New Jersey is a great place to drive, and not just because of the plentiful shopping centers. Besides beautiful scenery, the garden state has some of the northeast's most interesting architectural and historic sights, like Newark's Ironbound district and many, many places where Washington slept. New Jersey is also the site of a highly contentious congressional race between a republican and a republican-turned-democrat. Also: the nights are getting shorter, but a fresh season of TV shows promises to keep you warm at night. And: a US-led war on Iraq may be imminent, but America's close ally Israel may complicate matters by insisting on a strike-back policy.
Hills And Missiles
Tony Karon, world editor for time.com, on the latest developments in Washington and the Middle Iraq
When Doves Fight Back
Yossi Beilin, former Israeli Justice Minister and a key architect of the Oslo Accords, on the need for retaliation
Fall off your armchair
Kristen Baldwin, staff editor for Entertainment Weekly, on the fall TV season
5th district of NJ
Anne Sumers, candidate for US Congress in the 5th District, New Jersey, http://www.sumers2002.com/, on why she switched parties
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Scott Garrett, Republican Candidate for Congress (NJ-5th District), on why he wouldn’t oppose abortion
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Scott Garrett, Republican Candidate for Congress (NJ-5th District), on why he wouldn’t oppose abortion
Off The Beaten Track
Mark Di Ionno, assistant managing editor at the Star Ledger and author of Backroads, New Jersey: Driving at the Speed of Life (Rutgers University Press, 2002),on the Jersey you never hear about
Torching the War Path
Bruno Tedeschi, Trenton Bureau Chief for The Record, on the New Jersey senate election
Fishin' and Hopin'
Listeners comment on Nigerian activist Owens Wiwa's statement that Africans do not want economic development.
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