View ArticleObama And House GOP Engage In Fiscal Cliff Talks, Just Not With Each Other
The president and House Republicans continued to snipe at each other Wednesday over the impending set of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff. They traded accusations and...
View ArticleGun Issues Return To Political Debate
For almost 20 years, Democrats have been convinced that gun control is a sure way to lose elections. And in his first term, President Obama never proposed any new gun legislation. But in the aftermath...
View ArticleLow-Profile Power Player Jack Lew May Be In Line For Treasury Post
Ask the average person — even in Washington — who serves as President Obama's chief of staff and you'll probably get a blank stare.Jack Lew hasn't been heard or seen in the "fiscal cliff" drama...
View ArticleIs Obama's Second-Term Agenda Lacking Issues?
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.DAVID GREENE, HOST: And I'm David Greene. Good morning. President Obama is set to take the oath of office for a...
View ArticleCivil Rights Highlighted On Inauguration Day
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.DAVID GREENE, HOST: And I'm David Greene.Four years ago, President Obama delivered an inaugural speech that many...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Leaving The Stage — At Least For Now — And On A High Note
Hillary Clinton leaves her job Friday as secretary of state with sky-high approval ratings, and there's already a superPAC established urging her to run for president in 2016.She's one of the most...
View ArticlePublic Pressure, Background Checks Central To Obama Gun Control Strategy
Gun control historically has been one of the most divisive issues in Congress, between the parties and even inside the Democratic coalition. Yet some in President Obama's own party say he has put...
View ArticleObama Speech To Set Second Term's Tone
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renée Montagne. President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address...
View ArticleAutomatic Budget Cuts Near As Democrats, GOP Stand Firm
It looks like the across the board spending cuts that were never supposed to happen are going to — at least for a while. It's another sign of Washington's dysfunction.
View ArticleRyan Pick Forces Medicare Discussion
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm David Greene.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.When Mitt Romney put Paul Ryan on the ticket, it had the...
View ArticleWatching Isaac, GOP Delays Opening Convention In Tampa
Republicans have decided to delay the official start of their presidential nominating convention until Tuesday. Tropical Storm Isaac is causing weather-related issues around Tampa, Florida. As the...
View ArticleRyan Tells GOP Delegates U.S. Needs A Turnaround
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: But now to Tampa, where this evening Mitt Romney will formally accept his party's nomination for president.Last night, though, the stage belonged to vice presidential...
View ArticleGOP Nominee Mitt Romney Makes His Case For Change
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.DAVID GREENE, HOST: And I'm David Greene.During his acceptance speech last night at the Republican Convention,...
View ArticleFirst Lady Stays Above The Fray In Convention Speech
First Lady Michelle Obama was one of the stars on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. She delivered a ringing, impassioned plea for the re-election of her husband, President Barack...
View ArticleBill Clinton Captivates Delegates, Nominates Obama
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning. Renee Montagne is back at NPR West. Renee, welcome back.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Thank you very much....
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