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Friday, July 3, 2009 at 10:00 am

A U.S. offensive in Afghanistan. Al Franken heads to the Senate. Mark Sanford keeps talking. And unemployment keeps rising. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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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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Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10:00 am

Big banks bolt TARP. CEOs get a pay czar. Iran goes to the polls. And a deadly shooting in Washington. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, June 5, 2009 at 10:00 am

Obama in Egypt. GM in bankruptcy. And a French airliner goes down. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, May 22, 2009 at 10:00 am

Democrats defy Obama on Guantanamo. The president speaks. Detroit emissions get a haircut. Iran tests a missile. It’s the weekly news roundtable.

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Friday, May 15, 2009 at 10:00 am

Obama puts the brakes on photos of abuse. Health care and Wall Street get wake-up calls. An Afghan commander gets the boot. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10:00 am

The New York Times’ David Leonhardt on the economy. The Washington Post’s Perry Bacon on politics. And Jack Beatty on it all.

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Friday, May 1, 2009 at 10:00 am

Pandemic fever. Arlen Specter joins the Democrats. Chrysler in bankruptcy. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, April 24, 2009 at 10:00 am

The torture debate grows red hot. The Taliban advance in Pakistan. Craigslist under fire. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, April 17, 2009 at 10:00 am

Torture memos released. President Obama travels to Mexico and the Summit of the Americas. Somali pirates vow revenge. And the economy sends mixed signals. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, April 10, 2009 at 10:00 am

Earthquake in Italy. The president, all over. Gay marriage rolls on. And Somali pirates take an American hostage. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, April 3, 2009 at 10:00 am

The G-20 speaks. Detroit gets an ultimatum. North Korea fuels up for launch. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, March 27, 2009 at 10:00 am

The President spells out his Afghan plan. Geithner rolls out new regs. Wrangling over the budget. Hillary Clinton talks drugs in Mexico. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, March 20, 2009 at 10:00 am

Bonus fever. The Fed prints a trillion dollars. The pope disses condoms in Africa. Our news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, March 13, 2009 at 10:00 am

Madoff pleads guilty, Chinese gunboats on the high seas, and Obama signs a big spending bill — with earmarks. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, March 6, 2009 at 10:00 am

The White House moves on health and housing, Hillary Clinton hits the Mid-East, and Rush Limbaugh fires up the GOP.

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Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:00 am

Obama sets his course and delivers his budget. The stock market staggers. And North Korea talks of a “satellite” launch. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, February 20, 2009 at 10:00 am

The president signs the stimulus, automakers face the music, and Hillary Clinton goes to Asia. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, February 13, 2009 at 10:00 am

Congress makes a deal on the stimulus. Bankers take the hot seat. The Taliban shoots up the Afghan capital. Our news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Friday, February 6, 2009 at 10:00 am

Obama moves on executive pay, the Senate faces the stimulus, Iran launches a satellite. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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On Point Today
Hour 2
Chemicals in Our Bodies
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Scientists report that widely used chemicals — endocrine disruptors — are causing serious health problems in humans. We ask what the government is, and is not, doing about it.

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Hour 1
Sarah Palin’s Surprise
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Alaksa Governor Sarah Palin’s out-of-the-blue resignation. We ask what it means for her future — and for the GOP.

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Recent Shows
Crooked Still
Friday, July 3, 2009 image

Tunes from old Appalachia with a new bluegrass twist. The hit folk band “Crooked Still” plays for us in our studio.

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Week in the News
Friday, July 3, 2009 image

A U.S. offensive in Afghanistan. Al Franken heads to the Senate. Mark Sanford keeps talking. And unemployment keeps rising. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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On Point Blog
India, China and the Climate

The passage of the House climate bill – discussed in our first hour today – has been greeted with enthusiasm in many quarters. But in some ways, the real question is whether a global framework can be established in Copenhagen in December, when countries will negotiate a new international treaty to curb greenhouse gases.

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Michael, Ed, and Farrah

The week-in-the-news roundtable always involves tough choices on sound clips – what to include, what to leave out. Amid all the pressing hard news, we often give a nod to a notable person who’s passed away. But this week brought, well, a ridiculous range of choices.

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Planet Money, On Point — Your Questions!

On Wednesday night, June 24, On Point will tape a show before an audience in Boston with two stars of NPR’s “Planet Money,” Adam Davidson and David Kestenbaum. We need your online questions to put to them — about anything from the roots of the economic crisis to NPR’s coverage.

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