Politics

Survey: Americans Are Grumpy About Economic Recovery

8:01pm August 31, 2014

by Scott Horsley

A new survey by Rutgers University found two out of three Americans felt no improvement in the last year. And only about one in four expect things to get better in the year to come.

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Rick Perry's Legal Trouble: The Line Between Influence And Coercion

2:12pm August 30, 2014

by Wade Goodwyn

The Texas governor is charged with abuse of office and coercing a public official, but he claims he was just doing what governors do: Vetoing a budget item.

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Legal Questions Loom As Obama Weighs Military Action In Syria

8:40pm August 29, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

The Obama administration is considering whether to broaden its air campaign against the extremist group the Islamic State by striking targets in Syria.

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VA's Inspector General Finds Faked Data At Hospitals Across U.S.

8:07pm August 26, 2014

by Quil Lawrence

President Obama addressed the annual convention of the American Legion in North Carolina with a raft of new proposals for vets.

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Politics & Government

Michael Brown's Funeral Is Mixed With Tributes, Political Messages

11:47am August 26, 2014

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

One subject mentioned by protestors and non protesting residents of Ferguson, Mo., was voting. The turn out for registered African American voters in the last municipal elections was 6 percent.

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Outside Group Mirrors Successful Strategies Of Political Parties

1:31pm August 25, 2014

by Peter Overby

A U.S. Senate seat is up for grabs in Iowa, and the GOP has opened 11 field offices statewide. But there's also a new team working the state, the Virginia-based group Americans for Prosperity.

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Kentucky's Big Senate Contest Highlight Of Political Picnic

12:13pm August 25, 2014

by Don Gonyea

For 134 years, politicians have attended a festival in western Kentucky called Fancy Farm. This festival drew a crowd — in part, because Kentucky has a close contest for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

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Congress In Recess After A Notably Unproductive Session

11:57am August 25, 2014

Congress adjourned Friday for a five week recess. Senior Washington correspondent Ron Elving joins NPR's Eric Westervelt to talk about what they did and didn't get done.

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Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Ferguson, Mo., residents Angela Whitman (left) and Jill Richards on Wednesday at Drake's Place Restaurant about issues surrounding the shooting of Michael Brown.

Obama's Reaction To Ferguson Raises Questions About President's Role

9:22am August 25, 2014

by Karen Grigsby Bates

As the situation quiets down in Ferguson, Mo., some political observers are asking why it took President Obama so long to publicly weigh in on events there.

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For Obama, August Is The Cruelest Month

7:18pm August 23, 2014

by Scott Horsley

It's been another rough August for President Obama. He's wrapping up a summer vacation marred by events in Ferguson, Mo., and the murder of an American journalist in the Middle East.

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