Audie Cornish http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4986687&ft=1&f=4986687 Audie Cornish is host of All Things Considered, with Robert Siegel and Melissa Block. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:57:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Audie Cornish http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4986687&ft=1&f=4986687 White House Addresses Benghazi Emails, IRS Audits The White House has released 100 pages of internal emails related to the development of talking points after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year. President Barack Obama also addressed the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups. Audie Cornish talks to Scott Horsley. Wed, 15 May 2013 17:57:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/15/184286085/white-house-addresses-benghazi-emails-irs-audits?ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/15/184286085/white-house-addresses-benghazi-emails-irs-audits?ft=1&f=4986687 The White House has released 100 pages of internal emails related to the development of talking points after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year. President Barack Obama also addressed the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups. Audie Cornish talks to Scott Horsley.

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]]> Military's Sexual Assault Problem Is A Cultural One On Tuesday, details were revealed about a second military officer accused of sexual offenses, even though he was supposed to be helping to educate people about the danger of sexual assault. The military has developed an elaborate system to deal with continuing waves of assault, and has a plan for dealing with the problem. But getting service members to report the crimes remains a huge challenge because of the unique workplace and chain of command issues. Melissa Block talks to Larry Abramson. Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=184261885&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=184261885&ft=1&f=4986687 On Tuesday, details were revealed about a second military officer accused of sexual offenses, even though he was supposed to be helping to educate people about the danger of sexual assault. The military has developed an elaborate system to deal with continuing waves of assault, and has a plan for dealing with the problem. But getting service members to report the crimes remains a huge challenge because of the unique workplace and chain of command issues. Melissa Block talks to Larry Abramson.

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]]> Holder Questioned Over Justice Department's IRS Investigation Attorney General Eric Holder faced critics in both parties at Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing because his Justice Department has subpoenaed two months of phone logs from the Associated Press following a security leak in 2012. Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=184261891&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=184261891&ft=1&f=4986687 Attorney General Eric Holder faced critics in both parties at Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing because his Justice Department has subpoenaed two months of phone logs from the Associated Press following a security leak in 2012.

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]]> IRS Inspector General Faults 'Ineffective Management' Audie Cornish talks to Scott Horsley about the IRS Inspector General's report on the agency's audit of conservative groups. Tue, 14 May 2013 20:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/14/184031495/irs-inspector-general-faults-ineffective-management?ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/14/184031495/irs-inspector-general-faults-ineffective-management?ft=1&f=4986687 Audie Cornish talks to Scott Horsley about the IRS Inspector General's report on the agency's audit of conservative groups.

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]]> Justice Department Under Fire For IRS Audits, AP Phone Logs Attorney General Eric Holder met reporters on Tuesday for the first time since reports surfaced of his Justice Department secretly seizing telephone logs from the homes and offices of Associated Press journalists. Holder said he himself had not been involved in that subpoena, but that it had been part of an investigation into a national security breach he called a threat to American lives. Audie Cornish talks to Carrie Johnson about the news conference and about her own interview with the attorney general. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183984440&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183984440&ft=1&f=4986687 Attorney General Eric Holder met reporters on Tuesday for the first time since reports surfaced of his Justice Department secretly seizing telephone logs from the homes and offices of Associated Press journalists. Holder said he himself had not been involved in that subpoena, but that it had been part of an investigation into a national security breach he called a threat to American lives. Audie Cornish talks to Carrie Johnson about the news conference and about her own interview with the attorney general.

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]]> U.S. Battling Other Countries To Be Cheapest Source Of Goods Audie Cornish talks with Adam Davidson about the Labor Department's release of the import and export price indexes on Tuesday. The data underscore the difficulty of managing the U.S. economic recovery in the interconnected global economy. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183984446&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183984446&ft=1&f=4986687 Audie Cornish talks with Adam Davidson about the Labor Department's release of the import and export price indexes on Tuesday. The data underscore the difficulty of managing the U.S. economic recovery in the interconnected global economy.

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]]> U.S. Obtained AP Journalists' Phone Records The Associated Press says the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of its journalists' telephone records as part of a secret government investigation. Mon, 13 May 2013 20:26:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/13/183756143/u-s-obtained-ap-journalists-phone-records?ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/13/183756143/u-s-obtained-ap-journalists-phone-records?ft=1&f=4986687 The Associated Press says the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of its journalists' telephone records as part of a secret government investigation.

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]]> Fashion Retailers Agree To Safety Plan After Factory Collapse Three of the world's largest clothing chains, including H&M and the owner of the Zara chain, have agreed to pay for fire safety and building improvements in Bangladeshi factories. The announcement comes three weeks after a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers in Dhaka. Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183700358&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183700358&ft=1&f=4986687 Three of the world's largest clothing chains, including H&M and the owner of the Zara chain, have agreed to pay for fire safety and building improvements in Bangladeshi factories. The announcement comes three weeks after a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers in Dhaka.

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]]> Abortion Doctor Found Guilty Of Murder, Manslaughter A Philadelphia doctor who performed abortions has been found guilty on three counts of murder. On Monday, a jury convicted Kermit Gosnell of performing late-term abortions that killed three babies after they were born alive. The physician argued that they had actually died in the womb. Gosnell is also charged in the death of a female patient who was killed by a lethal dose of sedatives and painkillers. Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183700364&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183700364&ft=1&f=4986687 A Philadelphia doctor who performed abortions has been found guilty on three counts of murder. On Monday, a jury convicted Kermit Gosnell of performing late-term abortions that killed three babies after they were born alive. The physician argued that they had actually died in the womb. Gosnell is also charged in the death of a female patient who was killed by a lethal dose of sedatives and painkillers.

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]]> Does Obama Administration Have The Second Term Curse? The second term curse has plagued the last five two-term presidents, but President Obama's administration had been confident they'd be the ones to break the streak. But instead the administration finds itself on the defensive about the Benghazi and now IRS questions targeted at Tea Party groups. Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183700356&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=183700356&ft=1&f=4986687 The second term curse has plagued the last five two-term presidents, but President Obama's administration had been confident they'd be the ones to break the streak. But instead the administration finds itself on the defensive about the Benghazi and now IRS questions targeted at Tea Party groups.

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]]> With Rebels In Disarray, Syrian Regime Appears Confident Analysts explain that Assad defines victory as holding on to key territory, including Damascus, and they say Assad's goal is to stay in place until 2014, as he said he would, to run in a presidential election. The overall commander of the Free Syrian Army says his rebels are getting hammered by the regime in the south because arms shipments stopped over a month ago. Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182938650&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182938650&ft=1&f=4986687 Analysts explain that Assad defines victory as holding on to key territory, including Damascus, and they say Assad's goal is to stay in place until 2014, as he said he would, to run in a presidential election. The overall commander of the Free Syrian Army says his rebels are getting hammered by the regime in the south because arms shipments stopped over a month ago.

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]]> Not Even Instant Replay Could Prevent These Bad Calls There have been a slew of bad calls in Major League Baseball recently, including one that was made despite the advantage of instant replay. Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182938662&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182938662&ft=1&f=4986687 There have been a slew of bad calls in Major League Baseball recently, including one that was made despite the advantage of instant replay.

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]]> Democrats Skeptical Of Republican 'Debt Prioritization' Bill House Republicans have passed a bill that would tell President Obama which bills to pay first, should the U.S. Treasury run out of cash and risk default, like it almost did two summers ago. The proposal is not likely to move in the Democratic Senate, and the issue itself is fading in urgency as the deficit picture improves. Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182656439&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182656439&ft=1&f=4986687 House Republicans have passed a bill that would tell President Obama which bills to pay first, should the U.S. Treasury run out of cash and risk default, like it almost did two summers ago. The proposal is not likely to move in the Democratic Senate, and the issue itself is fading in urgency as the deficit picture improves.

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]]> Immigrants Tend To Complement, Not Replace American Jobs The Senate Judiciary Committee is beginning work Thursday on a proposal to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. Audie Cornish talks with Adam Davidson of the Planet Money team about what academic research says about the economic impact of immigration. Wed, 08 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182337929&ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182337929&ft=1&f=4986687 The Senate Judiciary Committee is beginning work Thursday on a proposal to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. Audie Cornish talks with Adam Davidson of the Planet Money team about what academic research says about the economic impact of immigration.

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]]> Tech Week Ahead: YouTube's Subscription Service Audie Cornish talks to Laura Sydell about the tech week ahead. They cover YouTube's new subscription service. Mon, 06 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/06/181678193/tech-week-ahead-youtubes-subscription-service?ft=1&f=4986687 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/06/181678193/tech-week-ahead-youtubes-subscription-service?ft=1&f=4986687 Audie Cornish talks to Laura Sydell about the tech week ahead. They cover YouTube's new subscription service.

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