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Recommended: On Point’s hour on Afghanistan and Pakistan; Seymour Hersh on Fresh Air; Spinal Tap on TOTN.
Diane Rehm: Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano and Senator Jim Webb on border violence and US drug policy. Hour 2: The widow of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat on her hope for peace in the Middle East.
On Point: The Obama strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan and what it’s up against. Hour 2: UPDATE: The ailing auto industry.
Fresh Air: Journalist Seymour Hersh details an important shift in US policy toward Syria. His article is in the latest issue of the New Yorker.
Talk of the Nation: How to pay the bill for overcoming the recession. Hour 2: Spinal Tap is back… un-plugged, un-wigged, as authentic as ever.
Tell Me More: Vivian Schiller, NPR’s new President and CEO, talks about public radio’s expanding audience, the inter-dependence of autonomous public radio stations and program producers such as NPR.
The Story: The Rocky Mountain News closed its doors earlier this month. It was the latest in a number of local newspapers that have shut down. Dick Gordon speaks with two former employees about what’s next for them.
To the Point: Will the world’s major economic players come up with a plan to solve the world s economic woes?
