Presidential Race

Stephen Colbert (right) talks with Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush during Colbert's debut as Late Show host in New York.

National
Politics & Government

On 'Late Show,' The Spotlight Was Just Out Of Reach For Jeb Bush

2:29pm September 10, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The GOP candidate was friendly and warm, but he wasn't energizing, or even the center of attention. At one point Colbert riffed: "Oh, you were so close to getting [the audience] to clap!"

Challenger Marina Silva (left) and incumbent Dilma Rousseff face off during a presidential debate in Aparecida, Brazil, in September.

World News

Brazil's Election Culminates A Season Filled With Shocks

1:50pm October 04, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazilians head to the polls Sunday in one of the most exciting elections in recent history there. The presidential race pits two women against each other — a first for the South American country.

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National
Politics & Government

Dear Mr. President: Tell Obama Your Priority For His Second Term

7:16am January 18, 2013

by Becky Lettenberger

In anticipation of Inauguration Day, NPR photographer Becky Lettenberger and producer Justine Kenin visited 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to ask Americans: "What do you want President Obama to remember in his second term?"

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