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Republican presidential candidates, from left, Lindsey Graham, Ben Carson, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Rick Santorum speak among themselves after a forum Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, in Manchester, N.H.

Politics & Government

Who's In, Who's Out: Selection Day For The GOP Presidential Debate

10:07pm August 04, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Donald Trump is on top, followed by Jeb Bush and Scott Walker. Chris Christie and John Kasich barely make it in, while Rick Perry misses the cutoff for the main debate stage.

Dana Bowerman's lifelong best friend Michelle Elliott holds a photograph of the two together. Bowerman is serving a nearly 20-year sentence for federal drug conspiracy charges. She was holding out hope for clemency for nonviolent drug offenders but it is

After Hope For Early Release, Prisoners' Applications Stuck In Limbo

1:29pm August 04, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

The Obama administration offered help to nonviolent offenders like Dana Bowerman, but more than half the applications sent to the Clemency Project 2014 have not been processed.

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Perot speaks at the U.S. Capitol in the spring after the 1992 election.

The Strangest Presidential Campaign Ever

1:07pm August 04, 2015

by Linton Weeks

In the annals of American politics, there have been some pretty quirky quests for the White House.

A coal scraper machine works on a pile of coal at American Electric Power's Mountaineer coal power plant in 2009 in New Haven, W.Va. The state, in which coal mining is a major industry, is one party planning to sue the Environmental Protection Agency rega

New Power Plant Rules Likely To Start Slow-Burning Debate, Legal Action

11:56am August 04, 2015

by Jeff Brady

A huge legal battle is coming over the White House plan to address climate change with additional power plant regulations. The coal industry has the most to lose, and plans to take the EPA to court.

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Obama's Climate Plan Faces Huge Political Challenges

10:52am August 04, 2015

by Scott Horsley

Even before he officially unveiled it, President Obama's plan to cut the carbon pollution produced by power plants faced significant opposition.

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Obama Challenges Power Engineers To Do More With Less

10:52am August 04, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

If the president's Clean Power Plan survives legal and political challenges, the nation's electricity industry will have 15 years to remake itself and reduce CO2 emissions by a hefty margin.

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How EPA Rules Would Hit Coal-Heavy West Virginia

10:52am August 04, 2015

Host Melissa Block speaks to West Virginia University law professor James Van Nostrand about the impact of EPA power plant rules in his state.

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Koch Brothers Gather Conservative Donors To Hear GOP Candidates

10:52am August 04, 2015

by Peter Overby

The Koch brothers' political network of wealthy donors this weekend auditioned five GOP presidential candidates, another sign of billionaires' increasing political clout.

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14 GOP Candidates Will Share The Stage At New Hampshire Forum

10:52am August 04, 2015

Correspondent Don Gonyea tells NPR's Melissa Block that unlike official GOP debates, which will limit the number of participants, all the hopefuls were invited to to appear in Manchester on Monday.

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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., On Why He Supports The Iran Nuclear Deal

8:19am August 04, 2015

The future of the Iran nuclear deal could hinge on Democrats, who are being pulled in two directions. The Obama administration wants them to back the plan, but Israel and pro-Israel lobbying groups want those lawmakers to oppose the deal. U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff is a Jewish Democrat, and the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. He tells Renee Montagne why he recently decided to support the Iran agreement.

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