Steve Inskeep http://news.stlpublicradio.org en Politics In The News http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/politics-news-6 Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning, I'm David Greene.<p>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: <p>And I'm Steve Inskeep.<p>Again and again, President Obama's administration tries to pivot attention toward East Asia. Administration officials believe China and its neighbors are where the economic future lies.<p>GREENE: And yet it's the Middle East that keeps demanding the president's attention. It brings to mind that line from F. Mon, 13 May 2013 08:21:00 +0000 Steve Inskeep 26327 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org U.S. Point Man On Syria Meets With Rebels Inside Syria http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/us-point-man-syria-meets-rebels-inside-syria Ambassador Robert Ford crossed into northern Syria on Wednesday. The secret visit was confirmed by Syrian activists at the media office at the Bab al-Salama crossing on the Turkish frontier. Fri, 10 May 2013 09:45:00 +0000 Steve Inskeep 26266 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Racin Case: Charges Dropped Against Miss. Man http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/racin-case-charges-dropped-against-miss-man Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm David Greene.<p>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: <p>And I'm Steve Inskeep. Here's another reminder that a fast-moving news story can completely change. Prosecutors have dropped the charges against Paul Kevin Curtis. He's the Elvis impersonator first arrested in the case of ricin being sent to U.S. officials, as we reported last week.<p>Now we're reporting, just as prominently, the change in focus to another Mississippi man's house. NPR's Debbie Elliott has been following this case. She's on the line. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:03:00 +0000 Steve Inskeep 25726 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Hugo Chavez's Legacy Looms Over Venezuelan Election http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/hugo-chavezs-legacy-looms-over-venezuelan-election Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm David Greene.<p>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: <p>And I'm Steve Inskeep in Caracas, Venezuela. This country is about to hold a presidential election. Voters are replacing the late Hugo Chavez, who shouldered this oil-rich republic onto the world stage. He often denounced the United States as an oppressive empire - even as he sold Americans oil - and imported gasoline from U.S. refineries. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:56:00 +0000 Steve Inskeep 25289 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Pentagon May Take Over Drone Program From CIA http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/pentagon-may-take-over-drone-program-cia Transcript <p>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: <p>It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.<p>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: <p>And I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning.<p>We're learning this morning of a possible change in the American use of unmanned drones. The change, if it happens, would affect who gives the orders and possibly how much the public learns.<p>MONTAGNE: A senior U.S. official tells NPR the administration may now move the drone program away from control of the Central International Agency. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:10:00 +0000 Steve Inskeep 12630 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org