Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Slumping Badly In Polls, Scott Walker Quits GOP Race

6:49pm September 22, 2015

by Don Gonyea

The Republican presidential field is now smaller by one, with the departure of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker from the race. After an early rise to contender status, Walker suffered a sudden decline.

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To Understand The Exodus Of Syrians, Just Look At Aleppo

6:36pm September 22, 2015

by Alice Fordham

After more than four years of civil war in Syria, what's driving people to Europe in such numbers now? NPR takes a look at the Syrian city of Aleppo to illustrate what Syria has become.

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EU Ministers Vote To Relocate 120,000 Refugees Across Member States

6:36pm September 22, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

European Union interior and justice ministers met in Brussels Tuesday to discuss a proposed plan to relocate 120,000 refugees across member states. The meeting, on the eve of an EU summit, is likely to prove contentious, since several eastern European governments have already rejected the idea.

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U.S. CEOs Invite Chinese Counterparts To Business Roundtable

6:36pm September 22, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Dean Garfield, president and CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council, who will be the keynote speaker at the U.S.-China business roundtable Wednesday.

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Greek Hotel Owner On Refugees: 'These Could Have Been My Children'

6:36pm September 22, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Aphrodite Vati Mariola in Molyvos, Lesbos Island, Greece, about the daily arrival of boats on the beaches just below her family's hotel.

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Hillary Clinton asks protesters opposed to the Keystone XL oil pipeline to stop disrupting her campaign event Friday in Portland, Maine.

As Pope Lands, Hillary Clinton Says She Opposes Keystone XL Pipeline

5:39pm September 22, 2015

by Tamara Keith

After months of hedging, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came out against the Keystone XL pipeline. She did so as much of the media attention was focused on Pope Francis' landing.

Doris Keene (right) talks with her acupuncturist before a treatment at Portland's Quest Center for Integrative Health. Keene says the treatments have eased her chronic back pain at least as effectively as the Vicodin and muscle relaxants she once relied o

To Curb Pain Without Opioids, Oregon Looks To Alternative Treatments

4:45pm September 22, 2015

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

Acupuncture and massage haven't been proven to ease pain better than drugs — and may cost more. But Oregon hopes these sorts of alternatives to pills will reduce the societal costs of opioid abuse.

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Amnesty lawyers said they didn't know why the Justice Department had issued several apparently conflicting accounts of its handling of the Senate report, but in their complaint they cited the possibility that authorities were

Rights Group Slams DOJ's 'Inconsistent' Response To Senate Torture Report

2:25pm September 22, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Amnesty International USA is demanding an investigation into what it says is a lackluster response by Justice Department officials to the 6,000-page Senate torture report released in 2014.

Pope John Paul II listens to President Jimmy Carter's welcoming speech at the White House in 1979. John Paul made an unprecedented seven-city tour of the U.S., speaking to immense crowds. But the idea of a pope coming to Washington and meeting with the pr

Washington Welcomes A Pope, But America's Arms Weren't Always So Open

2:02pm September 22, 2015

by Ron Elving

A papal visit is now regarded as public relations gold. But the idea of a pope coming to Washington and meeting with the president was unthinkable before the 20th century.

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., cheer the candidate at the New Hampshire Democratic convention Saturday.

Bernie Sanders Would Be The Big Winner In New Public-Funding Model

1:38pm September 22, 2015

by Peter Overby

The Public Interest Research Group came up with a matching-funds plan that would benefit candidates who have raised the most money from small donations.