Analysis

Back From Vacation, Obama Faces A Host Of Challenges

11:53am August 25, 2014

by Cokie Roberts

The beheading of an American journalist at the hands of foreign terrorists, and the death of Michael Brown in Missouri have created policy and political questions that the president has to deal with.

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Obama Goes To Martha's Vineyard But Issues Don't Take A Vacation

8:04am August 11, 2014

by Cokie Roberts

President Obama and his family are enjoying what the White House is describing as a working vacation on Martha's Vineyard as American airstrikes continue to hit selected Iraqi targets.

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2008 Law Is At The Center Of Immigration Dispute

12:34pm July 14, 2014

by Cokie Roberts

As Central American kids continue to arrive across the U.S. border, there are many questions over the law. President Obama wants it overhauled. Republicans say they can't trust him to enforce the law.

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Michelle Obama Lobbies Congress Over School Lunch Program

1:14pm July 07, 2014

by Cokie Roberts

Making school lunches healthier is part of a push by the first lady to reduce the epidemic of childhood obesity.

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Politics & Government

Primary Roundup: 6 States Held Primaries On Tuesday

8:06am May 21, 2014

by Mara Liasson

Republican struggles between establishment-backed conservatives and Tea Party rivals are a dominant feature this election season. Georgia had a crowded GOP race that is headed to a July runoff.

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GOP Candidates Try To Hold Off Tea Party Picks In Primaries

7:46am May 20, 2014

by Ron Elving

A slate of primary races on Tuesday could reveal more about the direction of the Republican Party in this midterm election year.

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Ahead Of Midterm Elections, Obama Focuses On Voting Rights

7:33am April 14, 2014

by Cokie Roberts

President Obama's weekly address dealt with the question of women and equal pay. On Friday, he went to a forum organized by civil rights activist Al Sharpton where he talked about voting rights.

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Politics In The News: Ukraine And Obamacare

7:55am March 31, 2014

by Cokie Roberts

Monday is the deadline to sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act. And the U.S. continues to try to find ways to diffuse the crisis between Ukraine and Russia.

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Obama's European Trip Overshadowed By Crimea Crisis

12:25pm March 24, 2014

As President Obama begins a week of diplomacy overseas, he faces domestic and international challenges. Steve Inskeep talks to contributor Cokie Roberts and Russia expert Stephen Sestanovich.

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The Chicago press covered Linda Taylor's 1977 trial extensively, and she dressed to court the cameras.

The Truth Behind The Lies Of The Original 'Welfare Queen'

10:36am December 23, 2013

by Gene Demby

The story of the woman famously referred to as a "welfare queen" in Ronald Reagan's 1976 campaign is far more bizarre and unsettling than the stereotype she became the emblem for, as a stellar long read from Slate reveals.

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