Feb 6th, 2006 · Fiscal 2007 may seem like a long way off. But carrying out a February ritual, President Bush sent his proposed budget for next year to Congress on Monday. NPR reporters analyze the budget in key areas like military and health care spending.
Feb 1st, 2006 · President Bush says the economy is strong, cites progress in democratizing Iraq and applauds success in fighting terrorism. NPR reporters offer their insights on what the president said, and what he didn't say.
Feb 1st, 2006 · President Bush's fifth State of the Union message was similar to his previous ones in many ways. One hallmark: the traditional mob scene outside the chamber, where reporters sought response to the speech from lawmakers.
Jan 30th, 2006 · Host Steve Inskeep talks to the Baghdad bureau chief of The Times of London, James Hider, about the challenges faced by journalists covering the war in Iraq. ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff and an ABC cameraman were wounded Sunday in a roadside bombing north of Baghdad. Around 60 media workers have been killed since the U.S. invasion began.
Jan 19th, 2006 · The annual report of Reporters Without Borders finds that more journalists have been killed in Iraq since March 2003 than during the 20 years of conflict in Vietnam. Reporters have become targets in Iraq in marked contrast with reporters' experiences during the war in Vietnam.
Jan 2nd, 2006 · Newspaper readers in Beijing are mourning the decline of one of the boldest daily tabloids in the Chinese capital. Late last week, reporters at the Beijing News walked out after the paper's top editor was dismissed as part of government efforts to tighten press controls.
Dec 15th, 2005 · Reporters in Basra, Baghdad and Fallujah provide updates on Thursday's voting in Iraq. Turnout was reported to be strong, even in Sunni-dominated areas, where voting in last January's first nationwide election was low.
Dec 8th, 2005 · Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld meets on Capitol Hill with legislators who have been among the strongest supporters of the war in Iraq. He also assures reporters he has no plans to leave his Pentagon post, apparently reacting to rumors that he might leave soon.