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October 4, 2006
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Foley Scandal Taking Toil on GOP

A new Wall Street Journal poll shows support for the Republican party is slipping in the wake of the scandal involving Congressman Mark Foley.

Asia News Update

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North Korea announces that it’s planning a nuclear test, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is moving to improve relations with both China and South Korea, and a graft inquiry is widening in China.

Invisible Border

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The Boeing Corporation has received a contract to build a 7,500 mile virtual fence along the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada using infrared sensors, drones, and unmanned cameras. How will the fence work and is it feasible?

A Former Page’s Perspective

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Guest: Jonathan Turley, law professor at George Washington University and one-time Capitol Hill page.

A Walk in Walden Woods

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We take a walk in Walden Woods with Harvard professor and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning biologist E.O. Wilson, the author of “The Creation.”

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NOTES & UPDATES
Jimmy Webb joins us on Monday. (Jimmy Webb)

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb is the creative force behind some of the most loved songs of all time. Here’s a sneak peak of the special conversation with Webb that we’ll feature on Monday.

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She can leap tall pyramids in a single bound! (tackytouristphotos.com)

There are two kinds of travelers in the world: Those who take themselves way too seriously and those who don’t. Check out some of tackiest tourist photos around and then share your photos with us on our Facebook page.

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We’re always looking for a good book. Tell us what you’re reading this summer.

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From Jaws to Indiana Jones, what’s your favorite summer blockbuster? Tell us what you’ll be watching or re-watching this summer.

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010.(AP)

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U.S. Army Sgt. Norberto Rodriguez disembarks from a flat bed truck while loading armored vehicles set to leave Iraq. (AP)

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