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  • Detroit's Kilpatrick Wins Second Mayoral Term
    Incumbent Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick managed to defeat challenger Freman Hendrix in Tuesday's vote. Kilpatrick won another term despite being accused of using city finances to enrich himself and his family. Steve Inskeep talks with Detroit Public Radio's Quinn Klinefelter about the election.
  • Iraq Launches Probe into Alleged Prisoner Abuse
    The Iraqi government announces an investigation into the abuse and torture of more than 170 prisoners held at a Ministry of Interior detention center in Baghdad. Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said one of his top deputies has been appointed to conduct the probe.
  • Police Trainer Reflects on His Year in Iraq
    Mike Heidingsfield spent 13 months in Iraq as the top civilian commander in charge of training Iraqi police. He tells Linda Werteimer that Iraqi police are now a more visible presence, but that makes them targets for insurgents, too.
  • Security Efforts Intensify Ahead of Iraq Polls
    As Iraqis prepare for parliamentary elections, U.S. and Iraqi army commanders are gearing up for a massive security operation on polling day, Dec. 15. The top U.S. military commander in Iraq traveled around the country this week, focusing on election security.
  • Statues wrapped in protective materials stand in Lviv's old quarter in western Ukraine. Officials are taking precautions to protect statues from being destroyed in Russian attacks.
    Ukraine scrambles to protect artifacts and monuments from Russian attack
    On top of the humanitarian crisis, Ukrainians worry about Russian destruction of cultural heritage sites. In Lviv, they're wrapping statues in fireproof material to protect them from Russian bombs.
  • Gas prices reach over $5 a gallon at a petrol station in Los Angeles on Feb. 25. Oil prices continue to surge after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with some analysts describing market conditions as verging on "panic."
    Oil prices surge as fears about Russian crude supplies intensify
    The global benchmark topped $115 briefly on Wednesday, just days after it crossed the triple-digit mark for the first time in seven years.
  • Mikaela Shiffrin of Team USA skis during the Women's Super-G on February 11, 2022 at the Beijing Olympics. She placed ninth after failing to finish her last two races.
    With a 9th place finish in Beijing, Mikaela Shiffrin shows signs of bouncing back
    "Coming back out and getting the chance to race again was just the perfect thing to do, actually," Shiffrin said. She had failed to finish qualifying runs in two events earlier this week.
  • Supreme Court Hears Arguments On New Jersey 'Bridgegate' Case
    The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the "Bridgegate" case. The high court's ruling on the New Jersey scandal could prove more consequential if criminal convictions are thrown out.
  • Voters in 13 states head to the polls in May — starting with Ohio and Indiana
    Primary season kicks off in earnest Tuesday with contests in Ohio and Indiana. Ohio's Republican Senate primary has top billing.
  • Hillary Clinton's 'Living History'
    As her memoir, Living History, tops the best-seller lists, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton stops by NPR to answer questions about her political ambitions, President Bush and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Listen to Senior Correspondent Juan Williams' interview with the former first lady on Thursday's Morning Edition. Hear the full interview online.
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