Port security The Bush administration is trying to explain why it didn't notify Congress of the impending sale takeover of some major U.S. ports by a company based in Dubai.9:06 a.m.
Guests
Joseph Bonney: Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Commerce.
David Kaplan: Reporter with U.S. News and World Report. He's written most recently on terrorism and organized crime.
In defense of choice A proposed ban on nearly all abortions in South Dakota and the Supreme Court's decision to take up the federal partial birth abortion ban seem have abortion rights groups on the defensive. Kate Michelman says both sides in the abortion battle have had to change with the times.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Kate Michelman: Author of "With Liberty and Justice for All: A Life Spent Protecting the Right to Choose." She was the president of NARAL from 1985 to 2004
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