The Senate conformation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor starts today. You can listen to the opening statements of the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the KPCC website and the nominee's opening statement will air live on KPCC. AirTalk will provide analysis with experts and Larry Mantle will take take listener calls.
Cheney/CIA
Democrats are criticizing former Vice President Dick Cheney for initiating a CIA counter-terrorism program that was kept secret from Congress. Details about the program are few, but some speculate that its purpose was to capture and kill al-Qaeda members at close range. CIA director Leon Panetta canceled the program shortly after learning about it last month. Larry Mantle looks into this revelation with guests and listeners.
Greg Miller, national security correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, and co-author of "The Interrogators: Inside the Secret War Against al Qaeda"
James Bamford, author of numerous books on US intelligence. The latest is "The Shadow Factory", which looked at the NSA during the Bush Administration
My parents joined Facebook
Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have traditionally been thought of as hang outs for younger adults and teens. But in recent months, older generations have been invading their public privacy in record numbers. Women over 55 are currently the fastest growing Facebook population. Now, on top of worrying about what your boss might think of your online life, you have to fret about Mom keeping tabs on you. So what happens when you finally accept that “friend” request from your Dad, crazy aunt, or worse yet, your college roommate’s newly divorced mother? Larry talks with the creators of the new site My Parents Joined FaceBook.com and takes listener calls.
Erika Brooks Adickman and Jeanne Leitenberg, co-founders of My Parents Joined Facebook.com
Sotomayor confirmation hearings
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will be questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, in what is expected to be a fiery confirmation hearing. Eleven Democrats will participate, including new Democratic Senators Arlen Specter and Al Franken. Seven Republicans and their numerous witnesses are expected to explore hot-button issues like affirmative action and abortion. If confirmed, Sonia Sotomayor will be the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court. Larry Mantle talks with legal experts about what's at stake politically and legally.
Kitty Felde, KPCC Washington Correspondent
Richard Thompson Ford, George E. Osborne Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, and author of "The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse"
Tom Fitton, President of Judicial Watch
Jami Floyd, anchor of "Jami Floyd: Best Defense" on the legal network In Session