Media Government-Produced News Endures in U.S. April 21, 2005 • Despite recent publicity over government-produced news, the U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to crank out such programming for local radio stations. A look at journalistic independence and the government's involvement in local radio broadcasts. Government-Produced News Endures in U.S. Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4609462/4609463" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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President Bush: Secrecy Needed to Protect Security April 15, 2005 • President Bush warns journalists not to expect more openness from the White House, stressing the need to balance openness and security. He also acknowledges for the first time that his Social Security plans are not going well. The president spoke yesterday to the annual meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. President Bush: Secrecy Needed to Protect Security Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4601398/4601399" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Pennsylvania Avenue Shaking Faith in Social Security April 6, 2005 • By posing next to a federal filing cabinet in West Virginia, President Bush tries a new tack in his bid to change Social Security -- attacking the financial underpinnings of the system, David Green says in the latest Pennsylvania Avenue column.
Social Security Debate Bush Questions Solvency of Social Security Trust April 6, 2005 • President Bush takes his Social Security tour to the Federal Bureau of Public Debt in West Virginia to illustrate his concerns about the program. The bureau holds U.S. Treasury bonds backing the $1.7 trillion Social Security trust fund, which Bush says represents "I.O.U.s" — not real money. Bush Questions Solvency of Social Security Trust Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4578609/4578610" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Ukraine's Yushchenko Visits Bush April 4, 2005 • President Bush welcomes Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who won office in December after crowds took the streets of Kiev, demanding that an earlier, fraudulent vote be set aside. Bush said he understands Yuschenko's decision to pull his country's troops out of Iraq. Ukraine's Yushchenko Visits Bush Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4575916/4575917" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Bush Calls on Iraqi Parliament to Achieve Compromise March 29, 2005 • President Bush brings an audience of Iraqi law students and religious figures to the White House for a speech directed at the Iraqi National Assembly in Baghdad. Bush urged compromise in the negotiations to form a new Iraqi government. Bush Calls on Iraqi Parliament to Achieve Compromise Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4566409/4566410" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Editor of Bush's Hometown Paper at Odds with Town March 27, 2005 • President Bush is back in Crawford, Texas, for Easter, and so are many news organizations, including the Lone Star Iconoclast, Crawford's own newspaper. But an editorial last fall caused a fallout between the town and the newspaper's editor. Editor of Bush's Hometown Paper at Odds with Town Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4562888/4562889" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World N. America Summit Shows Strains in Relations March 24, 2005 • President Bush and the leaders of Mexico and Canada announce a new initiative promising cooperation in trade, security and energy and environmental issues. Yet past conflicts over defense, immigration and trade continue to strain North American relations. N. America Summit Shows Strains in Relations Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4558598/4558599" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Politics President Bush's Social Security Road Show March 11, 2005 • NPR's David Greene is traveling with President George W. Bush as he promotes his ideas for restructuring the Social Security system. During the tour, Greene paid close attention to President Bush's spontaneous presentation style and his easy banter with onstage guests -- part late night talk show host, part stand-up comic, part goofy. President Bush's Social Security Road Show Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4531216/4531217" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Bush: 'The Trumpet of Freedom Has Been Sounded' March 8, 2005 • In a speech at the National Defense University in Washington Tuesday, President Bush drew a parallel between the Sept. 11 attacks and the World War II assault on Pearl Harbor, saying both were catalysts that drove efforts to defeat authoritarian governments. Bush: 'The Trumpet of Freedom Has Been Sounded' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4527338/4527339" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Middle East Bush Demands Syria's Pullout from Lebanon March 2, 2005 • President Bush sends a direct message to the Syrian government, calling for a removal of troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon. White House spokesman Scott McClellan also accused Syria of allowing terrorists to operate from its soil. Bush Demands Syria's Pullout from Lebanon Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4520136/4520137" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Bush Promotes Faith-Based Initiative March 1, 2005 • President Bush speaks about his faith-based initiative, vowing to remove the obstacles to federal funding for churches and other religious groups that run social service programs. Bush Promotes Faith-Based Initiative Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4518521/4518522" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Race Black Conservatives Urge New Leadership March 1, 2005 • At a recent conference of black conservatives hosted by the Heritage Foundation, organizers argued that black leaders such as Jesse Jackson and organizations like the NAACP may not truly represent the interests of African-Americans. NPR's David Greene reports on the New Black Vanguard Conference. Black Conservatives Urge New Leadership Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4517985/4517986" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Pennsylvania Avenue Bush, GOP in Conundrum over Immigration Politics February 23, 2005 • "Pennsylvania Avenue" offers a window on the issues and politics of Washington's most famous street and the buildings it connects -- the Capitol and the White House. This week: how disagreements with his own party could derail President Bush's legacy on immigration.
