Kathy Lohr

Mark Sanford Wins House Race

Kathy Lohr — Wed, 08 May 2013 02:56:00 +0000

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

In South Carolina tonight, a political comeback. Republican Mark Sanford, who was once mired in scandal as the state's governor, has won a congressional seat in a special election. He has defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a race that attracted national attention. Sanford just delivered his victory speech.

MARK SANFORD: I have a question for you all.

Democrats Have High Hopes Of Defeating Sanford In S.C.

Kathy Lohr — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:37:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERK_pExyer8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khs3U1y_XB0

Sanford, Colbert Busch Clash In Sole Debate Before Special Election

Kathy Lohr — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:13:00 +0000

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

There's a high profile congressional race going on in South Carolina and last night the two candidates met in their first - and only - debate. For the Republican, former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.

50 Years Later, King's Birmingham 'Letter' Still Resonates

Kathy Lohr — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:16:00 +0000

It's been five decades since Martin Luther King Jr., began writing his famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail," a response to eight white Alabama clergymen who criticized King and worried the civil rights campaign would cause violence. They called King an "extremist" and told blacks they should be patient.

But the time for waiting was over. Birmingham was the perfect place to take a stand.

So King traveled to Alabama in 1963 to attack the culture of racism in the South and the Jim Crow laws that mandated separate facilities for blacks and whites. In January, Gov.

Abortion Opponents Gear Up For More Court Battles

Kathy Lohr — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:39:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Now to a debate over abortion that has escalated after some recent moves by states. The North Dakota legislature just passed a series of bills, including the strictest abortion ban in the country. And lawmakers there voted to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot next year which would end abortion entirely. Earlier this month, Arkansas passed a 12 week ban. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports that more states are debating stricter laws with hopes of getting one of them before the U.S.