Renee Montagne

NPR Interviews Annie Liebovitz

Annie Leibovitz is doing national media this week to promote her new book Annie Leibovitz at Work. Today was NPR's turn. In an interview for Morning Edition, Leibovitz told some stories about the early parts of her career and...

Is Hillary Clinton The Next Secretary Of State?

Sen. Hillary Clinton met last week with President-elect Barack Obama. Her name is among those being mentioned as a possible secretary of state nominee. Peter Baker, a New York Times reporter who covered the White House during...

Somali Pirates Capture Oil Tanker

Somali pirates have seized their biggest prize to date — a supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of Saudi oil. Meanwhile, the U.S.-backed Somali president warns his government is losing its hold on power.

Yahoo Founder, Jerry Yang, To Step Down As CEO

November 18, 2008 · Renee Montagne has business news. Yahoo's Yang decides he's no longer the right CEO from The Associated Press Yahoo Inc. founder Jerry Yang has never concealed how much he cares about his Internet company....

Affordable Housing Rises Out Of Foreclosure Crisis

Lancaster, Calif., is a high desert community on the far outskirts of Los Angeles. Officials there are spending millions of dollars to fix up foreclosed properties and make them into affordable housing. The Department of...

Wildfire Forces Medical Center Evacuation

One of the wildfires in Southern California burned the edge of the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center campus. Power was knocked out and officials were forced to evacuate two dozen critical patients. Carla Nino, assistant hospital...

Swiss Banker Indicted In Tax Probe

November 13, 2008 · Renee Montagne has business news. Share this page using one of the following services: Would you like to receive information from your local NPR member station? (see NPR's privacy policy) (Information...

Gov. Pawlenty: GOP Needs Sam's Club Voters

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is widely regarded as one of the Republican Party's future leaders. He says that his party has to attract new voters like women, hispanics and African Americans, while also staying true to its...

Recount May Decide Franken, Coleman Senate Race

A tight Senate race from last week is getting even tighter. The latest numbers from Minnesota indicate incumbent Republican Norm Coleman is ahead of Democratic challenger Al Franken by slightly more than 200 votes. Franken...

GOP Governors Meet In Miami

The Republican Governors Association begins its annual meeting in Miami Wednesday. What is the mood among Republicans? And, what direction is the party going in following the significant losses in last week's elections?

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