Apr 9th, 2007 · Tens of thousands draped in Iraqi flags march through the streets of two Shiite holy cities to mark the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall, some calling for U.S.-led forces to leave Iraq. But the rallies, ordered by radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, are largely peaceful.
Dec 4th, 2006 · President Bush meets with a top Iraqi Shiite politician whose followers control the Iraqi Interior Ministry -- the agency widely accused of involvement in the killings of Sunni Arabs. The president hosted Abdelaziz al-Hakim at the White House. Hakim heads the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a group founded by Iraqi exiles in Iran.
Jan 26th, 2006 · Officials in Louisiana are disappointed by President Bush's decision not to support a comprehensive plan for rebuilding New Orleans and the surrounding areas. The proposal, now in Congress, would set up a corporation funded by government-backed bonds that would buy and sell properties in flooded neighborhoods.
Jan 12th, 2006 · A California company is taking the unusual step of giving its low-income workers a share in its annual profits. This year, each non-management worker at Timbuk2, a firm backed by Pacific Community Ventures, received bonuses averaging $25,000. Zoe Corneli of member station KALW reports.
Dec 29th, 2005 · Investigators say many of the government-backed loans made to small businesses after Sept. 11 went to recipients who may not have qualified for the terrorism-recovery program. And many of them didn't know they were tapping into funds from an effort to help businesses affected by the terrorist attacks.
Dec 28th, 2005 · The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to that pesticide companies be allowed to test their products on humans. The proposal backed by chemical companies has drawn intense opposition from environmental and public health groups, as well as members of Congress.
Dec 19th, 2005 · The opposition candidate in Bolivia's presidential election Sunday has already conceded the race, leaving former coca farmer Evo Morales is poised to lead the country. The socialist Morales had promised to roll back the U.S.-backed coca eradication program and nationalize Bolivia's vast natural gas reserves.
Dec 6th, 2005 · Madeleine Brand speaks with NPR Capitol Hill reporter Andrea Seabrook about the issues Congress will take up as members return from Thanksgiving recess for a two-week legislative session. One of the most controversial measures is a proposal backed by former Vietnam prisoner-of-war Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that would ban the abuse of prisoners or detainees in the so-called "war on terror."