Linda Wertheimer

Hagel Nomination Blocked At Least Temporarily

Linda Wertheimer — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:12:00 +0000

Chuck Hagel will have to wait at least another 10 days to find out if the Senate will confirm him as the next secretary of defense. That's because Senate Democrats failed to muster the 60 vote supermajority needed to break a GOP filibuster of the former Nebraska Republican senator's nomination.

Merger Deal Expected For American, U.S. Airways

Linda Wertheimer — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:05:00 +0000

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More now on this morning's merger announcement by American Airlines and U.S. Airways. The deal would create the biggest air carrier in the U.S., with an estimated value of $11 billion. The merger must still be approved by regulators.

What Difference Will More Women Make In Congress?

Linda Wertheimer — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +0000

The 113th Congress is setting a new record, with 101 women this time around. Now there's lots of speculation about what difference — if any — a sizable group of women might make to our national legislature.

Sports In The News

Linda Wertheimer — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:49:00 +0000

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It's been 24 years since Notre Dame won college football's national championships. But after a wild weekend of upsets, the Fighting Irish are the number one team in the country, following the release last night of the BCS standings. And the powerful Southeastern Conference, which appeared out of the running, is suddenly back in the picture, with several teams right behind Notre Dame in the rankings.

NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman is here.

Obama To Hold White House News Conference

Linda Wertheimer — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:16:00 +0000

At the White House, President Obama will hold his first East Room news conference since March on Wednesday. He's expected to talk about the nation's fiscal condition, as well as the scandal that has cost him his CIA director.

Doubts Creep In GOP Stronghold In Va.

Linda Wertheimer — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:53:00 +0000

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President Barack Obama has pulled ahead of Governor Romney in another battleground state - Virginia. That's according to recent polls. This past week, we drove west from Washington, D.C. to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to talk to voters about the presidential election.

Murder And Mystery In An Idyllic Cape Cod Town

Linda Wertheimer — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:30:00 +0000

Provincetown, at the far tip of Cape Cod, would seem a perfect place to spend a summer day. In the books of author Jon Loomis, Provincetown is also the setting for mystery and murder. In our Crime in the City series, NPR's Linda Wertheimer takes us to "P-town," where she met Loomis a few years back.

Who's Ruling The Games? So Far, It's China

Linda Wertheimer — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:24:00 +0000

With six gold medals, China is dominating the Summer Olympics so far. The host country has yet to win gold — though it has two other medals.

Dark Doings Among The D.C. Monuments

Linda Wertheimer — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:03:00 +0000

In Washington, D.C., the glittering marble of public buildings and monuments can conceal the darkest of deeds. And in the crime novels of Mike Lawson, they do.

"When I started writing, the very first decision I made was, I wanted the book set in D.C.," says Lawson, who recently published his seventh Washington-based thriller, House Blood. "That was before I had a character, or anything else."

And he had a reason.

"It's a target-rich environment for a writer," Lawson says.

Washington, Wall Street Wait For Jobless Report

Linda Wertheimer — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:10:00 +0000

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer with Steve Inskeep. The U.S. economy gained 80,000 jobs in June, that's the latest word from the Labor Department and it is another disappointing month of job growth. The number was slightly below expectations. The employment report is closely followed by economists. Job growth, of course, is front and center in the presidential election.

Joining us are NPR's political reporter Tamara Keith and economics correspondent, Chris Arnold.

Chris, let me go first to you.