NPR: Brian Schatz https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=168756236 Brian Schatz en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:23:27 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Brian Schatz https://www.npr.org/tags/168756236/brian-schatz Justice Department ends limiting compassionate release in plea deals after NPR story The Justice Department is directing prosecutors to stop limiting peoples' rights to seek compassionate release from prison in plea deals, a practice that advocates called cruel. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:23:18 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1086140965/justice-department-ends-limiting-compassionate-release-in-plea-deals-after-npr-s https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1086140965/justice-department-ends-limiting-compassionate-release-in-plea-deals-after-npr-s

The Justice Department is directing prosecutors to stop limiting peoples' rights to seek compassionate release from prison in plea deals, a practice that advocates called cruel.

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]]> Carrie Johnson In Hawaii, Storm-Battered Area Becomes A Kingmaker Sen. Brian Schatz leads Rep. Colleen Hanabusa in the Democratic Senate primary by a slim 1,635 votes. Two remote precincts, damaged by Tropical Storm Iselle, could hold the decisive ballots. Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:18:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/08/15/339880493/in-hawaii-storm-battered-area-becomes-a-kingmaker https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/08/15/339880493/in-hawaii-storm-battered-area-becomes-a-kingmaker Sen. Brian Schatz leads Rep. Colleen Hanabusa in the Democratic Senate primary by a slim 1,635 votes. Two remote precincts, damaged by Tropical Storm Iselle, could hold the decisive ballots.

]]> Gregory Barber John Boehner Has Been Up And Down And Up Again. Where Is He Now? It's been a rough couple of weeks for John Boehner. He was all but shut out of the fiscal cliff deal, dissed by his own party, and suffered 12 GOP defections when re-elected as speaker. But did he emerge from all of this as a loser? It's not that simple. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:15:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2013/01/07/168408821/john-boehner-has-been-up-and-down-and-up-again-where-is-he-now https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2013/01/07/168408821/john-boehner-has-been-up-and-down-and-up-again-where-is-he-now

It's been a rough couple of weeks for John Boehner. He was all but shut out of the fiscal cliff deal, dissed by his own party, and suffered 12 GOP defections when re-elected as speaker. But did he emerge from all of this as a loser? It's not that simple.

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