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It's said that savvy shoppers should never leave home without coupons. Some "extreme couponers" can load shopping carts with hundreds of dollars in merchandise and owe just a few dollars at checkout. But one reformed couponer says the cost is too high, in time and hard work. Christy Rakoczy, who wrote about her experience for moneycrashers.com, speaks with host Michel Martin.

Political observers have long debated the coattail effect. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York representative Paul Tonko, a Democrat running for…

The election is just days away. In today’s Congressional Corner, Bob Dieterich – the Republican candidate for New York’s new 20th district seat currently…

No matter who controls Washington after the election, major issues await. In today’s Congressional Corner, Bob Dieterich – the Republican candidate for…

NPR Jim Zarroli speaks with Steve Inskeep about how Superstorm Sandy has impacted parts of New Jersey.

Renee Montagne speaks with West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin about how Hurricane Sandy has affected his state.

Polls are tightening in a closely watched New York Congressional race. WAMC’s Ian Pickus has more…The Siena Research Institute reports that the race…

Shirley Sherrod was forced out of the Department of Agriculture because of a misleading video. An edited clip appeared to show her saying she didn't want to help white farmers save their land. But the entire speech made it clear that Sherrod was actually saying racism is wrong. She talks with host Michel Martin about her book The Courage To Hope.

Steve Inskeep speaks with Terrance Cullen of The Queens Courier and freelance TV Producer Doreen Maag, about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Eastern Coast of the United States.

Nurses carried patients down 17 flights of stairs. Some of the tiniest patients from the neonatal intensive care unit had to be kept alive with the manual pumping of respirators. By Tuesday morning, the hospital was still moving patients from the campus.