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Speculation about a vice-presidential selection heats up as Sen. John McCain, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, meets with potential running mates. Meanwhile, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spend the Memorial Day weekend on the road. Renee Montagne talks with Juan Williams.
The Libertarian Party has chosen former Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate.
Sen. Clinton explains why Robert F. Kennedy's assassination is a reason she's still running.
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May 25, 2008 · Barack Obama hasn't clinched the Democratic nomination yet, but he's already starting to look for a running mate. Likewise with the presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain. NPR's Guy Raz talks with former presidential candidates Bob Dole and George McGovern, who have some advice on picking a vice president.
May 25, 2008 · George W. Bush has been called the "CEO President," but a new book says he's not the only commander-in-chief to serve in a similar role. In fact, this nation's very first president, George Washington, can also lay claim to the moniker. Washington oversaw two American start-ups: the Army and the presidency. Richard Brookhiser, author of George Washington on Leadership, talks with NPR's Guy Raz.
May 22, 2008 · The Senate votes to approve a war funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan that would add extended unemployment benefits and expand the GI Bill for returning veterans. President Bush has threatened to veto any measure with the added spending, but there may be enough GOP support in Congress to override a veto.
How will you decide? Share your concerns, hopes, experiences.
May 24, 2008 · NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr talks about the week's news, including Congress' vote to override the president's veto of the farm bill and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain releasing his health records.
May 23, 2008 · Sen. John McCain will let a few members of the media look at his health records on Friday. The 71-year-old Arizona senator has a history of melanoma and injuries from his days as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
May 22, 2008 · A Superior Court judge in New Jersey this week opened the door for the state to test some of its electronic voting machines for security and accuracy prior to the November elections. Critics say the machines' lack of a paper trail makes it difficult to verify results.
May 22, 2008 · A day after overriding President Bush's veto of a massive farm bill, Congress finds it has work left to do. Lawmakers have learned an entire section of the bill was missing from the official document sent to the president.
May 22, 2008 · The Democratic presidential candidates Wednesday focused on Florida. Hillary Clinton promised to keeping fighting to get the state's delegates seated at the Democratic National Convention. With an eye to the November election, Barack Obama will spend several days campaigning in the important swing state.
May 22, 2008 · Democrats in Michigan have been trying for months to get their pledged delegates counted. The state was stripped of its delegates after it defied Democratic Party rules and held its primary early. Host Renee Montagne talks with Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, who recommends splitting the delegates among the two candidates so the delegates can be seated at the Democratic National Convention.
May 22, 2008 · Seven weeks ago when major oil company executives spoke to Congress, oil cost about $100 a barrel. Now it's over $130. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday asked the oil executives why gas prices were so high.
May 21, 2008 · There were no surprises in Tuesday's primary results. Sen. Hillary Clinton won big in Kentucky. Sen. Barack Obama did likewise in Oregon. Obama also claimed a majority of pledged delegates Tuesday — a campaign milestone.
May 21, 2008 · Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's Capitol Hill colleagues react to news of his malignant brain tumor with sadness, prayers and disbelief. Some are contemplating what Congress might look like without one of the Senate's most prolific legislators.
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