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Losers In Chicago School Closings Target Elected Officials
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The Chicago school board voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. Now the teachers union and community activists want to change the system and oust the elected officials who disagreed with them.
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College Students Wait To See If Loan Rates Double
May 23, 2013 | NPR · College students could end up paying a higher interest rate on their government subsidized loans unless Congress steps in. In a replay of last year's battle, Republicans, Democrats and the Obama administration all have competing proposals. A vote is scheduled in the House of Representatives Thursday. But with no consensus in sight, it's not clear if lawmakers can keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.
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Living In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Elysha O'Brien calls herself a "Mexican white girl." Not just because of her ethnically ambiguous appearance, she says, but also because she can't speak Spanish. Fearing their children would experience discrimination if they spoke Spanish, her parents chose not to teach them their native tongue.
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Four Arrested After British Soldier Hacked To Death In London
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The two men charged with killing a British soldier in south London on Wednesday were apparently on a government watch list, raising questions about why authorities were unable to prevent the attack.
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One Of London Attack Suspects Had Troubled Past
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel speaks with Sandra Laville, crime correspondent for The Guardian, about what's known about the suspect in the Woolwich attack in London on Wednesday.
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Obama Pledges To Be More Transparent About Drone Program
May 23, 2013 | NPR · In a major speech on counterterrorism on Thursday, President Obama said the war on terror has changed and U.S. policy must be adjusted. He promised to be more forthcoming about the government's targeted killing program for terrorism suspects, and said he was open to talking to Congress about ways to review the use of weaponized drones. Carrie Johnson talks to Melissa Block about the evolving drone policy.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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2010 Senate race: Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, GOP Holds Absentee Vote Advantage
Oct 20, 2010 — In Pennsylvania, the GOP so far has an advantage in absentee ballots requested and returned. That could offset the good news Democrats have received recently about the Rep. Joe Sestak closing in on Republican Pat Toomey's lead.
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Rand Paul, Joe Sestak Hit By Errant Ads: PolitiFact
Sep 29, 2010 — Both Dr. Rand Paul and Rep. Joe Sestak, Senate candidates, were victimized by truth-bending TV ads. PoliFact found the ads used the common technique of distorting an element of truth.
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Meet Barack Obama, The Jobs President
Jun 3, 2010 — After the controversy over what the White House did to discourage Joe Sestak from challenging Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania Senate primary, now come  questions about the Colorado Senate race. Meet Barack Obama, The Jobs President
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Is Sestak Offer A Reprise Of 1982 Reagan Move?
May 28, 2010 — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) suggests that the White House's role in the Joe Sestak "job offer" story amounts to a felony.  But the Reagan administration may have done the same thing.
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White House: No Laws Broken In Sestak 'Job Offer'
May 28, 2010 — A White House memo says there were discussions — through former President Bill Clinton — to get Joe Sestak to end his primary challenge to Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter. But it concludes that no laws were violated.
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N.Y. Times: WH Used Bill Clinton To Discuss Job W/Sestak If He'd Drop Out
May 28, 2010 — The New York Times is reporting that the White House went through Bill Clinton to offer Joe Sestak a job if he would drop his primary challenge to Pa. Sen. Arlen Specter.
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GOP Senators Want Sestak's 'Job Offer' Probed
May 26, 2010 — Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee are calling for Attorney General Eric Holder to name a special prosecutor to see if laws were broken when the White House offered a job to Joe Sestak to get him out of the Pennsylvania Senate race.
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Anti-Establishment Vote Hits Both Parties
May 19, 2010 — Many voters are telling Republicans and Democrats that it isn't just incumbents they don't like. Tuesday's results confirm it's the status quo — the way things are done in Washington — that is driving their decisions.
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Sestak Ousts Specter in Pennsylvania; Dems Keep Murtha's 12th CD
May 18, 2010 — Big news in Pennsylvania, as Rep. Joe Sestak has ousted five-term Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary.  Plus: Democrats hold onto John Murtha's House seat in the 12th District.
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Today's Primaries Are A Big Deal; Here's What To Look For
May 18, 2010 — A big primary day on Tuesday, with key Senate primaries in Arkansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania ... plus a special House race in the Keystone State to succeed the late Rep. John Murtha (D).  Here's what to look for.
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