David Greene : NPR

World

North American Leaders Talk Immigration, Trade

March 31, 2006 • President Bush is in Cancun wrapping up a summit with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. Immigration with Mexico and trade with Canada were the two issues that took up most of the president's time. Steve Inskeep talks with David Greene.

North American Leaders Talk Immigration, Trade

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5314488/5314489" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Border Talks on Tap as 'NAFTA' Leaders Meet in Mexico

March 30, 2006 • President Bush meets with Mexican President Vicente Fox and new Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Cancun, Mexico, for talks. Immigration and border security -- and the balance between the two -- are expected to dominate the two days of meetings.

Border Talks on Tap as 'NAFTA' Leaders Meet in Mexico

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5312992/5312993" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Politics

Bolten Replaces Card as White House Chief of Staff

March 28, 2006 • Amid growing calls for a White House shakeup and concerns about low poll ratings, President Bush announces that Joshua Bolten will replace Andrew Card as White House Chief of Staff. Bolten is the current Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Bolten Replaces Card as White House Chief of Staff

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5307578/5307579" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Politics

Long-Serving Bush Chief of Staff Resigns

March 28, 2006 • White House Chief of Staff Andy Card resigns and will be replaced by Budget Director Joshua Bolten. The move comes amid growing calls for a White House shakeup. Bolten, an administration insider, may not represent the change Republican observers sought.

Long-Serving Bush Chief of Staff Resigns

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5306324/5306325" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Immigration Reform Tops Agenda in Washington

March 27, 2006 • President Bush and the U.S. Senate turn their attention to immigration as the president helps to swear in new citizens while a Senate committee writes a bill to control the flow of undocumented workers. The full Senate is expected to debate the issue for the next two weeks.

Immigration Reform Tops Agenda in Washington

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5304240/5304241" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Politics

Bush Bids to Shore Up War Support

March 25, 2006 • President Bush spoke this week in Ohio and West Virginia, continuing his effort to answer the public's concerns about the war in Iraq. Did he reach those who had questions? Many say they remain unconvinced.

Bush Bids to Shore Up War Support

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5301365/5301366" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Politics

Bush Challenges Eavesdropping Detractors

March 22, 2006 • President Bush is responding defiantly to a Democratic senator's call for his censure over the warrantless domestic eavesdropping program.

Bush Challenges Eavesdropping Detractors

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5294099/5294100" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Politics

Cheney Visits GOP Loyalists in Ohio

March 21, 2006 • Vice President Dick Cheney was in Ohio on Monday raising money, and working to energize the party's base.

Cheney Visits GOP Loyalists in Ohio

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5291838/5291839" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Politics

President Goes Local with Trip to New York

March 15, 2006 • President Bush visited Rochester, N.Y., on Tuesday. The President spoke to the local high school in a nearby town. The trip was a big event for local media and offered the president a chance to boost his image outside of the Washington media circus.

President Goes Local with Trip to New York

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5280947/5280948" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Ports Deal Ignites National Security Concerns

President: Ports Deal Defeat Sends Wrong Message

March 10, 2006 • President Bush says he is troubled by the protests that led to the collapse of the Dubai Ports World deal. He said Friday that the fight against the deal sends a bad message to moderate American allies in the Middle East like the United Arab Emirates.

President: Ports Deal Defeat Sends Wrong Message

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5256413/5256414" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Ports Deal Ignites National Security Concerns

Ports Showdown Averted, White House Relieved

March 10, 2006 • A Persian Gulf shipping company that had hoped to take over terminal operations at six American ports has backed out of the deal. The announcement may have averted a major showdown between the White House and Republican members of Congress who opposed the transaction.

Ports Showdown Averted, White House Relieved

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5255703/5255704" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Politics

The Line-Item Veto Resurfaces in Washington

March 7, 2006 • President Bush asked Congress on Monday to give him a line-item veto. But the request faces hurdles because a previous version that Congress passed under former President Bill Clinton was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

The Line-Item Veto Resurfaces in Washington

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5248976/5248977" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

National

National Archivist Demands End to Reclassification

March 3, 2006 • Allen Weinstein, the national archivist, wants the Bush administration to stop reclassifying government documents that have entered the public domain. It's not clear whether he could win a confrontation over the issue.

National Archivist Demands End to Reclassification

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5244501/5244502" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

World

Italy's Berlusconi in U.S., Seeking Votes Back Home

March 1, 2006 • Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, facing elections in April, visits Washington for a news coverage boost. He met with President Bush Tuesday and makes the rounds on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

Italy's Berlusconi in U.S., Seeking Votes Back Home

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5239046/5239047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

World

Bush: Iraq at a 'Moment of Choosing' After Bombing

February 24, 2006 • President Bush says the bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra this week was an affront to all people of faith, but that Iraqis would rise above the clashes it has spawned. "This is a moment of choosing for the Iraqi people," he said, speaking to a meeting of the American Legion in Washington.

Bush: Iraq at a 'Moment of Choosing' After Bombing

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5232266/5232267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript