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Politics & Government

Of The 900 Or So People Running For President, At Least 1 Of Them Is Nuts

10:37am August 29, 2015

A small group of presidential hopefuls get most of the media attention, but there are a lot of unknown people who also want the top job and filed the necessary paperwork. One of them is Deez Nuts.

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Lou Vales of Greenville, S.C., waits in line outside a Trump speech on Thursday, holding up a homemade sign he made boasting of the GOP front-runner's business acumen.

Is Donald Trump Nice Enough?

8:24pm August 28, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The GOP front-runner is happy to pile on criticisms and jabs at his fellow rivals, but he gets testy if you criticize him.

President Obama greets residents in New Orleans on Thursday while in town to mark 10 years since Hurricane Katrina.

Obama: Katrina A 'Man-Made' Disaster Caused By Government Failure

4:25pm August 28, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president said that what started out as a natural disaster became something much worse when government didn't "look out for its own citizens."

Former President George W. Bush poses for photos with students at Warren Easton Charter High School in New Orleans on Friday. He was visiting the city for the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

George W. Bush: I Will Never Forget 'Misery And Ruin' Of Katrina

4:25pm August 28, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A decade after the storm that damaged his presidency, Bush visited one of the schools that was nearly wiped out.

President George W. Bush (center) surveys the devastation in New Orleans with (from left to right) Vice Adm. Thad Allen, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, Mayor Ray Nagin and Lt. Gen. Russel Honore on Sept. 12, 2005, two weeks after Hurricane Katrina slamme

Swept Up In The Storm: Hurricane Katrina's Key Players, Then And Now

3:23pm August 28, 2015

by Maureen Pao

The natural disaster of Katrina and the man-made tragedy that followed catapulted local figures and obscure federal officials into the spotlight.

Thousands Of Homes Destroyed In Gaza War Remain In Ruins

1:37pm August 28, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Katleen Maes, head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Gaza, about the rebuilding of homes destroyed in last year's war in Gaza.

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Virginia Governor: 'Clearly Too Many Guns In the Wrong Hands'

1:36pm August 28, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Gov. Terry McAuliffe promised to introduce gun-control legislation. McAuliffe spoke two days after a gunman killed two journalists during a live broadcast.

You Stink!: Protests Over Beirut's Garbage Crisis Take Larger Stance

1:34pm August 28, 2015

by Alison Meuse

Protests in the streets of Beirut started over a garbage crisis but have become a larger call for government reform. The movement is growing under the banner "You Stink!"

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Black Lives Matter Publishes 'Campaign Zero' Plan To Reduce Police Violence

1:33pm August 28, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Brittany Packnett about the campaign to create a policy agenda out of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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With less than two years left in his presidency, President Obama has been less scripted and appears less confined by politics.

A Less-Restrained Obama Finally Says 'Bucket'

12:02pm August 28, 2015

by Tamara Keith

With no elections left to run, President Obama appears to be acting on his joke from earlier this year about having a to-do list that, well, rhymes with "bucket."

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