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for not properly tracking how banks used government bailout funds. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/president-obama_s-address-to-congress1594.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/president-obama_s-address-to-congress1594.html Government Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:15:00 -0500 President Obama tells lawmakers to top playing "games", abandon partisan "scare tactics", and pass comprehensive health reform. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/rhetoric-health-care-debate1541.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/rhetoric-health-care-debate1541.html Government Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Public lashes out at lawmakers at town hall meetings discussing health care, while Rush Limbaugh and others add fuel to the fire. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/occupational-safety-reform1548.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/occupational-safety-reform1548.html Government Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:20:00 -0500 A new appointment could bring reform to the widely criticized Occupational Safety and Health Administration. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/health-care-democracy-in-action1514.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/health-care-democracy-in-action1514.html Government Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:03:00 -0500 Public policy analyst says current health care debate is a lesson in exactly the way government should work. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/deciphering-health-care-numbers1509.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/deciphering-health-care-numbers1509.html Government Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:19:00 -0500 Exploring how much health care legislation will cost the government, and what health care will cost for the average citizen. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/1478.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/1478.html Government Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:04:00 -0500 Senator Dodd (D-CT) is overseeing two of the biggest policy issues facing Congress -- health care and financial reform. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/lawmakers-bank-donations1459.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/lawmakers-bank-donations1459.html Government Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:03:00 -0500 Lawmakers are getting millions of dollars from the financial firms they're in charge of regulating. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/defending-dealership-closings1445.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/defending-dealership-closings1445.html Government Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:46:00 -0500 Michigan Senators fight proposals from lawmakers upset about thousands of car dealerships forced to close under Obama Administration’s auto bailout. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/historic-supreme-court-pick1409.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/historic-supreme-court-pick1409.html Government Sat, 30 May 2009 09:52:00 -0500 The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court both a historic act, and an opportunity for Republicans to rally. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/new-direction-military-training1389.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/new-direction-military-training1389.html Government Thu, 21 May 2009 09:16:00 -0500 The new ways in which the US military is preparing American troops to fight future insurgencies. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/lawmakers-weigh-jobs-climate.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/lawmakers-weigh-jobs-climate.html Government Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:32:00 -0500 Some fear the climate change bill could shut down even more businesses -- Ohio Democrats balance keeping jobs and protecting the environment. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/fda-controversy-planb.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/fda-controversy-planb.html Government Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:27:00 -0500 Federal judge rules FDA used politics, not science, to make decisions around so-called morning after pill. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/obama-press-conference-032409.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/obama-press-conference-032409.html Government Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:03:00 -0500 In his second press conference, President Obama was calm and methodical as he faced a confrontational national press. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/lawmakers-battle-banks-mortgage-bill.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/lawmakers-battle-banks-mortgage-bill.html Government Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:10:00 -0500 Banking lobbyists are working frantically to get lawmakers to oppose a bill giving bankruptcy judges the power to modify mortgages. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/education-in-stimulus-bill.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/education-in-stimulus-bill.html Government Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:16:00 -0500 Educator-in-chief Arne Duncan explains what the $100 billion in the stimulus package will do for education. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/president-obama-speech-congress.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/president-obama-speech-congress.html Government Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:27:00 -0600 The President delivered an ambitious and hopeful speech, going after some sacred cows and inciting grasps from members of Congress. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/tim-pawlenty-stimulus-bill.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/tim-pawlenty-stimulus-bill.html Government Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:34:00 -0600 Now that the stimulus bill has become law, how Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to handle the stimulus money heading to Minnesota. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/barack-obama-professor-president.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/barack-obama-professor-president.html Government Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:44:00 -0600 Exploring the intellectual influences and ideas which shaped Obama the scholar, teacher and academic. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/stimulus-package-debate.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/stimulus-package-debate.html Government Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:55:00 -0600 Opposing views from two lawmakers on whether the recently passed stimulus package is the right path to follow. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/obama-pick-labor-secretary.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/obama-pick-labor-secretary.html Government Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:51:00 -0600 Congresswoman Hilda Solis has been a pioneer in getting barrio kids into college to train for green jobs. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/obama-treatment-terror-suspects.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/obama-treatment-terror-suspects.html Government Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:11:00 -0600 Former CIA general counsel worried that Obama administration wants to do a "complete teardown" of policy on treatment of terror suspects. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/work-in-washington.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/work-in-washington.html Government Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:44:00 -0600 After a celebratory concert at the Lincoln Memorial, President-elect Obama offered words of inspiration and notes of caution to the nation. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/white-house-transfer-power.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/white-house-transfer-power.html Government Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:18:00 -0600 A behind-the-scenes look at the Bush-Obama transition with Martha Joynt Kumar, Director of the White House Transition Project. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/condoleezza-rice-interview.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/condoleezza-rice-interview.html Government Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:41:00 -0600 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice examines her legacy after the Bush Administration, saying Iraq was much harder than she ever dreamed it would be. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/new-direction-for-epa.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/new-direction-for-epa.html Government Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:16:00 -0600 Some say the EPA under the Bush presidency had a disregard for science and decreased enforcement of laws protecting the environment and public health. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/obama-national-security-advisor.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/obama-national-security-advisor.html Government Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:07:00 -0600 A profile of General James Jones, and the message the Obama Administration is sending with his appointment. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/challengs-for-obama-security-team.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/challengs-for-obama-security-team.html Government Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:19:00 -0600 President-elect Obama might be staking the reputation of his national security team on a quagmire in Afghanistan. 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