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Karzai Rivals Makes Gains Ahead Of Afghan Vote

Afghanistan's presidential campaign is heating up and by some accounts incumbent Hamid Karzai is not a slam dunk for a second term. Still, it hasn't been easy for the 41 candidates to get out to meet voters and supporters because of insecurity and financial woes.
Posted: 07/23/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Drug Firms Pour $40 Million Into Health Care Debate

During three critical months in the debate to overhaul health care, a powerful drugmaker consortium known as PhRMA and its members spent $3 million and change each week lobbying Congress. In the past, PhRMA has won most of its lobbying battles.
Posted: 07/23/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

U.S. Steps Up Commitment To Southeast Asia

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting in Thailand with foreign ministers from the ASEAN alliance. The 10-nation group includes longtime friends, former enemies and some very complex relationships.
Posted: 07/22/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Clinton's Iran Comments Irk Israel

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran that if it keeps pursuing nuclear weapons, the U.S. could respond by boosting the defenses of its allies in the Persian Gulf. Israel was not impressed by the warning and suggested it was a sign of U.S. wavering on Iran.
Posted: 07/22/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

For Obama, Health Care Overhaul Is Make-Or-Break

President Obama is set to take his health care hard sell to the American people in a prime-time news conference Wednesday night. His planned overhaul is mired in a partisan fight that even supporters say Obama needs to win — at the risk of the rest of his agenda.
Posted: 07/22/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Baucus Linchpin In Health Care Talks

When it comes to the health care debate, a few lawmakers matter a lot more than most. Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) has the clout to determine winners and losers — and so everyone wants to be close to him.
Posted: 07/22/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Obama Says Congress Close To Health Overhaul

Despite increasing criticism from Republicans and a recent poll that shows public dissatisfaction, "we are closer than ever before to the reform that the American people need," the president said Tuesday.
Posted: 07/21/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Bridge Still Home For Miami Sex Offenders

A colony of sex offenders living under a Miami bridge has been steadily growing since state corrections officers began ordering offenders there a few years ago. Now, state judges are being asked to mediate a dispute over the encampment.
Posted: 07/21/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

White House Seeks Expert Panel On Health Costs

President Obama has promised to overhaul the nation's health care system in a way that controls costs and expands insurance coverage, but critics say the legislation that has appeared so far only would only achieve one of those goals. Fiscal watchdogs warn the government isn't doing enough to rein in the cost of health care. The White House says Congress could help by ceding control to an expert panel.
Posted: 07/21/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Clinton Worried By N. Korea-Myanmar Ties

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raised concerns Tuesday about a growing military relationship between North Korea and Myanmar. Such cooperation between two repressive regimes would be destabilizing to the region, she said, and would pose a direct threat to Myanmar's neighbors.
Posted: 07/21/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines

Cink Wins First Major In British Open Playoff

Stewart Cink won his first major championship Sunday, clinching the British Open in Turnberry, Scotland, in a four-hole playoff with 59-year-old Tom Watson — who came within one shot of being the oldest golfer to win a major title. Commentator John Feinstein talks with Steve Inskeep about the exciting battle for the Claret Jug.
Posted: 07/20/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines