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  • December 4-8, 2000

    Note: All segments listed for tonight's broadcast are subject to change. Transcripts
    are usually available within 24 hours of broadcast. Segments broadcast on Fridays are available the following Monday.


    Days of the week


    Friday, December 8, 2000


     

    Florida Court Decisions
    Kwame Holman reports on today's historic court rulings.realaudio

    Legal Analysis
    Former U.S. Supreme Court clerk John Yoo, former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan, and Pam Karlan of Stanford University Law School analyze today's court rulings.realaudio

    Historical Views
    Presidential historian Michael Beschloss, journalist and author Haynes Johnson, and history professor Roger Wilkins put today's events into perspective.realaudio

    Political Wrap
    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss how today's events will affect the presidency. realaudio

     


    Thursday, December 7, 2000


     

    Florida Court Battles
    Betty Ann Bowser reports on today's court proceedings on manual recounts and absentee ballots.realaudio

    Legal Analysis
    Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan, and law professors John Yoo and Heather Gerken discuss today's court proceedings.realaudio

    Perspectives
    David Brooks of The Weekly Standard, David Broder of The Washington Post, and Tom Oliphant of the Boston Globe discuss the continuing election crisis.realaudio

     


    Wednesday, December 6, 2000


     

    Florida Recount
    Betty Ann Bowser reports on the battle over absentee ballots.realaudio

    Power Sharing
    Senators Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Phil Gramm (R-Tex.), and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) discuss working in a Senate that is likely to be evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats.realaudio

    The Greenspan Magic
    Why do the words of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan hold such power over financial markets? Journalist Bob Woodward, Greenspan biographer Justin Martin, and New York Times financial reporter Gretchen Morgenson discuss his influence.realaudio

     


    Tuesday, December 5, 2000


     

    Florida Recount
    Kwame Holman reports on the aftermath of yesterday's court decisions.realaudio

    Party Lines
    Congressmen Robert Portman (R-Ohio), Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.), David Bonoir (D-Mich.), and Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) discuss meetings held on Capitol Hill today with GOP vice presidential nominee Dick Cheney and Democratic vice presidential hopeful Joe Lieberman.realaudio

    Perspectives
    Terence Smith discusses this year's extended election battle with columnists Lee Cullum of The Dallas Morning News, Clarence Page of The Chicago Tribune, John Leo of U.S. News and World Report and Anthony Lewis of The New York Times. realaudio

    In Memoriam
    Poet Gwendolyn Brooks died this week at the age of 83. After a video of Brooks reading her poem "We Real Cool," a Boston art student reads it as part of former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky's Favorite Poem Project.realaudio

     


    Monday, December 4, 2000


     

    The Florida Recount
    A report on today's U.S. Supreme Court and Leon County Court decisions.realaudio

    Jerrold Nadler
    Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat from New York, talks to Margaret Warner about today's court decisions.realaudio

    Governor Racicot
    Republican Montana Governor Marc Racicot comments on today's rulings. realaudio

    Legal Analysis
    Former U.S. Supreme Court clerk John Yoo, former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan, and Pam Karlan of Stanford University Law School analyze today's court rulings.realaudio

    Senators' Perspectives
    Republican Senators John Danforth of Missouri and Warren Rudman of New Hampshire are joined by Democratic Senators David Boren of Oklahoma and Dale Bumpers of Arkansas to discuss today's events.realaudio

     
     
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