Cross Border Trucking Program Defeated In House; Super Collider Fires First Particle; Fundraising, Voter Fraud, And Ballot Fights; What Would You Ask Sarah Palin?; A History Of Terror In The Name Of God
Cross Border Trucking Program Defeated In House
Larry Mantle discusses the House vote on Tuesday to end the access of Mexican trucks to the U.S. Highways with Paul M. Krawzak, correspondent for the San Diego Union Tribune's Washington Bureau.
Super Collider Fires First Particle
At 4:27 a.m., Eastern time, protons made their first circuit around a 17-mile circular track known as the Large Hadron Collider, located 300 feet underneath the Swiss French border. After 14 years and $8 billion, scientists at the European Center for Nuclear Research, or CERN, outside Geneva, succeeded in starting up the most powerful machine ever built for examining elemental particles and forces of nature. Dr. Julian Bunn from Caltech joins Larry to talk about the LHC and some of the controversy surrounding its construction and use.
Fundraising, Voter Fraud, And Ballot Fights
Larry talks with election law expert, Rick Hasen, about a variety of issues affecting the Presidential campaigns. Hasen contends that the 2008 presidential election could be determined by some of the legal and election administration skirmishes going on now in several key states. They also delve into how Senator Obama's choice not to accept public funding is affecting the campaigns.
What Would You Ask Sarah Palin?
Governor Palin's first interview is scheduled for Thursday with ABC's Charlie Gibson. It's the first time she will speak in an unscripted format since accepting the Republican Vice-Presidential nomination. Given the chance, what would you ask the Alaskan governor? Larry opens the phones to find out what AirTalk listeners want to know about, and from, Senator McCain's running mate.
A History Of Terror In The Name Of God
Author Jonathan Kirsch joins Larry to talk about his latest book, "The Grand Inquisitor's Manual." Kirsch recounts the abuses of the church, including torture and executions conducted by clergy in the name of God, during its 600 year holy war against heresy. He draws parallels between the Inquisition and modern persecutions like the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the McCarthy era blacklists, and the U.S military interrogations of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.