New York Times' John McCain Story; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Pakistan; Why We Suffer
New York Times' John McCain Story
Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee, is on the defense because of an article published today in The New York Times. The story, largely based on un-named sources, implies that McCain had an inappropriate relationship with a female lobbyist during his first run for the Presidency in 2000. Larry and his guests Ron Elving, NPR's Senior Washington Editor, Kelly McBride, Ethics Group Leader at the Poynter Institute, and Dan Schnur, Lecturer in Political Science at UC Berkeley and USC and a Republican political strategist discuss the political ramifications of the accusations, McCain's denial he did anything inappropriate, and The New York Times' journalistic choice to run the story.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks with William Lobdell, City Editor of the Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register senior editorial writer and columnist, Steven Greenhut, and Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly staff writer about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Pakistan
Larry Mantle and guests Mark Sappenfield, correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, Sumit Ganguly, Professor of Political Science at Indiana University at Bloomington, and Adjunct Scholar at the Pacific Council in Los Angeles, and Husain Haqqani, Director of the Center of International Relations at Boston University discuss the latest news regarding the election in Pakistan.
Why We Suffer
Larry talks with author Bart Ehrman about his latest book, "God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer," that explores the Bible's reasons, or lack thereof, for why there is so much suffering in the world.