Democratic Deficit Hawk Steers Budget Blueprint March 31, 2007 • Rep. John Spratt of South Carolina, chairman of the House Budget Committee, led the effort to draft the recent $3 trillion budget resolution. He is a Democrat from a Republican district, a man others describe as the consummate legislator. Democratic Deficit Hawk Steers Budget Blueprint Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9262644/9263083" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Presidential Candidates Wield the Fundraising Club March 31, 2007 • Election day 2008 is over a year away. Yet presidential candidates are already holding large fundraising events, and spending money on their campaigns. Presidential Candidates Wield the Fundraising Club Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9261658/9261659" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Week in Review: U.S. Attorneys, Iraq Withdrawal March 31, 2007 • The United States attorneys controversy held Washington's attention this week. But the Congress also took on the issue of setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Week in Review: U.S. Attorneys, Iraq Withdrawal Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9261646/9261647" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Reporter's Notebook Karl Rove Rocks a Washington Tradition March 31, 2007 • An annual spring ritual took place in Washington this week when the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner took place. It's an event where journalists sit down with many of the same politicians they cover. Karl Rove Rocks a Washington Tradition Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9261649/9261650" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Albright Casts a Critical Eye on U.S. Foreign Policy March 31, 2007 • Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright gives her views on the war in Iraq, the United States' relationship with Iran and other foreign policy issues. Albright Casts a Critical Eye on U.S. Foreign Policy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9261622/9261625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 Study Links Voter ID Rules to Non-Voting March 30, 2007 • A new study shows that tough new voter identification requirements appear to reduce the probability that someone will vote — and that the impact is greater on minorities. The study comes amid intense debate over whether ID requirements should be expanded. Study Links Voter ID Rules to Non-Voting Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9248783/9248785" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Failures in Medical Care for Returning Troops Bush Tours Walter Reed Hospital, and Apologizes March 30, 2007 • President Bush went to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., Friday, his first trip there since revelations six weeks ago about deplorable living conditions for wounded soldiers in the facility's outpatient housing. "We're not going to be satisfied until everybody gets the kind of care that their folks and families expect," the president said. Bush Tours Walter Reed Hospital, and Apologizes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9248749/9248750" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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States Take Lead in Funding Stem-Cell Research March 30, 2007 • Funding for biomedical research typically comes from the federal government. But federal restrictions on human embryonic stem-cell research have prompted several state governments to take matters into their own hands. States Take Lead in Funding Stem-Cell Research Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9244363/9244364" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Inquiry into Fired U.S. Attorneys Attorney Firings: Gonzales' Official Record March 30, 2007 • Testimony Thursday by Kyle Sampson, former aide to Alberto Gonzales', contradicted the attorney general's earlier public statements. We examine what Gonzales has "officially" put on record. Attorney Firings: Gonzales' Official Record Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9242111/9242112" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Attorney Firings: Gonzales' Official Record Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9242111/9242112" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Analysis Q&A: Embryonic Stem Cells: Exploding the Myths March 30, 2007 • When it comes to embryonic stem cells, you can find just about any opinion you like: They are an untapped elixir of life; they will lead to embryo "farms" where potential lives are snuffed out; they will cure all diseases; their potential is overhyped. Joe Palca looks at the facts and fictions behind stem-cell science.
News Rep. John Lewis Weighs Endorsement Options March 30, 2007 • As a civil-rights hero, the endorsement of Rep. John Lewis is valued by presidential hopefuls — including Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York. Lewis talks about being courted by two Democratic rivals. Rep. John Lewis Weighs Endorsement Options Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9237358/9237360" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Inquiry into Fired U.S. Attorneys Hill Hears Sampson's Account of Attorney Firings March 30, 2007 • Kyle Sampson — former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales — testifies before a Senate panel. He says his boss was far more involved in the plan to fire eight federal prosecutors than Gonzales has previously acknowledged. Hill Hears Sampson's Account of Attorney Firings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9237335/9237338" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Hill Hears Sampson's Account of Attorney Firings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9237335/9237338" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Group: Detainees U.S. Sent to Russia Were Abused March 29, 2007 • A group of former Guantanamo detainees who were sent home to Russia were tortured and abused there, according to Human Rights Watch. The group says the United States sent the men to Russia against their will in 2004, and that Moscow's promise that they would be treated humanely proved worthless. Group: Detainees U.S. Sent to Russia Were Abused Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9213686/9213687" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Group: Detainees U.S. Sent to Russia Were Abused Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9213686/9213687" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Inquiry into Fired U.S. Attorneys Specter: Gonzales 'Likely Knew' of Confirmation Plan March 29, 2007 • After questioning Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former chief of staff, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) says he believes Gonzales "likely knew about" a plan to use the USA Patriot Act to circumvent Senate confirmation of U.S. attorneys. Specter questioned Sampson about the plan at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Specter: Gonzales 'Likely Knew' of Confirmation Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9213692/9213693" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Specter: Gonzales 'Likely Knew' of Confirmation Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9213692/9213693" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Analysis Analysis Behind Bush and Gates' Claims on War Funding March 29, 2007 • Defense Secretary Gates and President Bush claim that they will not be able to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without a clean supplemental from Congress by mid-April. Robert Siegel talks with Christopher Hellman, a military policy analyst at Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Behind Bush and Gates' Claims on War Funding Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9213654/9213655" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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