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The Week in the News

By guest host Anthony Brooks:

The big story that official Washington, the nation and much of the world is still digesting is the stunning rebuke the Supreme Court dealt the Bush Administration yesterday. The high court called the President’s plan for military tribunals at Guantanamo unconstitutional. That’s among the issues our weekly panel of journalists will take on this hour.

Also up for discussion: the impact of another Supreme Court ruling on redistricting, the political right’s declaration of war on the New York Times, Congress’ attempt to declare war on flag-burning, and the best way to spend one a half billion dollars.

Hear our weekly round-table consider the limits of presidential power, the politics of the flag and philanthropy. And are boys really doing so badly in school or is it all those education experts that need help with their homework?

Guests:

Tony Norman, columnist for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Kathleen Parker, syndicated columnist for Tribune newspapers

Jack Beatty, On Point News Analyst and senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly

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Ben Zimmer on Language
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Blogger and lexicographer Ben Zimmer takes over William Safire’s language column. We’ll catch the new wave of American language.

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Will the Dodd Bill Do the Job?
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Senator Chris Dodd finally unveils his bill to rewrite the nation’s Wall Street regulation. Is it tough enough to do the job?

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T.C. Boyle and “The Women”
Monday, March 15, 2010

Novelist T.C. Boyle on his book “The Women,” and the tempestuous love life of Frank Lloyd Wright. (Rebroadcast)

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‘Millennials’ on America’s Future
Monday, March 15, 2010

Country’s in a crunch. We’ll sit down with young Americans — “millennials,” age 18 to 29 — to hear how they see the nation and their future.

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IED’s in Afghanistan: Hard Numbers

The Department of Defense provided On Point with some statistics about IED attacks in Afghanistan, where there has been an increase in the use of such weapons over the past 14 months. It’s striking to see the spike in numbers — from 2,677 IED incidents in 2007 to 8,159 last year.

Christopher Hill: U.S. Troop Withdrawal ‘On Schedule’

U.S. Ambassaor to Iraq Christopher Hill spoke with On Point live from Baghdad today as early voting gets underway, part of the run-up to Sunday’s elections. “So far so good,” Hill said, despite scattered violence. Hill said that the plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops by Sept. 1, and to leave only a residual advisory force of 50,000 or fewer, remains “very much on schedule.” Observers worry that a spike in violence could derail that timeline.

The Supreme Court’s Radio Silence

For radio listeners, a key element of our conversation about the Supreme Court gun-rights case was conspicuously absent: the audio recording of the oral arguments. Here’s why.

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