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To the Point episodes

June 06, 2007 Politics and the Presidential Debates
This week marked the third presidential debate among
Republican candidates, the second for Democrats. Eighteen months before the
election, are the debates more about style than substance? Are voters even
paying attention? Also, the G8 Summit gets underway in Germany, and any billionaire but Rupert. Wall Street Journal employees want to find
another buyer. Sara Terry guest hosts.
52 min
June 05, 2007 A Weakened Bush Meets with Other World Leaders at the G8
At the G8 Summit which opens tomorrow, George Bush
faces a tough sell for his global warming proposal. At home, the President's approval ratings are low, and
even his conservative supporters are angry at him over his immigration bill.
Also, Scooter Libby gets 30 years, and the fortieth anniversary of war that re-shaped the Middle East. Sara Terry guest hosts.
52 min
June 04, 2007 US Missile-Defense System Inflames Tensions with Russia
President Bush's plans to deploy a missile defense system
in eastern Europe has unnerved Russia. President Putin warns that Moscow could take retaliatory steps. Also, Islamist militants
in Iraq say they'll release a video of three American soldiers, and the first-ever international war-crimes trial of an African head of
state. Sara Terry guest hosts.
52 min
June 01, 2007 Peace, Power and Politics in Nigeria
Nigeria made history this week as one
elected president handed over power to another after a long history of coups and military rule. But after an election process widely criticized as fraudulent, Umaru Yar’Adua will likely face legal
challenges to his victory. Also, Jack Kevorkian is
released from prison, and Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts
Club Band turns forty. Sara Terry guest hosts.
52 min
May 31, 2007 The Global Politics of Whaling
Japan wants to catch more whales than it's
allowed, whaling rights for Eskimos have been extended for another five years,
and Norway and Iceland continue to hunt whales in significant numbers--all
under an international moratorium on whaling. Also, President Bush calls
for a reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions, and the UN moves to prosecute the
assassins of former Lebanese
Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
52 min
May 30, 2007 Mitt Romney and His Mormon Faith
Mitt Romney is a front-running Republican candidate for
president - and a practicing Mormon. Critics are taking a close look at the
Mormon religion and questioning its doctrines. Should a candidate's private
beliefs be used as a measure to determine performance in public office? Also, President Bush nominates Robert
Zoellick to head the World Bank, and the ethics of interrogation.
52 min
May 29, 2007 The US and Iran Finally Talk about Iraq
The US
and Iran held historic
meetings in Baghdad yesterday, amid signs that Iran is
increasingly flexing its power in the region. Also, new sanctions against Sudan, and activist Cindy Sheehan withdraws from the anti-war movement. Sara Terry guest hosts.
52 min
May 28, 2007 Iraq: Whose War Is It?
The anti-war protests may be only a shadow of the demonstrations against the war in Vietnam. Although the war is bitterly controversial, are most Americans disconnected? On Reporter’s Notebook, examining John F. Kennedy's assassination.
51 min
May 25, 2007 Is the U.S. entering a new era in immigration?
As the senate debates a bill that would dramatically overhaul U.S. immigration policies, one of the key issues to emerge is the preference the legislation would give to educated and skilled workers. On Reporter's Notebook, eleven years and counting - Burmese human rights activist a life of Aung San Suu Khi faces yet another year of house arrest.
52 min
May 24, 2007 Turmoil in Pakistan
Protests against Pakistan’s President and chief of the Army Pervez Musharaf turned bloody last week but thousands turned out again today to protest. The US calls Musharraf an ally in the war on terror and yet he has reduced his efforts. On Reporters Notebook, ninety-million American war records have gone online.
52 min

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