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Counterterrorism Proposals

September 20, 2001

Attorney General John Ashcroft wants Congress to assist the battle against terrorism by changing laws affecting intelligence gathering, money laundering, immigration, and criminal justice. A panel explains the proposals and concerns they...

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Zimbabwe

August 30, 2001

A panel talks about how a resettlement program mandating the transfer of large, mostly white-owned farms to landless blacks has destabilized Zimbabwe.

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Murdoch & Price: "Courting Justice" (Basic Books)

August 8, 2001

Over the past half-century, the Supreme Court has heard a great variety of cases related to gay rights. In their new book, journalists Joyce Murdoch and Deb Price look back on some of the milestone decisions and examine the social forces...

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Michael Pollan: "The Botany of Desire" (Random House)

July 18, 2001

Journalist Michael Pollan explores the complex relationships between plants and people in his book. He tells the histories of how four common plants - apples, potatoes, tulips, and marijuana - have been domesticated.

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Supreme Court

July 2, 2001

A conversation about the most significant cases considered in the U.S. Supreme Court's last term.

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Popular Opinion on the Death Penalty

May 16, 2001

Recent polls show many Americans who don't support the death penalty nevertheless believe Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh should be put to death for his crimes. A panel talks about shifting views on the death penalty in the U.S.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2001-05-03/public-executions

Public Executions

May 3, 2001

This week, several public radio stations aired a special featuring tape recordings from a Georgia execution chamber. Later this month, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh will be executed, and survivors and relatives of his victims will...

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Federal Judgeships

May 2, 2001

For years, Republican members of Congress stymied President Clinton's attempts to appoint federal judges. Today some GOP representatives want to change the procedure for appointing judges so that Democrats can't return the favor. A panel...

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Court Appointments

March 26, 2001

President Bush last week ended the American Bar Association's decades-long practice of vetting candidates for federal court appointments. A panel talks about the politics and history behind this controversial decision.

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Bush v. Gore

February 21, 2001

Last December, the drawn-out presidential election dispute was settled by a Supreme Court decision that may prove to be one of the most controversial ever. E.J. Dionne of the Brookings Institution and Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard...

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