Venezuelans 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 ArticleRand Paul Ends Filibuster After Nearly 13 Hours
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne. Just before noon yesterday, with much of Washington at home for a...
View ArticleE.U. Bailout Tax Causes Bank Run In Cyprus
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne. Stock prices are dropping around the world this morning, reacting to...
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 ArticleYounger Generation Poised To Lead Afghanistan's Future
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne, in Kabul, Afghanistan.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep, in Washington, with David Greene.Renee's...
View ArticleSelect Young Afghans Chosen As Commandoes In Training
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: All right, through much of this week, we've been hearing from young Afghans on the future of their country after NATO troops withdraw in 2014. Yesterday, our colleague...
View ArticleFood Entrepreneur Is A New Bread Of Afgahn Business Owner
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: MORNING EDITION's Renee Montagne has been in Kabul, a place she knows well. It's her ninth trip to Afghanistan since 2001. This time, she's reporting on a new generation...
View ArticleObama Expected To Select Next FBI Director
President Obama is expected to name former Justice Department official James Comey as the next director of the FBI, sources tell NPR. Comey is a Republican who has a reputation for bipartisanship and...
View ArticleMay's Unemployment Rate Expected To Hold Steady
The Labor Department on Friday reported a jobless rate of 7.6 percent as employers added 175,000 jobs and more people began to look for work last month. That's up from April's rate of 7.5 percent.
View ArticleGamers Converge On L.A. For Electronic Entertainment Expo
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The biggest players in the video gaming are gathered here in Los Angeles this week for E3, the industry's annual trade show. Gamers have been anticipating the unveiling...
View ArticleVoters Cast Ballots In Iran's Presidential Election
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: In Syria's ally Iran, people are voting for president today. It is Iran's first presidential election since the stunning vote in 2009. Back then, a surprisingly early...
View ArticleChina's Credit Crunch Felt Across Financial Markets
The lending rate between Chinese banks spiked dramatically on Thursday, creating a credit crunch. Renee Montagne talks to NPR Shanghai correspondent Frank Langfitt about the turbulence in China's...
View ArticleObama To Announce Sweeping Climate Change Plan
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: President Obama today is scheduled to announce a sweeping plan to address climate change. The president has framed the issue as a moral responsibility, to leave the...
View ArticleAfter 11 Hours, Texas State Senator's Filibuster Fails
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This was the scene last night in the Texas Capitol building.(APPLAUSE)MONTAGNE: Crowds who came out to support a nearly 11-hour filibuster by Democratic State Senator...
View ArticleInbee Park Shares Record Book Wins With Babe Zaharias
Transcript (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The talk of the sports world this morning is women's golf. A rare moment brought on by a 24-year-old from South Korea. Inbee Park won the U.S....
View ArticleObama Urges Egypt To Quickly Elect Next Civilian Government
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: On this Fourth of July, we've been following developments in Egypt, where the military has deposed the elected President Mohamed Morsi. President Obama says the U.S. is...
View ArticleJobless Rate For June Expected To Hover Around 7.6 Percent
The Labor Department reported Friday that the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 7.6 percent in June, as employers added 195,000 jobs, and more people started to look for work.
View ArticleNew York Hosts Major League All-Star Game
Baseball's All-Star game is being played in New York Tuesday night. The winner gets home field advantage during the World Series.
View ArticleYahoo's Stock Soars, Sales Remain Flat
There's been excitement on Wall Street about a turnaround at Yahoo since Marissa Mayer became head of the company last year. Mayer has completed high profile acquisitions and sought to improve worker...
View ArticleMarket Mood Improves After Bernanke Remarks
Stock and bond markets reacted positively to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks on the economy Wednesday morning. Bernanke was on Capitol Hill delivering the Fed's twice yearly update on...
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