The Patriot Act: The Last Refuge of Scoundrels?
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
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(Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge)
More than 150 communities have passed resolutions condemning the USA Patriot Act, a 2001 antiterror law enforcement tool that critics say is too intrusive. President Bush is an enthusiastic supporter. John Kerry says he wants to keep 95% of the act and "strengthen the rest".
Baghdad Lady
Anne Garrels, NPR foreign correspondent, author of Naked in Baghdad: The Iraq War as Seen by NPR's Correspondent Anne Garrels (September, 2003)
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» Anne Garrels
Desert Sands
Christopher Buckley, founding editor of Forbes FYI Magazine and author, Florence of Arabia (Random House, 2004)
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» Florence of Arabia
Patriotic Acts
David Cole, Professor of Law, legal affairs correspondent for The Nation, a columnist for Legal Times and author, Enemy Aliens: Immigrants' Rights and American Freedoms in the War on Terrorism (New Press 2003), on whether the Patriot Act is still necessary
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Open Phones
Listeners call in about the CBS controversy and Dan Rather's apology
30 Issues: Oil Be Damned
“Energy independence” forms the next installment of the 30 Issues in 30 Days series. Both candidates are talking up the need to give up our dependence on foreign oil. We’ll look at the questions this raises – Is this achievable, what do we need to get there, and will it make a difference?
Jerry Taylor of the libertarian think tank, the Cato institute will discuss this with Tyson Slocum with the consumer group, Public Citizen.
In the meantime, here’s where the candidates stand:
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