Obama Plans To Send Advisers To Iraq, Leaving Air Strikes On Table
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. President Obama announced today that the U.S. will send up to...
View ArticlePolitical Solution Needed In Iraq, Obama Says
President Obama is sending up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to gather intelligence on the insurgency. He was adamant there will be no American combat operations on the ground in Iraq.
View ArticleAdministration Focuses On Challenges Working Families Face
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now, a big part of President Obama's two national campaign victories was a promise to help working families. His critics complain that all these years later, he's still...
View ArticleWhat Could $100 Million Buy You — Besides Campaign Ads In Kentucky?
For the amount of money that's expected to be spent in the Kentucky race for U.S. Senate this year, you could buy a bottle of the state's own Maker's Mark whiskey for nearly every man, woman and child...
View ArticleA Mother's Essay Challenges Assumptions About Poverty
The stereotype of the so-called welfare queen driving a luxury car while leaching off of society is an enduring one.Darlena Cunha takes on this idea in a personal essay published Tuesday by The...
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Obama Unrolls New Sanctions Against Russia
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Obama had some announcements today on U.S. policy overseas.
View ArticleKicking The Can Down The Road: A Habit That's Hard To Kick
The Senate is expected to vote on a temporary transportation spending bill later this week — with an emphasis on the word temporary.The bill would keep highway funding flowing through May of next year,...
View ArticleCongress And Biden Aim For Job Training That Actually Leads To Jobs
Something pretty remarkable happened Tuesday afternoon in a small windowless auditorium next door to the White House. President Obama signed a new law: the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.It...
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Glenn Beck Takes His Campaign Against Common Core To The Big Screen
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We begin this hour with the Common Core, which is getting a little less common. The writing and math standards...
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Central American Leaders Stop By White House To Talk Border Crisis
The presidents of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras met with President Obama at the White House Friday, discussing the influx of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border from Central...
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In Kansas City, Obama Brushes Off House GOP's Vote To Sue Him
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August Comes To The Hill, But House GOP Hasn't Started Recess Quite Yet
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: And I'm Ari Shapiro....
View ArticleMaking An All-American White House Dinner With Some African Flair
Think of it as a state dinner for an entire continent. Tuesday night, after the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit sessions wrap up, the president and the first lady will host 50 heads of state and the...
View ArticleTwo Ways President Obama Could Act On Immigration
Sometime before the end of summer, President Obama is expected to take executive action to address the nation's broken immigration system.The president's decision has in some ways been years in the...
View ArticleIn New Hampshire, An Unexpected Tight Race For Senate
When discussing competitive U.S. Senate races, New Hampshire isn't at the top of the list. Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana — they all have tight contests. But now it seems even New Hampshire may be in...
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Obama Says U.S. Will Aid Iraqis Who Are Marooned On Mount Sinjar
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View ArticleObama Wants Congress' Support On ISIS, But He May Not Need It
The top four congressional leaders will be at the White House today to talk to President Obama about U.S. military action against the group known as the Islamic State, or ISIS. This comes just one day...
View ArticleObama's Hawkish Plan For Islamic State Puts Doves In A Quandary
President Obama arguably won the Democratic primary in 2008 because of his strong opposition to the Iraq war. Now he's arguing he doesn't need congressional approval to ramp up a bombing campaign in...
View ArticleMedals Of Honor Recognize Harrowing Battle And A Dying Act
President Obama on Monday awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor, to two soldiers who served in Vietnam: Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins, who survived a harrowing battle...
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House Approves Bill To Train, Arm Syrian Rebels
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