Syrian Opposition Groups Try To Reinvigorate Mission
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Opposition groups working to bring down the regime in Syria are meeting in Doha, Qatar in a furious bid to reorganize and reinvigorate themselves. The aim is to form a...
View ArticlePush For Diplomatic Solution In Gaza Ramps Up
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.Even as talk grows louder about a possible truce, intense...
View ArticleIn Cairo, Efforts To Reach Mideast Cease-Fire
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Let's turn now to the urgent diplomatic efforts underway. Secretary of State Clinton is now in Cairo, meeting with Egyptian leaders in efforts to reach a ceasefire....
View ArticleEgypt's Draft Constitution Divides Nation
President Mohammed Morsi is facing the biggest rebellion against his rule since assuming power in June. It started with a set of controversial decrees by the president that put him above the law until...
View ArticleDo Unions Still Have Clout In Michigan?
The contentious fight over labor rights has been unfolding throughout the Midwest in the last couple years. Michigan becoming a right-to-work state is only the latest example. Over the past two years...
View ArticlePolitics In The News
For more about the week ahead in politics, Renee Montagne talks to regular Morning Edition contributor Cokie Roberts.
View ArticleObama To Pick New Pentagon, CIA Leaders
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.President Obama wants a Republican to be his next secretary of...
View ArticleCrowds Begin Converging On Washington, D.C.
Morning Edition has a team of reporters spread out across the city, getting a feel for how things are going in different areas. Thousands of people are descending on the nation's capital to be a part...
View ArticleInaugural Parade Begins At The Pentagon Moves To D.C.
After George Washington took his oath of office he was joined by a procession made up of local militias as he made his way from Mount Vernon to New York City. These days, the parade is a colorful blend...
View ArticleSmaller Crowds At Capitol, But 2009's Enthusiasm Persists
Four years ago, the National Mall was packed with record crowds. People gathering as President Obama prepares to take the oath of office and deliver a second inaugural address share some of the same...
View Article'Fruitvale' Stands Out At Sundance
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Snow, superstars, and cinema. That combination can mean only one thing at this time of year: The Sundance Film Festival. Our movie reviewer, Kenneth Turan, is on the...
View ArticlePolitics In the News
The president will visit the city's police department — most police organizations favor tougher gun laws. The president leaves behind a new Congress that's getting down to business. Consuming most...
View ArticlePope Benedict XVI To Resign Feb. 28
Pope Benedict announced Monday morning he is retiring at the end of the month. He will be the first pontiff to step aside in six centuries.
View ArticleSequester Politics In The News
Usually when we come up to the edge of one of these deadlines there are 11th-hour negotiations, and the two parties manage to swerve away from the precipice at the last minute. What about this time?
View ArticleBenedict XVI Leaves The Vatican, Headed To Retirement
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: We're hearing this morning that Pope Benedict has left the Vatican. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli is covering the first papal retirement in 600 years, and she joins us now from...
View ArticleEthnic Violence Haunts Kenya's Presidential Election
In the East African nation of Kenya, voters are choosing the next president. Of greatest concern is whether these polls will provoke the same amount of deadly ethnic violence as the elections five...
View ArticleWhat Will Chavez's Death Mean For Cuba?
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The death of Hugo Chavez could mean as much for Cuba as it will for Venezuela. As we just heard, Chavez looked to Fidel Castro for inspiration, and Castro has supplied...
View ArticleVenezuelans Mourns Late President Hugo Chavez
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.Venezuela is in a state of mourning for its late president, Hugo...
View ArticleCyprus Proposes Exempting Smaller Deposits From Tax
The government of Cyprus is trying to ease fears over a proposed tax on bank deposits. Newly proposed legislation would exempt savers with smaller accounts. It's part of a bailout plan for that...
View ArticleFBI Outlines Evidence In Ricin Case
James Everett Dutschke faces charges of sending poisoned letters to President Obama and other officials. He's the second suspect federal authorities have arrested in the case. Another man was released...
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