Political Look Ahead

John Harwood of The Wall Street Journal and CNBC joins us for a look at the upcoming week’s news. Among the issues in Washington are the Immigration Bill now taking shape in Congress and the political future of Alberto Gonzales.

Food Safety

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From Shanghai to your fridge, we look at what we’re eating, who’s minding the store and the unfinished business of food safety in a global economy.

Food Safety

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We talk with The Boston Globe’s Diedtra Henderson about food safety concerns raised by a proposal to import chickens form China to be sold in U.S. grocery stores.

Food Safety

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From Shanghai to your fridge, we look at what we’re eating, who’s minding the store and the unfinished business of food safety in a global economy.

Food Safety

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From Shanghai to your fridge, we look at what we’re eating, who’s minding the store and the unfinished business of food safety in a global economy.

Eco-terrorists on Trial?

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We speak with Tom Banse of Northwest Public Radio, who’s been covering the trial of a group of radical environmental activists. A federal judge will decide tomorrow if the activists, all of whom have pleaded guilty to arson, will be tried as “terrorists.”

Kickball Comeback

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We re-live the trauma of gym classes all over America with the revival of kickball. Reporter Jon Kalish heads to Brooklyn for the start of the official kickball season.

The Passion and Genius of the Taj Mahal

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A new book present the history of one of the world’s most beautiful buildings. Listen to a conversation with Diana Preston, co-author of “Taj Mahal: Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire.”