Politics

GOP Presidential Candidates Offer Varied Responses To Oregon Shooting

7:37pm October 07, 2015

by Sam Sanders

GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson says if he would have engaged the Orgeon shooter if he had been there, He isnt the only republican who has soken about guns recently,.

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Gino Valpredo owns Luigi's, a popular Italian restaurant in Bakersfield frequented by Rep. McCarthy. Patrons say McCarthy is very popular in town, and nearly everyone calls him by his first name, Kevin.

Kevin McCarthy Could Be The Next Speaker. Is He Still A 'Bakersfield Boy'?

7:37pm October 07, 2015

by Kelly McEvers

Many of McCarthy's Bakersfield, Calif., constituents like him, but he's riled some Latinos over immigration and been criticized by conservatives for compromising.

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Clinton Breaks With Obama To Oppose Asia Trade Deal

6:08pm October 07, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

"What I know of it, as of today, I am not in favor of what I have learned about it," the Democrat said, breaking with President Obama on his signature trade deal he hopes to push through Congress.

Jeb Bush Struggles To Rebrand His Household Name As Iowa Approaches

4:36pm October 07, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Jeb Bush entered the 2016 presidential race as the presumed frontrunner for the GOP nomination. But it's been a long time since that description has fit his campaign. In the first states to vote — less than four months from now — he's fallen to the middle of the pack and political outsiders Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina have risen.

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Obama Apologizes To Doctors Without Borders For Kunduz Hospital Attack

4:36pm October 07, 2015

by Quil Lawrence

Doctors Without Borders calls on President Obama and 75 other Geneva signatories to investigate the Kunduz, Afghanistan, bombing by activating the never before used fact-finding commission of the Geneva Conventions.

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Kickstarter Launches Drive To Raise Funds Supporting Refugees

4:36pm October 07, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Julien Schopp, director of humanitarian practice at InterAction, about how the White House called on members of the private sector to aid UN refugee agency efforts.

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Russian Military Confers With Israel On Involvement In Syria

4:36pm October 07, 2015

by Emily Harris

Israel is gauging the Russian airstrikes in Syria by staying in touch with Russian officials and seeking a manageable war next door.

People wait in line outside the Supreme Court in March. There is a public line and a separate line reserved for members of the Supreme Court bar.

Supreme Court To Lawyers: Hold Your Own Place In Line

2:07pm October 07, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Rich lobbyists, lawyers and contractors will no longer be able to pay someone to hold a place in line to get a much-in-demand seat at a Supreme Court argument or a congressional hearing.

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'Draft Biden' Group Launches Emotional Ad Urging VP To Run

8:16am October 07, 2015

by Tamara Keith

Vice President Joe Biden is still weighing whether to run for president. But a superPAC trying to draft him is upping the ante with a TV ad set to run around the time of the first Democratic debate.

Sen. McCain Expects A Permanent U.S. Presence In Afghanistan

7:53am October 07, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. John McCain about Afghanistan. McCain chaired an Armed Services Committee hearing with testimony from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Campbell.

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