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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, about how the pro-abortion rights group is seeking to protect access to reproductive care.

After another day of turmoil in financial markets, the White House and Congress are expressing confidence that they can agree on measures to stimulate the economy. But the plan remains a work in progress.

As Russians vote in their Presidential election Sunday, current President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, is the all-but-certain winner. But opposition leaders condemn the vote as a Soviet-style ritual that could leave Putin holding on to power from behind the scenes.

The Bush administration says it expects to work with the government formed in Pakistan after Monday's elections. Critics of U.S. policy on Pakistan say the election could provide an opportunity to stop relying on President Pervez Musharraf.

China says it has detained a prolific book publisher Li Yan-he. Friends say he was detained for publishing politically sensitive books — many of which are banned in China.

Federal prosecutors urged that the defendant, Jack Teixeira, remain in jail pending trial. Teixeira, an Air National guardsman, is accused of illegally sharing Pentagon secrets on a gaming site.

As the Mideast crisis continues to intensify, the head of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah declares "open war," and Israel says it will not stop its military campaign until Hezbollah is disarmed.

The race for the presidency took a surprising twist: A left-wing, anti-corruption candidate has secured a place in the runoff vote in August. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June 2, 2023.)

The White House on Thursday rolled out new sanctions against Iran, designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism.

The presidential candidates are trying to pack in as many appearances as possible in Iowa and New Hampshire this weekend, before Christmas. Rudy Giuliani is in New Hampshire. His lead in national polls has been slipping.