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Bush Family Pastor Speaks On His Friendship With President George H.W. Bush

5:40pm December 01, 2018

Former president George H.W. Bush's pastor, Reverend Russell Jones Levenson Jr. of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his friendship with the president.

The Oak Ridge Boys Found A Friend And A Fan In President George H.W. Bush

5:40pm December 01, 2018

President Bush invited the band The Oak Ridge Boys to perform at the White House and even took them on Air Force One. NPR's Michel Martin talks with band member Joe Bonsall about his memories of Bush.

Former CIA Colleague On George H.W. Bush: 'History Will Remember Him Well'

5:40pm December 01, 2018

William Webster served as CIA director under president George H.W. Bush. — a man who previously held that post. NPR's Michel Martin asks Webster why Bush is so revered for his time at the agency.

President George H.W. Bush greets soldiers at Fort Stewart, Ga., after he addressed family members of the 24th Infantry Division stationed in Saudi Arabia and personnel at the facility in February 1991.

George H.W. Bush's Wartime Experience Shaped His Approach To Politics

4:17pm December 01, 2018

by Alan Greenblatt

The World War II generation had a sense of serving the country together and also shared a belief in professionalism, one historian says. Still, Bush was not afraid to get personal with campaign foes.

Medicare's new program will alter a year's worth of payments to 14,959 skilled nursing facilities across the U.S., based on how often in the past fiscal year their residents ended up back in hospitals within 30 days of leaving.

Medicare To Cut Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients End Up Back In The Hospital

12:42pm December 01, 2018

by Jordan Rau

Medicare's incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities that have fewer rehospitalizations.

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Week In Politics: George H.W. Bush's Legacy And A Big Week Ahead For The Senate

8:11am December 01, 2018

by Ron Elving

Host Scott Simon talks to NPR's Ron Elving about the death of President Bush and the Senate's big week — there were signs of more efforts to diverge from President Trump's agenda.

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Ohio Senator Discuss Bill To Reduce Tax Cuts For Auto Manufacturers

8:11am December 01, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with to Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown about his auto-jobs bill and the GM plant closings.

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G-20 Summit Day Two

8:11am December 01, 2018

by Tamara Keith

President Trump meets with the Chinese president Saturday at the G-20 in Argentina for a high-stakes meeting on trade.

President Trump Set To Meet China President For The First Time This Year

8:11am December 01, 2018

President Trump and Xi Jinping will meet for the first time this year at the G20 Summit. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former Ambassador Max Baucus about the political and economic stakes at play.

Russia, Ukraine And The U.S.

8:11am December 01, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland about Russia, Ukraine and the United States.