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Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticizes the Bush administration's proposed plan for the reconstruction of Iraq as short-sighted and "unreasonable." Congress is debating the administration's $87-billion funding request. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Big-league baseball returns to Washington, D.C., with a bang after a 34-years absence. The Washington Nationals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 in the team's home opener Thursday night before a sellout crowd at a refurbished Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.

President Ronald Reagan was buried Friday after a day of tributes that began in Washington, D.C., and ended with a sunset ceremony at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. His three surviving children offered fond memories of their father. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) tells a crowd at the Illinois state capital that he is running for the White House in 2008. The first-term U.S. senator began his elected life at the state legislature 10 years ago.

After months of speculation, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) makes it official: he's running for president. Obama opened his run for the White House before a large crowd in Springfield, Illinois.

Photographer Adam Kissick captured amazing SXSW moments in GIF form: an epic jump from Diet Cig's Alex Luciano, pop alchemist D∆WN's killer moves and thrash metal band Black Fast's shredding.

Policy Matters Ohio's annual report shows union membership is also decreasing.

Academy Award-winning director Patrick Osborne thought of his little brother's imaginary friend when creating potential TV series for Hollywood...

Communicating and interacting socially can be hard for some children with autism. Researchers are looking at how improv classes may help these kids do better day to day.

The number of people who say they are struggling to pay medical bills has dropped by 13 million in the past five years, a study finds. An improving economy and the Affordable Care Act are why.