No more police with M-4 Carbines.
No more Tasers.
No more Active Denial microwave crowd control.
No more Millimeter Wave Technology.
Sputtering Recovery Prompts More Tinkering
September 4th, 2010Job growth this past spring had the Obama administration hopeful that the recovery would be more stable by Labor Day. Not so. And so Obama Friday renewed his call for the Senate to act on legislation to reduce taxes for small business. He promised more initiatives would be unveiled next week.
Mississippi’s Haley Barbour, GOP Heavyweight
September 4th, 2010Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors' Association, has been described as the "most powerful Republican in American politics." In a wide-ranging conversation, host Scott Simon talks with Barbour about Mississippi's recovery from Hurricane Katrina, the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill and the significance of conservative figures like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin.
Mideast Talks Wrap With A Promise
September 4th, 2010Israeli and Palestinian negotiators finished up talks on Thursday, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to keep talking. Host Scott Simon talks with the Institute for Middle East Peace's Stephen P. Cohen about whether this really signals progress.
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‘Where Is Her Head?’ A Classic Campaign Trail Moment
September 3rd, 2010Some of the things politicians and reporters hear and see when they're out and about deserve a second or third listen. Check out what NPR's Don Gonyea picked up when he visited a county fair in Ohio.
Week In Politics: Economy, Midterms
September 3rd, 2010Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times, about the economy and the campaign season.
Economy Threatens Ohio Democrat’s Re-Election
September 3rd, 2010The Stark County Fair in northeastern Ohio features poultry and pie, a headless lady and a midway. Fairgoers this year were also treated to a good bit of politicking, as freshman Democrat Rep. John Boccieri fights to hold onto the 16th district. His vote for the president's health care bill is one point of contention.
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Gov. Brewer Experiences Brain Freeze During Debate
September 3rd, 2010During her opening statement in a televised debate Wednesday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled and stammered, and even paused for more than 10 seconds. Then she bolted after the debate when reporters asked her about a statement she made about headless bodies supposedly found in the Arizona desert. Melissa Block speaks with E.J. Montini, a columnist for The Arizona Republic, about Brewer's performance during the debate.
Union Or Not, Government Workers Squeezed
September 3rd, 2010Unions representing state and local government employees have long been able to protect benefits that are the envy of private-sector workers. With the economy in trouble, though, public employee unions are suddenly losing a lot of battles.
Job growth this past spring had the Obama administration hopeful that the recovery would be more stable by Labor Day. Not so. And so Obama Friday renewed his call for the Senate to act on legislation to reduce taxes for small business. He promised more initiatives would be unveiled next week.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors’ Association, has been described as the “most powerful Republican in American politics.” In a wide-ranging conversation, host Scott Simon talks with Barbour about Mississippi’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina, the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill and the significance of conservative figures like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators finished up talks on Thursday, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to keep talking. Host Scott Simon talks with the Institute for Middle East Peace’s Stephen P. Cohen about whether this really signals progress.
Some of the things politicians and reporters hear and see when they’re out and about deserve a second or third listen. Check out what NPR’s Don Gonyea picked up when he visited a county fair in Ohio.
Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times, about the economy and the campaign season.