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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 10:00 am

The Supreme Court takes up gun rights in a big case that could blow away gun laws across the country. We’ll hear the arguments.

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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 3, 2009 at 10:00 am

The Supreme Court convenes next week to hear the case against “Hillary: The Movie,” and a constitutional challenge to campaign finance law. We’ll unpack it.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 10:00 am

Judge Sonia Sotomayor gets her day –her week—in the court of public opinion with Senate confirmation hearings. We’ll take the measure of the nominee and the Senate’s inquiry.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:00 am

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut, reversing a decision endorsed by Judge Sonia Sotomayor. We’ll look at the case, and what it means for affirmative action.

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Friday, May 29, 2009 at 10:00 am

GM and bankruptcy. North Korea’s nukes. And Sotomayor for the Supreme Court. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 10:00 am

Judge Sonia Sotomayor is President Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court. We’ll look at the pick, the confirmation battle ahead, and what it means for the Court.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 10:00 am

Supreme Court nomination sweepstakes in high gear. A woman is expected. We’ll look at gender, the candidates, and the court.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 10:00 am

The presidential election and the U.S. Supreme Court. Top legal thinkers on what an Obama Court or a McCain Court would mean for the country.

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On Point Today
America’s Anger Problem?
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Are Americans angrier than ever, or does it just seem that way? We’ll take on “anger management,” and our hot-under-the-collar country.

 
War-Gaming Iran
Thursday, March 11, 2010

War-gaming Iran. Think tanks in Washington are playing out the scenarios of an Israeli attack on Iran. We’ll look at the tough results they’ve found.


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Novelist Chang-rae Lee
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Acclaimed author Chang-Rae Lee on love and war in his new novel, “The Surrendered.”

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America Counts: The 2010 Census
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The great counting. The 2010 Census forms go in the mail next week. We’ll ask what’s at stake, and what they’ll tell us about the face of America today.

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On Point Blog
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.

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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.

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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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