The Two-Way Homeless Teen Who's Up For Science Prize To Be At State Of The Union January 18, 2012 • Her family has been having tough times. Now, Samantha Garvey is an Intel prize semifinalist. Donors have stepped forward to help. Officials have found them a rent-subsidized home. And a member of Congress has invited her to the president's address.
It's All Politics House Democrats' Campaign Chief Likes Party's Chances For Retaking Control October 26, 2011 • Rep. Steve Israel, the New York Democrat who chairs his party's congressional campaign committee, had more reasons to sound upbeat in a conversation with All Things Considered co-host Melissa Block than he might have had only a few months ago.