Mar 19th, 2010 · By Scott Hensley With a House vote on health overhaul shaping up for Sunday, President Obama is stumping hard to win support for the package. He's giving another health speech at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, just outside Washington. We'...
Mar 19th, 2010 · President Obama promised to make overhauling immigration laws a top priority in his first year as president, but the odds that it will happen even in his second year seem long. Thousands of activists plan to converge on Washington, D.C., in hopes of prodding him to action.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Thousands of activists are arriving in Washington D.C. for this weekend's rally for an overhaul in immigration law. Arizona has some of the toughest laws in the nation targeting illegal immigrants. Churches and advocacy groups from the state are sending delegates off to Washington to march for changes at the federal level. Peter O'Dowd of member station KJZZ reports.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Thousands of activists are arriving in Washington D.C. for this weekend's rally for an overhaul in immigration law. Arizona has some of the toughest laws in the nation targeting illegal immigrants. Churches and advocacy groups from the state are sending delegates off to Washington to march for changes at the federal level. Peter O'Dowd of member station KJZZ reports.
Mar 17th, 2010 · Pakistan indicted five American Muslims on Wednesday on terrorism charges. The young men from the Washington, D.C., area say they were on their way to Afghanistan on a humanitarian mission when they were arrested in Pakistan.
Mar 17th, 2010 · Abortion still drives some anti-abortion rights Democrats away from the health care bill. The dispute isn't just about abortion, it's also about what the bills actually say about abortion. Timothy Jost, law professor at Washington and Lee University, offers his insight.
Mar 17th, 2010 · Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wisconsin are considering taxing hospitals to help pay for Medicaid. Those extra funds can also generate more money from Washington.
Mar 15th, 2010 · When Newsom first emerged on the musical landscape in 2004 with The Milk-Eyed Mender, a lot of people thought she was a whimsical novelty act. But this year, the singer returned with a stunningly ambitious, three-disc collection called Have One on Me. Newsom's voice has matured; the orchestrations are richer and the themes darker. Hear the singer perform live in a full concert, webcast on NPR.org from Washington, D.C.