From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Iraq's government is applauding the call by militant Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr for his militia to stop its attacks on Iraqi forces after nearly a week of escalating fighting in Basra and parts of B...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A round-the-clock curfew in Baghdad has been extended indefinitely in an effort to defuse clashes between Iraqi security forces and Shiite militants as the Iraqi government's offensive falters. In the...
From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. On the fourth day of an intense fighting between Iraqi forces and Shiite militia loyal to Muqtada Al-Sadr, the US has increasingly been sucked into the conflict. NPRs Dina Temple-Raston reports from Bagh...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. In the wake of fierce fighting between Shiite militiamen and security forces, officials in Baghdad have now put in place a weekend curfew in an effort to calm things down. The BBC's Crispin Thorold is in...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Iraq is facing its starkest security challenge this year as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr battled Iraqi government forces in Basra, Baghdad and several other Iraqi cities...
From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. Concern is growing that a 7-month-old ceasefire between Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and the US is about to end. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. The clashes began in Basra. Iraqi security...
From NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Bush offered his sympathies to the families who lost their loved ones fighting in Iraq as the death toll of that war has now reached 4000. Mr. Bush made the comments as the White House and the P...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A series of bomb attacks across Iraq have killed at least 52 people today and wounded dozens of others. Also rockets or mortar shells were fired into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone throughout the day....
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Flood waters are still threatening homes in parts of the Midwest even as some rivers have begun receding. Donald Ray was one of the volunteers helping build a protective wall of sand banks today in the...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Kline. The State Department is apologizing to all three presidential candidates for security breaches by contractors and a State Department trainee. Spokesman Sean McCormack today acknowledged passport files...
From NPR news in washington,I'm Barbara Kline. Forecasters warn of continued flooding in the Saint Louis area and in parts of Southern Missouri where at least 5 people have died and hundreds have lost their homes to flooding. From member station KSM...
Support for NPR podcast comes from Northwestern Mutual, the quiet company, committed to building lifelong relationships and communities and protecting financial futures. From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. On the Asian and European stock m...
From NPR news in Washington, Im Carl Kasell. The Federal Reserve is expected to announce another cut in interest rates later today, but analysts remain divided on how far the Fed will go. NPRs Dave Mattingly reports. The question on Wall Street isnt...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. The Federal Reserve is moving to calm jitters in the financial markets amid a credit crunch that's already claimed one of the biggest Wall Street firms. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. Bear Stearns agreed o...
Senator John McCain arrived in Baghdad today. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been a strong supporter of the US invasion of Iraq. About a thousand anti-war protestors marched in Hollywood yesterday to mark the 5th anniversary of...
