Judge Postpones Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: A judge in Pennsylvania has blocked a key part of that state's new voter ID law, a law that's caused controversy. Now, come Election Day, voters showing up at the polls...
View ArticleNobel Prize For Literature Announced Thursday
Mo Yan was one of three writers favored to win. He is perhaps best known in the West as the author of Red Sorghum, which was made into a film. He is only the second Chinese writer to win the Nobel —...
View ArticleNobel Economic Prize Announced Monday
Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley won the Nobel economics prize Monday for their theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design.
View ArticleA.L. Championship: Yankees Head To Detroit Down 2-0
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: In the baseball playoffs tonight, the Detroit Tigers have a chance to put the reeling New York Yankees on the brink of elimination. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants...
View ArticleBangladeshi Man Arrested In N.Y. Bomb Plot
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: A young Bangladeshi man has been charged with conspiring to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan. New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly commented on...
View ArticleDisputes Over Early voting Ignite In Florida
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The presidential election is still a day away and already disputes have broken out in Florida. UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: (Chanting) Let us vote. Let us vote. Let us vote. Let...
View ArticleHouse Seats Up For Grabs, Third Of Senate Seats
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The race for president has been at the heart of this election season. Let's turn now to the intense and expensive battle going on for control of the House and the...
View ArticleSandy Likely To Affect New York Voter Turnout
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep. The triumph in some parts of the country this morning is that...
View ArticleSyrian Opposition Groups Try To Reinvigorate Mission
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Opposition groups working to bring down the regime in Syria are meeting in Doha, Qatar in a furious bid to reorganize and reinvigorate themselves. The aim is to form a...
View ArticleIn Cairo, Efforts To Reach Mideast Cease-Fire
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Let's turn now to the urgent diplomatic efforts underway. Secretary of State Clinton is now in Cairo, meeting with Egyptian leaders in efforts to reach a ceasefire....
View ArticleEgypt's Judges Go On Strike
President Mohammed Morsi is facing the biggest rebellion against his rule since assuming power in June. It started with a set of controversial decrees by the president that put him above the law until...
View ArticleDo Unions Still Have Clout In Michigan?
The contentious fight over labor rights has been unfolding throughout the Midwest in the last couple years. Michigan becoming a right-to-work state is only the latest example. Over the past two years...
View Article5 Days Left To Avoid 'Fiscal Cliff" Extremes
President Obama returns to Washington Thursday as do members of the U.S. Senate. They're cutting holiday plans short in hopes of coming up with a deal to avoid the tax hikes and budget cuts set to take...
View ArticlePolitics In The News
For more about the week ahead in politics, Renee Montagne talks to regular Morning Edition contributor Cokie Roberts.
View ArticleObama To Pick New Pentagon, CIA Leaders
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.President Obama wants a Republican to be his next secretary of...
View ArticleCrowds Begin Converging On Washington, D.C.
Morning Edition has a team of reporters spread out across the city, getting a feel for how things are going in different areas. Thousands of people are descending on the nation's capital to be a part...
View ArticleInaugural Parade Begins At The Pentagon Moves To D.C.
After George Washington took his oath of office he was joined by a procession made up of local militias as he made his way from Mount Vernon to New York City. These days, the parade is a colorful blend...
View ArticleSmaller Crowds At Capitol, But 2009's Enthusiasm Persists
Four years ago, the National Mall was packed with record crowds. People gathering as President Obama prepares to take the oath of office and deliver a second inaugural address share some of the same...
View Article'Fruitvale' Stands Out At Sundance
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Snow, superstars, and cinema. That combination can mean only one thing at this time of year: The Sundance Film Festival. Our movie reviewer, Kenneth Turan, is on the...
View ArticlePolitics In the News
The president will visit the city's police department — most police organizations favor tougher gun laws. The president leaves behind a new Congress that's getting down to business. Consuming most...
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