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  • October 3 - 7, 2005

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    Days of the week


    Friday, October 7, 2005

     

     

    Nobel Peace Prize
    Kwame Holman narrates a report on Friday's announcement that the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director, Mohamed ElBaradei, won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. realaudio0

    Jobs Picture
    Jeffrey Brown looks at the unemployment fallout from Hurricane Katrina. Then, Brown speaks with Louisiana Secretary of Labor John Warner Smith in Baton Rouge and Mark Vitner, the vice president and senior economist at Wachovia Bank, about the implications of the unemployment numbers. 0

    China Rising
    Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston presents the third part of a special series on China, where he explores the influence of Mao Zedong on modern China. realaudio0

    Cancer Vaccine
    Margaret Warner speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Garner, a gynecological oncologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, about the effectiveness of an experimental vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. realaudio0

    Shields and Brooks
    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, President Bush's speech on terrorism and other political developments. realaudio0

     


    Thursday, October 6, 2005

     

     

    Defining the Enemy
    President Bush appealed for renewed support of the war in Iraq as part of the broader campaign against terrorism.0

    Ray Suarez leads a discussion about the war on terrorism with Daniel Benjamin, author and former director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council staff under President Clinton, and Richard Falkenrath, special assistant to the president and former deputy homeland security adviser. realaudio0

    Interrogation Tactics
    Kwame Holman reviews Wednesday night's Senate vote on how to regulate the detention, interrogation and treatment of prisoners held by the U.S. military. realaudio0

    CIA Leak Probe
    President Bush's top political adviser Karl Rove has agreed to testify again before a federal grand jury in the case of a CIA agent's leaked identity. Margaret Warner leads a discussion on the latest developments with Tom Hamburger of the Los Angeles Times. realaudio0

    Emergency Housing in Louisiana
    Betty Ann Bowser reports from Louisiana on the problems of finding housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina. realaudio0

    Good Night, and Good Luck
    Jeffrey Brown talks with actor and director George Clooney about his new movie that captures the story of journalist Edward R. Murrow. realaudio 0

     


    Wednesday, October 5, 2005

     

     

    Assisted Suicide
    The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether Oregon has the right to allow doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television provides background on the case. 0

    Then, Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune briefs Margaret Warner on the events of the day at the Supreme Court. realaudio0

    Pandemic Peril
    Susan Dentzer provides a report on the threat of the avian flu.

    Afterward, Gwen Ifill speaks with Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. William Schaffner, head of the Department of Preventative Medicine at Vanderbilt University about preparing for the flu's possible arrival. 0

    China Rising: The Chinese Consumer
    In the second in a series on China, business corespondent Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston examines the vast Chinese consumer market. realaudio 0

    Darfur Mission
    Ray Suarez speaks with Sally Chin and Jonathan Morgenstein from the humanitarian group Refugees International about the ongoing war in the Darfur region of Sudan and the African Union's efforts to bring stability to the region. realaudio0

     


    Tuesday, October 4, 2005

     

     

    Supreme Choice
    President Bush addressed the nation this morning about various issues, including his selection of Harriet Miers as a Supreme Court justice. 0

    Margaret Warner leads a discussion about the Miers nomination with Douglas Kmiec, professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine University Law School; John Yoo, law professor at the University of California at Berkeley and former deputy attorney general during President Bush's first term; and Pam Karlan, professor of public interest law at Stanford Law School. realaudio0

    Flood of Money
    Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports from Louisiana about private contractors' work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. realaudio 0

    Conflict and Constitution
    Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the fighting in western Iraq. 0

    Then, Ray Suarez gets an update from New York Times reporter Robert Worth in Baghdad. realaudio0

    China Rising
    Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston presents the first part of a special series on China in which he explores this world economic power and the challenges it faces. realaudio0

     


    Monday, October 3, 2005

     

     

    Supreme Choice
    President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court Monday to fill the seat of retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Kwame Holman reports on the president's choice. 0

    Then, Gwen Ifill leads a discussion about Miers' career with David Jackson of the Dallas Morning News and Susan Karamanian, associate dean at George Washington University Law School. realaudio0

    Finally, Margaret Warner discusses the initial Senate reaction to the Miers nomination with Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York and Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas. realaudio0

    First Day in October
    Ray Suarez speaks with Jan Crawford Greenburg, national legal affairs correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, about Chief Justice John Roberts' first day on the job. realaudio0

    Terror in Bali
    Indonesian authorities were seeking the public's help Monday in identifying three suicide bombers who killed at least 22 people in the nation's beach resort of Bali on Saturday. Ian Williams of Independent Television News reports from Bali on the attack. 0

    Artful Storyteller
    Jeffrey Brown looks back at the life of award-winning playwright August Wilson with actor Anthony Chrisholm, who performed in six of Wilson's plays, and Kenny Leon, who directed and acted in several of Wilson's plays. realaudio0

     

     

     

     

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