To the Point

To the Point

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October 03, 2006 New Legislation Suspends Habeas Corpus for Terror Detainees
When George Bush signs the Military Commissions Act, will
the US
President have the "privilege of kings?"
Conservative scholars are among those saying the new law will violate
the Constitution and overturn legal principles that date to the Middle Ages. We
hear both sides. Plus, US
response to North Korea's
announcement of its first nuclear weapon's test, and the latest on the September
11 blame-game between the CIA and the White House.
52 min
October 02, 2006 The Changing Nature of Modern Warfare
The US
military made short work of Saddam Hussein’s army, but America's mission in Iraq has yet to be
accomplished. Plus, Congressman Mark
Foley's relations with teenage pages: the political fallout of another
Congressional scandal.
52 min
September 29, 2006 IRS Challenges Churches that Preach Politics

The Internal Revenue Service has warned churches that
political involvement can cost them their tax exemptions. How much involvement is too much? Is the IRS playing politics, too? Why do we have a religious tax exemption? Plus, the House Government Reform Committee
issues its report on the Abramoff-White House connection, and uncertainty over whether President Lula da Silva can beat another political scandal in Brazil.
52 min
September 27, 2006 Is Iraq Helping or Hurting the War on Terror?
Republicans and Democrats find different messages in the
National Intelligence Estimate partly declassified by President Bush. What does
it say about the war in Iraq
and the war on terror? What are the
implications for the November elections?
Does the Estimate provide any guidance for what to do next in Iraq? Also, the bullish stock market, and the cancellation
of a work by Mozart by Berlin’s
German Opera company. Is fear of Islamic extremism curtailing free speech?

52 min
September 26, 2006 Are America's Elections Free and Fair?
Six years after the presidential debacle in Florida, there still is
no national system to oversee federal elections. Will electronic voting machines provide
accurate vote counts? What about
technical snafus, ill-trained poll workers and partisan manipulation? Plus, President Bush declassifies an intelligence report on terrorism and, after months of dire predictions that it would never happen,
the price of gasoline is declining. Is
it politics, the market or both?
52 min
September 25, 2006 Israel, the Palestinians and Anti-Americanism in the Muslim World
Despite
last week’s promise by President Mahmoud Abbas at the UN, there appears to be
no “unity government” yet in the Palestinian territories. We update the
internal disputes there and in Israel
after the bombing of Lebanon.
Can the US
still be an “honest broker?” Would
progress reduce anti-Americanism around the world? Plus, the Pope
appeals to Muslims to work with Christians and Jews toward peace, and the New Orleans Superdome is back in business.
52 min
September 22, 2006 The US and Pakistan in the War on Terror
The US
and Pakistan,
a shaky alliance in the war on terrorism. What can be expected from a leader caught between the push for modernization and Islamic extremism? Plus, President Bush and GOP Senators
strike a deal on detainee interrogations, and recruiting Christian children for
God's Army.

52 min
September 21, 2006 Are America's Vegetables as Safe as They Should Be?
In the latest E.coli outbreak, a bag of
contaminated spinach has been traced to California’s
Salinas Valley. It’s the ninth such incident in
the past 11 years. Why do such outbreaks occur?
Who’s in charge of protecting consumers?
Would changes in farming and distribution make for greater food
safety? Plus, political fireworks in the General Assembly and the
future of the UN.
53 min
September 20, 2006 Prisoner Interrogations in the War on Terror
Republican Senators are still resisting President Bush's
demand to "clarify" the Geneva Conventions so the CIA can be tough on prisoners
in the war on terror. What does he mean by "alternative interrogation techniques?" How are they different from torture?

52 min
September 18, 2006 The Politics of Fear in an Election Year
National security has been a Republican issue, but this year
the Democrats are using it too. They're focusing on the war in Iraq, while the
Republicans are talking "terror" and "Islamo-fascism." We look at the different
language used by each party to generate anger and fear.
52 min

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A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did…