Tamara Keith appears in the following:
First Gold Medal Goes To An American
Saturday, February 08, 2014
Slopestyle snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg has won the first gold medal in the Sochi Olympics. Kotsenburg, 20, is from Park City, Utah, and seemed surprised by the whole thing.
He wasn't expected to medal and then he brought out a move he calls the "Holy Crail."
"It's a grab that I ...
After Decade-Long Fight, Ski Jumper Lindsey Van Is 'Ready To Fly'
Sunday, February 02, 2014
For more than a decade, ski jumper Lindsey Van dreamed of making the U.S. Olympic team, but one thing held her back: Female ski jumpers weren't allowed to compete. Until this year.
This month, the 29-year-old from Park City, Utah, will be one of the athletes competing at the Olympics ...
Congressional Work On Farm Bill Likely To Spill Into 2014
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
House and Senate negotiators working to finish a farm bill say it is unlikely their work will be completed before the end of the year. The House is only in session for the rest of the week, and according to one of the negotiators, this week's snowy weather has delayed ...
Why $7-Per-Gallon Milk Looms Once Again
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
The leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees are meeting Wednesday as they continue to try to work out the differences between their respective farm bills. If they fail, the country faces what's being called the "dairy cliff" — with milk prices potentially shooting up to about $7 a ...
Unemployment Benefit Program Set To Expire At Year's End
Monday, December 02, 2013
More than 1 million people will see their extended unemployment benefits immediately cut off at the end of the month if Congress doesn't act.
An emergency federal benefit program was put in place during the recession to help those who are unemployed longer than six months. That allowed them to ...
Pondering A Presidential Run? Cruz Dines In Iowa
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican and Tea-Party darling, was in Iowa Friday headlining a fundraising dinner for the state Republican Party. It was Cruz's third visit to Iowa in as many months, but this time was different.
It was his first time back since the government shutdown and his ...
The Latest on the Shutdown
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
John Dickerson, chief political correspondent for Slate, discusses the latest on the fight in Washington over the government shutdown and raising the debt ceiling. NPR Congressional correspondent Tamara Keith also checks in from Washington, and WNYC's Business and Economics Editor, Charlie Herman, explains what the political uncertainty means for the markets.
Latest on the Shutdown/Debt Ceiling Fight
Friday, October 11, 2013
NPR congressional correspondent Tamara Keith discusses the latest GOP proposal to temporarily end the standoff over raising the debt ceiling and if the Democrats and White House will accept.
Conservatives Use Budget Deadline To Revive Obamacare Debate
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
With the pause button pushed on the congressional debate over Syria, the House is turning its attention back to the issue that is expected to dominate the fall: the budget.
The long-running fight over spending and the debt is back. The House was supposed to act this week to avoid ...
In Arkansas, The Senate Battle Is Already Brutal
Monday, August 26, 2013
If Republicans are going to retake the U.S. Senate in 2014, their path runs through Arkansas. The state's two-term Democratic senator, Mark Pryor, is often called the Senate's most vulnerable incumbent.
And, while the election is still 15 months away, it's already gone negative.
Pryor's campaign went up with an ...
