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Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:00 am

Horror at Fort Hood. Election signals. And an imminent vote on health care. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 11:00 am

Is it OK now to be fat — a la TV’s “More to Love”? Or is it a threat to our health — and health care system?

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Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10:00 am

President Obama’s Nobel Prize. War council in Washington. Gold soars, and the dollar slides. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Monday, October 5, 2009 at 10:00 am

Former GOP Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and former Vermont Governor and DNC Chairman Howard Dean, both doctors, take up the health care debate.

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Friday, October 2, 2009 at 10:00 am

Talks open with Iran. Saturn bites the dust. Earthquake in Sumatra and tsunami in Samoa. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, September 18, 2009 at 10:00 am

Max Baucus rolls out a healthcare plan. Missile defense. Murder at Yale. Jimmy Carter talks race. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, September 11, 2009 at 10:00 am

A huge pitch for health care. Hubble brings home deep space. And the Supreme Court takes up “Hillary: The Movie.” Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 10:00 am

Barack Obama delivers the biggest speech of his presidency, and tries to reframe the health care reform debate. We’ll ask if he can now get it done.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 10:00 am

The president prepares to address the nation at what many call a do-or-die moment for health care reform. We’ll talk with Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and more.

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Friday, August 21, 2009 at 10:00 am

Election in Afghanistan. Democrats push back on health care. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 10:00 am

The White House signals health care compromise and could back away from a government-run “public option.” We ask Howard Dean and others what that would mean for reform.

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Friday, August 7, 2009 at 10:00 am

Cash for clunkers. Hope for the economy. And a dramatic homecoming for two freed American journalists. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, July 31, 2009 at 10:00 am

Health care maneuvers in Washington. Diplomacy in the Middle East. And a White House beer summit. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 10:00 am

Hospitals, uninsured illegal immigrants, and the law. We’ll look at a jury’s controversial verdict in Florida and the precedent it sets.

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Friday, July 24, 2009 at 10:00 am

Health care politics in high gear. Clinton talks tough in Asia. And a professor’s arrest stirs debate on race. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 10:00 am

The health care debate gets hotter and hotter as the president pulls out the stops. We’ll look at the fight in Washington and what’s coming for American health care.

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Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:00 am

Iranian crackdown. Health care politics in high gear. And the South Carolina governor’s Argentine affair. Our weekly news roundtable unpacks the headlines.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 10:00 am

Will health care reform really make it through the Washington gauntlet this time? We’ll take a close look at the politics playing out now, and the road ahead for reform.

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Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:00 am

Protests rock Iran. New regs for Wall Street. And new gay rights for federal employees. Our news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 10:00 am

The president makes his case to the American Medical Association. We’ll ask what’s really coming with healthcare reform.

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Recent Shows
The Future of Aging
Thursday, November 5, 2009 image

A surge of new strategies to “manage” aging — from diets to testosterone. We’ll get the story.

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Climate, Congress & Copenhagen
Thursday, November 5, 2009 image

The Copenhagen climate conference is one month away. US climate action is going nowhere in Congress. We’ll look at the global implications of America’s domestic climate politics.

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On Point Blog
California, here we come! And we need your questions!

On Point is headed west!
No, no. Not for good. Only for one show. But it’s a very special show!  The NPR station in Thousand Oaks, California – KCLU – is celebrating their 15th anniversary. We’re lucky to have been on their airwaves for nearly seven years, and they invited us out west to host a live [...]

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For Love of Science – or Money?

A new study supports the idea that U.S. dominance in engineering and science is threatened — but not for lack of training and education. It has more to do with a lack of social and economic incentives.

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Matthew Hoh’s Resignation Letter

Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain, became the first foreign service official to publicly resign in protest over the war in Afghanistan. The move has generated a lot of reaction. You can read Hoh’s resignation letter, posted by The Washington Post, which reported on it here.

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