Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney prepares to deliver a foreign policy speech at the Virginia Military Institute on October 8, 2012 in Lexington, Virginia.
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David Sanger of the New York Times looks ahead to tonight’s final presidential debate, which centers on foreign policy. Plus: New York Times columnist Gail Collins discusses the “War on Women” for 30 Issues in 30 Days; Planet Money imagines a candidate whose economic policies please both parties; and a fall movie preview with Slate’s Dana Stevens.
Tonight's Foreign Policy Debate
David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, WNYC contributor and author of Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power, explains what to look for in tonight's final presidential debate, which centers on foreign affairs.
Planet Money's Perfect Presidential Candidate
Robert Smith, reporter for NPR's Planet Money, discusses the Planet Money project to design a presidential candidate who embraces economic policies both the right and the left can agree on.
30 Issues: War on Women?
30 Issues in 30 Days is our election year series on the important issues facing the country this election year. >Today: The role of women as an "interest group" in the election. Visit the 30 Issue home page for all the conversations.
New Season: Movies
Dana Stevens, Slate's film critic and co-host of Slate's Culture Gabfest, now airing on WNYC, shares what movies she's looking forward to this fall.
→ What films are you anticipating, or would recommend? Play movie critic here!
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