Bailout Vote; VP Debate Preview; Are Religion and Science Incompatible?
Bailout Vote
The Senate passed the revised $700 billion rescue package last night. Tomorrow it heads to the House for a vote. Larry gets the latest on the political wrangling in Washington from Jack Shaw, Congressional reporter for MarketNews International, Rob Curran, reporter with Dow Jones News Wires, Chris Thornberg, principal at Beacon Economics, and lawmakers Brad Sherman, Democratic Congressman, California's 27th District, and John Campbell, Republican Congressman, 48th District.
VP Debate Preview
Tonight, Vice Presidential candidates Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin will face off for the first time at Washington University in St. Louis. Will there be fireworks or flubs? Larry talks about the candidates' strengths and weaknesses with Doyle McManus, Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times, Bob Drogin, National Correspondent based in DC, Los Angeles Times, and Ron Williams, Editorial Page Columnist at The News Journal in Wilmington, Delaware.
Are Religion and Science Incompatible?
Is it possible to believe in God and science? Or does a modern understanding of science render God obsolete? A conference organized by the Skeptics Society will focus on these big questions and more at Caltech this weekend. Larry Mantle talks with Skeptics Society founder Michael Shermer about the intersections of science and faith.