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Tuesday      
October 3, 2006
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Pennsylvania Shooting

We have the latest from Pennsylvania were authorities are trying to learn more about what led a man to open fire at an Amish school in Nickel Mines. Scott Gilbert, news director for NPS station WITF in Harrisburg. We also speak to criminologist and expert on school violence, James Fox, of Northeastern University.

Union for White Collar Workers

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We speak to author Barbara Ehrenreich about United Professionals. Can she do for professional workers what the AARP did for retirees?

The Foley Factor

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The latest on the case involving the former congressman from Florida. We’ll look at how the race is affecting House leadership and whether it is being mentioned on the campaign trail. Guests: Chuck Babington of The Washington Post. Jim Campbell, political scientist at the University at Buffalo

Letters

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“No Bigger than a Minute”

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We speak with filmmaker and dwarf Steve Delano, about his documentary on dwarves.

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