Karl Rove is Subpoenaed; Rewarding Doctors Who Keep People Healthy; Supreme Court Hears "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Case; Young Women and "Hook-Up" Culture
Karl Rove is Subpoenaed
A House Judiciary subcommittee approved subpoenas for Karl Rove and other White House aides today. The subpoenas would require them testify in public over their roles in the firing of 8 U.S. prosecutors last year. But President Bush says he will block the effort, setting the stage for a constitutional showdown. Guest host Ted Chen talks with Market News International reporter Jack Shaw and political analyst Marc Cooper about the latest developments and the politics behind them.
Rewarding Doctors Who Keep People Healthy
California could become a testing ground to determine standards for rating physicians throughout the country. The system would reward doctors for keeping patients healthy and costs down. But some doctors fear health plans may use performance standards to undermine their medical authority and pay them less. Ted Chen and California Medical Association Past-President Ronald Bangasser discuss the pros and cons of the proposal.
Supreme Court Hears "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Case
The Supreme Court is deliberating whether Joseph Frederick was exercising free speech when, as a high school student five years ago, he held up a banner outside his school with the words "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" on it. Frederick claims the message was intended to be nonsensical and did not advocate drug use. Deborah Morse, who was then the school's principal, thought Frederick was delivering a pro-drug message and suspended him. If the court sides with Morse, the result could be greater restrictions on student speech. Ted talks with Jordan Lawrence of the Alliance Defense Fund and Professor Douglas Kmiec of Pepperdine Law School.
Young Women and "Hook-Up" Culture
In her new book "Unhooked," Washington Post reporter Laura Sessions Stepp presents an eye-opening examination of the new "hook-up" culture. In it she argues that many young women today view relationships as messy and time-consuming, choosing instead to limit their intimate contact with men to sex only. Stepp joins Ted Chen to talk about the new dating landscape, and how, in her opinion, it harms young women's ability to have meaningful, lasting relationships.