Tuesday, November 20, 2007

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2007-11-20/death-penalty-us

Death Penalty in the U.S.

10 a.m. (ET)

Recent research seems to back up death penalty advocates who have long argued it has a considerable deterrent effect on violent crime. We'll talk about these findings and the ongoing national debate over capital punishment.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2007-11-20/silvana-paternostro-my-colombian-war-henry-holt

Silvana Paternostro: "My Colombian War" (Henry Holt)

11 a.m. (ET)

A journalist born in Colombia returns to the war-torn country to try and understand and explain her nation's violent past and present.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.