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Animals
Then-President Barack Obama pets the family dog Bo outside the Oval Office of the White House.

Obamas Mourn Death Of 'True Friend,' Beloved 'First Dog' Bo

May 08, 2021
"For more than a decade, Bo was a constant, comforting presence in our lives," said former President Barack Obama. The Portuguese water dog was 12 in human years.
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Law
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood admitted to federal prosecutors that he accepted a loan from a foreign billionaire and failed to disclose the check on government forms.

Obama Transportation Secretary Hid Foreign Cash Loan

Apr 01, 2021
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.
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Books
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally for Joe Biden in Flint, Mich. on Oct. 31. In an interview with NPR, Obama said Trump was "denying reality" by refusing to concede the election to Biden.

Obama Calls Trump's Refusal To Concede Another 'Breach Of Basic Democratic Norms'

Nov 15, 2020
In an interview with NPR, the former president offers some of his most wide-ranging remarks on the outcome of the election and says Trump will fail in "denying reality."
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Hidden Brain
Derek Amato became a musical savant after a traumatic accident.

You 2.0: Fresh Starts

Aug 21, 2020
Unpredictable things happen to us all the time. As part of our annual You 2.0 series on personal growth and reinvention, we revisit two of our favorite stories of loss and the change it brings.
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National Security
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks to the media in Jerusalem Sunday.

Bolton Defends Trump's Canceled Iran Strike: Don't Mistake Prudence For Weakness

Jun 23, 2019
In Jerusalem, where he's meeting with Israeli and Russian security officials, the national security advisor says the U.S. military is "ready to go" as he warns Iran against seeking a nuclear weapon.
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Author Interviews
Valerie Jarrett, a former Obama administration staffer, has a new book titled, <em>Finding My Voice. </em>

Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Defends Biden In Conversation About Her Memoir

Apr 02, 2019
The longtime Obama adviser told NPR's Audie Cornish that former Vice President Joe Biden "got it right" when he said "it's important that men listen" in a wide-ranging interview about her new book.
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Politics
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey addresses a crowd in New Hampshire, which happens to be a key early presidential primary state.

The Next Commander In Chief? Democrats Hone Foreign Policy Pitches

Dec 19, 2018
A key step in running for president: laying out a foreign-policy vision showing he or she can command the military and keep the country safe. Several likely candidates are hard at work on this front.
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Books

EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama Reads From Her Forthcoming Memoir 'Becoming'

Nov 11, 2018
In two audio clips from her memoir, set to hit shelves Tuesday, the former first lady reads about her life at Princeton and about her difficulties having a baby.
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Books
NPR host Audie Cornish interviews former first lady Michelle Obama on her book <em>Becoming</em> in Chicago on Nov. 2.

Michelle Obama Tells NPR She 'Never Ever' Would Have Chosen Politics For Herself

Nov 09, 2018
"It was very difficult being married to a man that felt like politics was his destiny," the former first lady tells All Things Considered host Audie Cornish in a wide-ranging interview about her life.
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Book Reviews

Michelle Obama Tells The Story Of 'Becoming' Herself — And The Struggle To Hang On

Nov 09, 2018
The former first lady's new book is a story about her history, how that influenced who she is — and learning to adapt after agreeing to let that life be hijacked by politics.
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Politics
Rhodes attends an interview with CNN in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 7, 2015.

Obama Staffer Looks Back On His White House Years: 'It Can Take A Real Toll'

Jun 05, 2018
Former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes was 24 when he saw the collapse of the first tower on 9/11. He says that moment was a "fork in the road" that eventually led to the White House.
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Environment And Energy Collaborative
President Trump speaking at the "Unleashing American Energy" event at the Department of Energy in June 2017. Trump said he wants to reorient toward "American energy dominance."

Trump's 'Energy Dominance' Gets Slow Start On Federal Land

May 13, 2018
Despite President Trump's pledge to boost oil and gas drilling on federal land, some statistics show there was more activity during the Obama administration.
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Politics
Democrats running for Illinois governor from left, billionaire J.B. Pritzker, businessman Chris Kennedy, and state Sen. Daniel Biss take their podium positions before a televised forum in January.

Illinois Primary: Democrats Wage Internal Battle, With Big Signs Of Party Enthusiasm

Mar 20, 2018
Centrist Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski is battling a progressive challenger to avoid being the first incumbent to lose in 2018, as Democrats put up big numbers of candidates and donations.
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The Two-Way
Former President Barack Obama will report for jury duty in Cook County, Ill., in November.

Former Presidents: They're Just Like Us! Obama Summoned For Jury Duty

Oct 28, 2017
Barack Obama is to report next month in Cook County, Ill. If selected, he wouldn't be the first high-profile juror — Oprah Winfrey served in a murder trial in 2004.
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All Tech Considered

Computer Scientists Demonstrate The Potential For Faking Video

Jul 14, 2017
Fake news articles may just be the tip of the iceberg. New research — which manipulates footage of former President Obama — shows it's possible to create fake news videos too.
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The Salt
The Agriculture Department established research centers in 2014 to translate climate science into real-world ideas to help farmers and ranchers adapt to a hotter climate. But a tone of skepticism about climate change from the Trump administration has som

Will The Government Help Farmers Adapt To A Changing Climate?

May 18, 2017
The livelihoods of farmers and ranchers are intimately tied to weather and the environment. But they may no longer be able to depend on government research to help them adapt to climate change.
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The Two-Way
Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar López Rivera gestures as he is released Wednesday from house arrest in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after 36 years in custody.

Puerto Rican Nationalist Oscar López Rivera Is Released

May 17, 2017
López Rivera had been in custody since 1981. He was imprisoned over his connection with a militant group that fought for Puerto Rican independence and claimed responsibility for dozens of bombings.
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Politics
President Johnson charts a course for his administration in a speech to Congress on Nov. 27, 1963. Seated behind the new president are House Speaker John McCormack (left) and Sen. Carl Hayden.

Past Presidents Made History In First Address To Congress

Feb 25, 2017
Continuity of tradition and shared power is what ceremonies such as the address to Congress are all about. They start the process by which independent personalities become part of the government.
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Code Switch
It's likely that Barack Obama will be known not only as the first black president, but also as the first president of everybody's race. Many Americans and people beyond the U.S. borders have projected their multicultural selves onto the president.

Obama's Legacy: Did He Remix Race?

Feb 23, 2017
Ever find yourself in a conversation about race and identity where you just get stuck? Code Switch can help. We're all journalists of color, and this isn't just the work we do. It's the lives we lead.
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Code Switch
We continue conversations on President Barack Obama's racial legacy--this time, we hear opinions on where he fell short or failed people of color.

Obama's Legacy: Callouts and Fallouts

Feb 23, 2017
Ever find yourself in a conversation about race and identity where you just get stuck? Code Switch can help. We're all journalists of color, and this isn't just the work we do. It's the lives we lead.
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Code Switch
In the first of three conversations about President Barack Obama's racial legacy, Code Switch asks how much was race or racism drove the way the first black president was treated and how he governed.

Obama's Legacy: Diss-ent or Diss-respect?

Feb 23, 2017
Ever find yourself in a conversation about race and identity where you just get stuck? Code Switch can help. We're all journalists of color, and this isn't just the work we do. It's the lives we lead.
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Politics
Senate Budget Committee members Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. (left), and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., flank a photograph showing inauguration crowd sizes in 2009 (left) and 2017.

Budget Director Nominee: Obama Inauguration Crowds Were Bigger Than Trump's

Jan 24, 2017
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., used the example of inaccuracies put forth by the Trump administration to test whether South Carolina Republican Mick Mulvaney would deal in facts or "alternative facts."
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Around the Nation
Fiona Reeves, director of presidential correspondence at the White House, sorts through mail in the kids mailroom at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. President: Obama Staff Mobilizes To Answer Kids' Letters

Jan 18, 2017
In cramped offices near the White House, a brigade of staff, volunteers and former interns is scrambling to read every letter sent to President Obama — especially the letters from children.
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Politics

LISTEN: Before Obama Was President, In His Own Words On NPR

Jan 10, 2017
NPR listeners first heard Barack Obama in the 1990s before he became a politician. Here are some of his earliest appearances as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review and as an activist.
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Politics
Volunteers in Des Moines make calls at the campaign headquarters of then-Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama on Dec. 5, 2007 ahead of the Iowa caucus. Obama has called those "fired-up" campaign workers from his 2008 campaign, one of his pro

Obama's Legacy: His Army Of Campaign Volunteers Continues To Serve

Jan 05, 2017
In some cases, the 2008 campaign was their first venture into politics; for many, it hasn't been their last.
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