As Election Looms, Obama Seeks To Rouse His Base

In recent days, President Obama has reached out to black and Latino voters. On Saturday, he'll speak to the nation's largest gay rights group, part of an effort to re-energize the coalition that helped send him to the White House. But his governing has left some of his early supporters disappointed.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/30/140955723/as-election-looms-obama-seeks-to-rouse-his-base?ft=1&f=1014

hillary clinton

Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word 'Epilepsy'

Humans have long suffered from epilepsy, the neurological disorder hallmarked by sudden seizures. Medical historian Howard Markel discusses the condition's names through the millenia, from the "sacred disease" of ancient texts to its description as "the falling sickness" in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/30/140954025/science-diction-the-origin-of-the-word-epilepsy?ft=1&f=1007

john mccain

Saudi Woman Sentenced To Lashings After Violating Driving Ban

A group of activists in Saudi Arabia has launched a campaign to overturn a court ruling against a woman who defied the kingdom's ban on driving by women. The woman was sentenced to 10 lashes with a whip after she defied the ban in her home city on the Red Sea Coast. Melissa Block talks with NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson for the details.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/28/140891273/saudi-woman-sentenced-to-lashings-after-violating-driving-ban?ft=1&f=1004

barak obama

The Trouble With Health Problems Near Gas Fracking

Many people who live close to gas drilling sites complain of serious illnesses. But there are few concrete data to help explain why they're getting sick. Investigative reporter Abrahm Lustgarten says weak industry regulations also make it hard to establish a clear connection between gas drilling and health effects.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/29/140872251/the-trouble-with-health-problems-near-gas-fracking?ft=1&f=1007

harry reid

Early Supreme Court Review Of Health Care Law Could Impact 2012 Race

The Affordable Care Act always promised to be a hot button issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. But it promises to loom even larger, now that the Obama administration has asked the Supreme Court to take the case, making very likely a high-court decision in June just months before the general election.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/09/28/140901429/early-supreme-court-review-of-health-care-law-could-impact-2012-race?ft=1&f=1003

hamid karzai

Fugitive George Wright Captured In Portugal

The 40-year hunt for fugitive George Wright is over. The FBI says he was arrested on Monday in Portugal. Wright was arrested in 1962 after an armed robbery gone bad in New Jersey. He later escaped from prison, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army, and was part of the group that hijacked a Delta jet from Detroit to Miami in 1972.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/28/140891277/fugitive-george-wright-captured-in-portugal?ft=1&f=1004

bill clinton