Auto Industry In Turmoil Bush: Carmakers Will Get $17.4 Billion In Loans December 19, 2008 President Bush announced a rescue package for U.S. automakers Friday morning at the White House. The president said allowing the automakers to collapse would not be responsible.The ailing automakers will get $17.4 billion in loans. Bush said $13.4 billion will come from the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, and another $4 billion will come later. Bush: Carmakers Will Get $17.4 Billion In Loans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98499914/98499913" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Automakers Wait For President Bush To Jump In December 19, 2008 The auto industry was battered by the defeat of its bailout package in the Senate. Then word came that the White House was willing to use some of the bailout funds approved earlier for the financial industry. But since then, the Bush administration hasn't acted. Automakers Wait For President Bush To Jump In Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98494950/98494926" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama Discusses Health Care December 11, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama discussed the future of America's health care system at a press conference Thursday. Obama nominated former Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle as secretary of Health and Human Services and Steven Chu as Energy Secretary. Obama Discusses Health Care Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98134204/98134195" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Obama Calls On Blagojevich To Step Down December 11, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama made his most extensive comments yet about the scandal involving the governor of Illinois, speaking at a news conference Thursday. Federal prosecutors say Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to put a U.S. Senate seat up for sale — the seat that Obama once held. NPR's Don Gonyea And Steve Inskeep Discuss The Press Conference, On 'Morning Edition' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98131296/98116421" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama's Conduct Not Questioned In Illinois Scandal December 10, 2008 Top Illinois lawmakers say they'd like to call the legislature into session for a special election to pick President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement. They don't want to leave that job to Gov. Rod Blagojevich who's accused by federal prosecutors of trying to sell the seat. The governor and the president-elect are not personally close, but they have worked closely together over the years. Obama's Conduct Not Questioned In Illinois Scandal Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98068826/98068802" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics National Security Team Tasked With Obama's Vision December 2, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama made his national security team selections official Monday. Obama said he will be responsible for the vision that this team carries out, and he expects them to implement that vision once decisions are made. One-time rival Hillary Clinton was picked for secretary of state. Current Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay on in that job. National Security Team Tasked With Obama's Vision Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97682036/97682008" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Confirmation Hearings For Obama Cabinet Picks Obama Unveils National Security Team December 1, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama has unveiled his national security team. Among the main appointments: Defense Secretary Robert Gates is staying on at the Pentagon, Sen. Hillary Clinton will be secretary of state and Eric Holder will be the attorney general. Obama Unveils National Security Team Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97661091/97661085" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama Names Clinton Sec. Of State December 1, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama also formally nominated Eric Holder as attorney general, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations. Obama Names Clinton Sec. Of State Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97650276/97650266" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Navigating The Transition In — And Out November 23, 2008 The transition doesn't just involve Cabinet appointments — there's also the work of determining just how the Obama White House will be run. And there's the side of transition that involves the outgoing administration, too. Navigating The Transition In — And Out Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97365645/97365611" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama: Seamless Security Transition A Priority November 17, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama says national security and the economy will be priorities when he takes office in January. He told CBS' 60 Minutes that it's important to get a national security team in place because transition periods can be vulnerable. For part of the interview, he was joined by future first lady Michelle Obama. Obama: Seamless Security Transition A Priority Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97078485/97078467" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama Resigns Senate Seat November 13, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama has announced he is resigning his Senate seat, effective Sunday. Obama was the Illinois junior senator for four years. It is now up to the state's Democratic governor to fill the seat. Obama Resigns Senate Seat Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96971100/96970025" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Bush Rolls Out Welcome Mat For Obama November 11, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama is back in Chicago putting together his new administration. He and his wife, Michelle, were in Washington, D.C., Monday to get a special look at what will be their home Jan. 20. The two were greeted at the White House by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush. The two men met alone in the Oval Office for about an hour. Bush Rolls Out Welcome Mat For Obama Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96844945/96844931" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Obama Visits White House For Meeting With Bush November 10, 2008 President George W. Bush welcomed President-elect Barack Obama to the White House on Monday. While the two men met to discuss affairs of state, first lady Laura Bush gave Michelle Obama a tour of the second-floor residence of the Executive Mansion. Obama Visits White House For Meeting With Bush Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96827323/96827871" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 How Obama Mapped Out His Path To Power November 5, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama has followed an extraordinary path that lifted him from the category of "flash in the pan" first-term senator to the Oval Office in less than four years. His well-organized campaign always seemed to know how to respond to crises. How Obama Mapped Out His Path To Power Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96670531/96670492" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 Obama, First African-American President-Elect November 5, 2008 Barack Obama is promising supporters that "change has come." Obama defeated Republican John McCain in one hard-fought battleground state after another on his way to becoming the nation's first black president. More than 100,000 people gathered in Grant Park in downtown Chicago to hear Obama's victory speech. Obama, First African-American President-Elect Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96640359/96640314" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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