White House Holiday Spirit A 'Joy To All'
The bows are tied, the garlands are hung, and the White House is aglow for the holidays. Volunteers from all over the country handled the decorations with care, and on Wednesday, first lady Michelle...
View ArticleHow Obama's 2nd Inauguration Will Differ From 2009
Details are starting to come out about President Obama's inauguration next month. The co-chairs include actress Eva Longoria and some leaders of the Democratic Party and the business world. President...
View ArticleObama: 'The American People Are Watching What We Do Here'
We have reached the last weekend of the year, and Washington still has not reached a deal to avert the big tax hikes and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff.President Obama met with top...
View ArticleOften Written Off, Biden Has Long List Of Deals To His Name
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View ArticleObama Warns Of Dangerous Consequences If Debt Limit Isn't Raised
President Obama gave the last news conference of his first term on Monday. The president said Congress must break the habit of negotiating its way through crisis over and over again.
View ArticleSpeechwriters: After Bland First Inaugural, Second Is Tougher For Obama
A presidential inauguration is an event defined by huge, sweeping optics: the National Mall full of cheering Americans; a grandiose platform in front of the Capitol building; the parade down...
View ArticleCabinet Picks Show A Shift In How U.S. Wages War
Chuck Hagel, who spent more than a decade in the Senate asking witnesses questions at hearings, will be the one answering them Thursday as his confirmation hearing to be secretary of defense begins.His...
View ArticleObama Again Calls For Balanced Plan For Cuts
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.Earlier this hour, President Obama spoke in the White House...
View ArticleRepublicans Make 'Benghazi' A Frequent Refrain
The White House hopes the Senate will confirm Chuck Hagel next week as defense secretary.Republicans delayed the vote for the same reason they scuttled Susan Rice's bid to be secretary of state:...
View ArticleLoaded Words: How Language Shapes The Gun Debate
The country has been debating gun regulations for months. Later this week, a Senate committee will start work on various proposals, including a background check on every gun sale and a ban on assault...
View ArticleLet The Cuts Begin: Sequestration Deadline Passes
A last-ditch meeting between the president and congressional leaders did not produce a deal, which means sequester cuts have begun.
View ArticleObama Team Stops Saying 'Global War On Terror' But Doesn't Stop Waging It
After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush often made a provocative claim: He argued that the U.S. was fighting a war without a typical battlefield. In effect, he said, this war is...
View ArticleAs Gay Marriage Heads To Court, A Look Back At The Bumpy Ride
Gays and lesbians have adopted the phrase "it gets better" as a kind of slogan to assure young people that life won't always be so tough.Looking back, life has gotten dramatically better for LGBT...
View ArticleRepublicans Launch Mission To Turn Up Their Digital Game
The Republican and Democratic parties have been in a digital arms race for years. And this week, Republicans frankly admitted that they are losing.Now, the GOP has ambitious plans to improve its...
View ArticleGay Marriage And The Evolving Language Of Love
In 1982, advice columnist Dear Abby published a letter from someone who'd just moved from a conservative Midwestern town to bohemian Portland, Ore.Suddenly the advice seeker was interacting with gay...
View ArticleWhy Politicians Want Children To Be Seen And Heard
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View ArticleWill The Future GOP Be More Libertarian?
Republicans don't often make high-profile speeches at Howard University, one of the country's most prominent historically black schools. But on Wednesday, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul will talk to Howard...
View Article'We Have To Do More': Michelle Obama's Next Four Years
This week marked a new step in Michelle Obama's evolution as first lady. In her hometown of Chicago, she delivered one of the most emotional speeches of her career — about kids dying from gun...
View ArticleObama Criticizes Congress After Background Check Bill Fails
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: From Boston now to the White House, where President Obama reacted angrily tonight to the failure of an effort in the Senate to expand background checks for gun...
View ArticleObama Offers Message Of Resilience After Boston Attacks
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: We stand with you. That was President Obama's promise to Boston today. He delivered a message of strength and resilience at an inter-faith service in Boston's towering...
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