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Don Gonyea Don Gonyea is a NPR National Political Correspondent based in Washington, D.C., and travels throughout the United States covering elections and the country's political climate. His reports can be heard on all NPR programs and at NPR.org.
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Investigating the President, Now and Then

Seven years ago this summer, the nation was transfixed by the continuing spectacle of Kenneth Starr and his grand jury investigation of President Clinton. This year, there's another grand jury looking into potential wrong doing in the White House, but this time the probe is being conducted very differently.

Investigating the President, Now and Then

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Big Unions Split from the AFL-CIO

Labor Rift Could Alter Political Strategies

The news of a major split within the ranks of the AFL-CIO could have significant impact beyond the labor movement itself. Two large unions, the Teamsters and the Service Employees International Union, have left the labor federation to form a new entity more focused on organizing and less on political activity.

Labor Rift Could Alter Political Strategies

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John Roberts Sworn in as U.S. Chief Justice

How Roberts' Nomination Came About

President Bush's announcement of John G. Roberts' nomination last night came after the White House spent the day dangling false leads for the press to pursue. A look at how the president came to nominate Roberts.

How Roberts' Nomination Came About

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Bush Set to Announce O'Connor's Replacement

President Bush says he's made up his mind on a successor to take Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The president will announce his pick at 9 p.m. ET, Tuesday.

Bush Set to Announce O'Connor's Replacement

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Rove Said to Have Confirmed Plame's Identity

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove's role in leaking the name of CIA operative, Valerie Plame remains undefined. Reports describe Rove as tacitly confirming her identity to a reporter before the story was published. A federal grand jury investigation is continuing.

Rove Said to Have Confirmed Plame's Identity

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Bush Again Declines Invite to NAACP Convention

The annual convention of the NAACP held its final session in Milwaukee Thursday. President Bush declined an invitation to attend the event. Instead, the head of the Republican Party spoke and made news by issuing an apology of sorts for the Republican Party's treatment of African-American voters going back to the 1960s.

Bush Again Declines Invite to NAACP Convention

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President Bush Urges Fortitude on Iraq

President Bush used a speech in Morgantown, W.V., to rally support for U.S. efforts in Iraq. In the speech, the president said the U.S. presence there must continue, despite an increase in suicide attacks and roadside bombings.

President Bush Urges Fortitude on Iraq

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O'Connor Taking Swing Vote Into Retirement

Washington Reacts to O'Connor Resignation

President Bush offered his thoughts Friday about the resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Madeleine Brand speaks with Don Gonyea about the president's remarks and other reaction to the resignation from around the Capitol.

Washington Reacts to O'Connor Resignation

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Bush Defends Iraq Effort; Cites Bin Laden, Security

President Bush acknowledges a difficult road ahead, but in a speech which sought to link success in Iraq with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he set no timetable for a possible withdrawal of U.S. troops. Bush spoke in primetime from Fort Bragg, N.C.

Bush Defends Iraq Effort; Cites Bin Laden, Security

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Bush Hopes to Bolster U.S. Support for Iraq War

Madeleine Brand talks with NPR White House correspondent Don Gonyea about Tuesday night's address by President Bush on the administration's Iraq policy. The president is trying to regain public support for the Iraq war, which opinion polls indicate has become mostly unfavorable.

Bush Hopes to Bolster U.S. Support for Iraq War

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Vietnam Premier Makes Historic Visit to U.S.

President Bush's meeting today with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai -- the first-ever visit by a leader of the communist government since South Vietnam fell to Viet Cong forces at the end of the Vietnam War 30 years ago. The two are scheduled to discuss Vietnamese human rights, religious freedom and world trade.

Vietnam Premier Makes Historic Visit to U.S.

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Bush to Stress Iraq, War on Terror

President Bush tells reporters he would be giving new emphasis to the war in Iraq in his public statements, explaining the need for American perseverance in the face of the continuing insurgency there. The president also defended U.S. policy on the treatment of detainees in the wider war on terrorism.

Bush to Stress Iraq, War on Terror

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