National Security Obama Charts Subtler Course On Homeland Security December 31, 2009 • Before the failed Christmas Day airliner attack, President Obama hadn't spent much time talking about homeland security. That's quickly changing, but his reserved approach is based on a philosophy of managing risk and an aversion to what he has called the scare tactics of his predecessor.
Law First Up For High Court In 2010: Campaign Finance December 31, 2009 • When the Supreme Court reconvenes in January, it will decide a case that could redefine the role of corporations in political campaigns. Meanwhile, in the lower courts, the number of judicial vacancies has doubled during President Obama's time in office — as Republicans try to minimize his effect on the courts. First Up For High Court In 2010: Campaign Finance Listen · 3:57 3:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121990659/122093414" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Vote On TSA Nominee Caught Up In Union Dispute December 30, 2009 • The failed Dec. 25 airline bombing has spotlighted the fact that the Transportation Security Administration has been without a permanent leader for a year. A GOP senator put a hold on President Obama's nominee because the administration won't rule out collective bargaining for airport screeners. Vote On TSA Nominee Caught Up In Union Dispute Listen · 4:13 4:13 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122061240/122042912" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Security Blame Game Follows Foiled Terrorist Attack December 30, 2009 • Republicans were quick to pounce on perceived missteps by the administration after the failed attempt to blow up an airliner Friday. But the holiday timing of the incident is a double-edged sword: The GOP criticism of the president has received intensive coverage, but many people aren't fully plugged in. Blame Game Follows Foiled Terrorist Attack Listen · 4:32 4:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122034842/122042998" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Franklin Delano Roosevelt' Distilled December 29, 2009 • In historian Alan Brinkley's biography, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he calls the former president the most important individual of the 20th century. Roosevelt presented national concerns to the public with his Fireside Chats. 'Franklin Delano Roosevelt' Distilled Listen · 29:50 29:50 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122011898/122011891" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Republican Politicians Make A Social Media Push December 26, 2009 • The 2008 election was a "wake-up call" for the GOP that made it clear they were behind when it came to technology and provided an incentive to try harder, a strategist says. Now Republicans have a rising presence on the video-sharing site YouTube and are increasingly using Facebook and Twitter as well. Republican Politicians Make A Social Media Push Listen · 7:34 7:34 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121891988/121946525" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Decade Brought Change To Campaign Finance December 25, 2009 • The Supreme Court may rule on a case next month that would determine whether corporate money can be used to promote or attack candidates. The case is another milestone in the world of money and politics, a place where there's been a lot of upheaval over the past decade. Decade Brought Change To Campaign Finance Listen · 4:25 4:25 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121872329/121900720" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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State Attorneys General Question Health Care Bill December 25, 2009 • At issue is the legality of a deal exempting Nebraska from paying for an expansion of Medicaid. South Carolina Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint say that Sen. Ben Nelson got a $45 million-a-year break for his state in exchange for supporting the bill. State Attorneys General Question Health Care Bill Listen · 3:59 3:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121869650/121900326" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Senate Passes Health Care Bill. Now What? December 24, 2009 • The Senate finally wrapped up its work on its massive health care overhaul bill — at least for the holidays. It took a lot of wrangling to get the vote passed, and now the Senate and the House must hash out a compromise over the next few weeks. Senate Passes Health Care Bill. Now What? Listen · 4:03 4:03 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121881725/121880204" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tracking The Overhaul A Consumer's Guide To Health Reform KFF Health News December 24, 2009 • Now that the Senate has passed a hotly debated health care bill, Congress is headed to the next step: House-Senate negotiations in January to try to hammer out a final version. Here's where things stand and how you might be affected.
Tracking The Overhaul Next Step: Getting A Health Bill To Obama's Desk December 24, 2009 • As exhausted but jubilant Senate Democrats scramble home for the holidays, one more obstacle stands between them and final passage of the massive health care overhaul bill: merging their bill with the House of Representatives'.
Tracking The Overhaul Charting The Future Of The Health Overhaul Bill December 24, 2009 • The Senate approved the landmark health bill early Christmas Eve, a key step for President Obama and the Democrats in moving forward with health overhaul. But the debate is far from over. The Senate and the House will have to reconcile their different versions.
Tracking The Overhaul Senate Says Yes To Landmark Health Bill December 24, 2009 • In the early hours of Christmas Eve, senators voted in favor of sweeping health care legislation that would expand insurance coverage to millions of Americans. The House passed its version in November; next up, a conference to reconcile the two bills.
President Obama defended the health care overhaul during an NPR interview Wednesday. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza hide caption toggle caption Official White House Photo by Pete Souza Tracking The Overhaul Obama Defends Health Bill Against Attacks From Left December 23, 2009 • In an interview with NPR, the president said that those from the left of his party who criticize the bill are ignoring the "real human reality that this will help millions of people." Obama Defends Health Bill Against Attacks From Left Listen · 12:30 12:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121783002/121834144" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks at a rally of Democratic senators following a final series of procedural votes on the health bill Wednesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Tracking The Overhaul Senate Is One Vote Away From Passing Health Bill December 23, 2009 • The Senate is set to approve a landmark health bill early Thursday morning that would bring President Obama and Democrats a step closer to the most sweeping change in the nation’s health system since Medicare was created more than four decades ago.
