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Tuesday

Bush Acknowledges Opposition to Social Security Proposals

President Bush acknowledged his push to revamp Social Security has met strong opposition. He says that has only emboldened him and that he will keep traveling and pressing for his ideas. He made the statements during a press conference Tuesday morning at the White House.

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President Makes Policy Stand in Rose Garden

President Bush summons White House reporters to the Rose Garden to hear his views on a dozen issues, including the violence in Iraq, charges of abuse at Guantanamo Bay, his campaign for new federal judges and a new approach to Social Security.

President Makes Policy Stand in Rose Garden

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Business

How Sarbanes-Oxley Has Affected Corporate Culture

Linda Thomsen, director of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission, discusses how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has changed corporate culture. The law is meant to protect investors by providing more accountability and transparency of investments.

How Sarbanes-Oxley Has Affected Corporate Culture

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Analysis

Clearing Up the 'Deep Throat' Mystery

Slate's Chatterbox: FBI Agent Says He's 'Deep Throat'

Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate contributor Tim Noah about a new Vanity Fair magazine article that identifies former FBI agent V. Mark Felt as the Watergate source "Deep Throat." Felt tells the magazine he was the government source who channeled information to reporters investigating the break-in at a Democratic Party office -- a petty burglary that eventually led to the resignation of President Nixon.

Slate's Chatterbox: FBI Agent Says He's 'Deep Throat'

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Polygamist Church Leader Arrested

States Target Polygamy Group

Authorities in Utah and Arizona are taking new steps to try to control a polygamist group dominating twin towns on the Utah-Arizona border. The group is known as the FLDS Church and it controls the schools, police and local government. Last week, the state of Arizona raided the school administrative offices and a Utah judge froze the assets of the group.

States Target Polygamy Group

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Clearing Up the 'Deep Throat' Mystery

'Deep Throat' Revealed as Ex-FBI Official Felt

A Vanity Fair article names W. Mark Felt as the anonymous source "Deep Throat," who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein unravel the Watergate scandal in 1974.

'Deep Throat' Revealed as Ex-FBI Official Felt

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Monday

Law

Texas Vote May Lead to Fewer Death Sentences

The Texas legislature votes to add life without parole as an option in capital murder cases. The move could reduce the number of death sentences delivered in state courts. Texas is the only state to show an increase in death sentences over the past decade.

Texas Vote May Lead to Fewer Death Sentences

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Sunday

National

Public Set to Weigh In on Base-Closing List

The Base Closure and Realignment Commission this week will hold its first public hearing (in Rapid City, S.D.) since releasing its base closure list. Communities and congressional members that are facing changes are preparing to make their cases.

Public Set to Weigh In on Base-Closing List

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Saturday

Science

Stem-Cell Debate Hits Close to Home on Hill

Many members of Congress had a personal stake in the past week's debate over federal funding for stem-cell research: someone near or dear is affected by a disease which such research might help cure.

Stem-Cell Debate Hits Close to Home on Hill

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Friday

Bolton's Nomination Comes to a Close

Democrats Tie Bolton Vote to Release of Documents

Senate Democrats close ranks to delay a vote on John Bolton's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Democrats say they will allow Bolton to face a vote, but only if the Bush administration provides access to classified documents.

Democrats Tie Bolton Vote to Release of Documents

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Analysis

Analysis

Political Roundup with Juan Williams: Bolton Battle

Alex Chadwick talks with NPR senior correspondent Juan Williams about the political events of the week, including the Senate debate over John Bolton's nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations.

Political Roundup with Juan Williams: Bolton Battle

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Law

Use of Torture in the U.S. 'War on Terror'

Alex Chadwick talks to David Rivkin, an attorney who formerly advised the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations, about the U.S. government's policy regarding torture and the so-called "war on terror."

Use of Torture in the U.S. 'War on Terror'

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World

Rice Working to Reshape U.S. Relations with Allies

Juan Williams talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about the Bush administration's approach to U.S. diplomacy. She discusses how the world views the United States, and how she views herself.

Rice Working to Reshape U.S. Relations with Allies

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Thursday

Bolton's Nomination Comes to a Close

Senate Delays Vote on Bolton U.N. Nomination

Democrats force the Senate to delay a vote on John Bolton's nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. A Senate motion to end debate on Bolton failed by a vote of 56-42. Republicans needed 60 votes to move Bolton's nomination to a vote of the full Senate.

Senate Delays Vote on Bolton U.N. Nomination

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