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Wednesday January 29, 2003

Bush's State of the Union

January 29, 2003 • President Bush uses his State of the Union speech to build a case for war with Iraq, but also addresses economic revival and health care reform. He says Secretary of State Colin Powell will go to the U.N. Security Council on Feb. 5 to explain the U.S. position on Iraq. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea, Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

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Tuesday January 28, 2003

Bush's State of the Union

January 28, 2003 • President Bush uses his State of the Union address to build a case for war with Iraq, but also outlines an ambitious domestic agenda for Congress, including health care reform and economic revival. He says Secretary of State Colin Powell will go to the U.N. Security Council on Feb. 5 to emphasize "the facts of Iraq's ongoing defiance of the world." NPR's Nancy Marshall reports.

Bush's State of the Union

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State of the Union Preview

January 28, 2003 • President Bush is expected to make a case for disarming Iraq in tonight's State of the Union address, but aides say he will talk extensively about revving up the economy. Bush's address will be watched -- and his words carefully weighed -- in American homes and in the world's capitals. NPR's Michele Norris talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.

State of the Union Preparation

January 28, 2003 • As President Bush finalizes his State of the Union speech, Republican and Democratic lawmakers say they expect it to focus on two topics: the domestic economy and the showdown with Iraq. Hear NPR's David Welna and Peter Robinson, a former speechwriter.

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Discussing the State of the Union

January 28, 2003 • As President Bush prepares to deliver his State of the Union address, NPR's Juan Williams joins residents of a St. Louis suburb for a discussion about Iraq, the economy and other issues the president's speech is likely to cover. Listen to more of the discussion at npr.org.

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Monday January 27, 2003

Stories of Good Deeds

January 27, 2003 • Last month, Morning Edition invited listeners to share stories about "good deeds" they had witnessed or heard about. NPR's Susan Stamberg reports on some of the many responses that came in. And npr.org offers a few stories that did not make it on the air.

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Sunday January 26, 2003

State of the Union

January 26, 2003 • NPR's Don Gonyea joins host Steve Inskeep to discuss what is likely to be in President Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Gonyea says the speech will fall just short of a call for war, and will most likely include some reassurances about the economy.

Business

Georges De Paris, Tailor to Presidents

January 26, 2003 • His clothes may have been seen by more people than any other tailor on earth. And you probably don't know his name. On Tuesday, you'll get a chance to see his work, when the President of the United States gives his State of the Union speech in a hand-made suit from Georges De Paris. NPR's Kitty Eisele talks with the man known as "Tailor to the Presidents."

Georges De Paris, Tailor to Presidents

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Friday January 24, 2003

The Bush Cabinet's Report Card

January 24, 2003 • In a mid-term report card, Secretary of State Colin Powell earns the highest grades among members of the Bush Cabinet, according to a National Journal study. Powell receives the only 'A' in the magazine's report card, which grades the department heads on such criteria as their influence within the administration. NPR's Bob Edwards interviews Jim Barnes, the weekly's chief political correspondent, about the report.

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Wednesday January 22, 2003

Abortion Demonstrators

January 22, 2003 • Thousands demonstrate in the bitter cold in Washington -- some against abortion, others in favor of abortion rights -- on the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that made abortion legal in the United States. NPR's Jacki Northam reports.

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Roe v. Wade 30th Anniversary

January 22, 2003 • Thirty years after the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, the abortion debate continues. The White House focuses on curbing abortions abroad and on giving stronger legal rights to fetuses, while Democrats blast the Bush administration on its abortion rights record. NPR's Julie Rovner and Mara Liasson report.

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Tuesday January 21, 2003

Radio Expeditions

Fishing for Science in Kamchatka, Part 2

January 21, 2003 • In Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, a group of American fly fishermen and Russian scientists work to protect one of the world's last remaining strongholds of wild salmon, steelhead and trout. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

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World

Uganda Used As Model for Promoting Sexual Abstinence in U.S.

January 21, 2003 • As the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade approaches, debate over abortion continues. Abortion rights opponents stress abstinence-only education and point to Uganda, where emphasis on abstinence has lowered a 30-percent HIV rate to 5 percent in a decade. NPR's Brenda Wilson reports.

Uganda Used As Model for Promoting Sexual Abstinence in U.S.

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Sunday January 19, 2003

Abortion Debate Still Heated, 30 Years After Roe v. Wade

January 19, 2003 • As the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade approaches, political debate over abortion continues. With Republicans now in control of both the House and Senate, supporters of the decision, which guarantees a woman's right to an abortion, fear it could be overturned. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

Abortion Debate Still Heated, 30 Years After Roe v. Wade

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Thursday January 16, 2003

Congress on Iraq

January 16, 2003 • Some members of Congress say the Bush administration is not keeping them adequately informed of plans for a possible military strike on Iraq. But Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld rejects reports of lawmakers' discontent with the quality and quantity of information they're receiving. NPR's David Welna reports.