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• Women vs. politics
  Hillary Clinton told supporters she's taking a day or more to decide whether to suspend her campaign. She says she's interested in being Barack Obama's running mate. Has her historic bid created a wider opening for other women? And a new study suggests one reason why so many more women than men avoid running for political office.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Kate Zernike: reporter for The New York Times. She wrote an article for the May 18 issue on the future of women running for president.
  Richard Fox: associate professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University. He's the co-author with Jennifer Lawless, of "Why Are Women Still Not Running for Public Office?" published by the Brookings Institution in May.
  Resources
  Kate Zernike: "She Just Might Be President One Day"
  Women Holding Statewide Elective Executive Office, 2008
  Why Are Women Still Not Running for Public Office?
• Understanding father
  Poet Honor Moore created waves with her memoir that in part talks about the double life of her father Paul Moore, an Episcopal bishop. Paul Moore's bisexuality was an open secret in his large family and among some in his parish. In the process of writing and researching, Honor Moore found her feelings toward her father changed.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Honor Moore: author of "The Bishop's Daughter." She's also the author of several books of poetry and a biography of her grandmother, "The White Blackbird, A Life of the Painter Margarett Sargent by Her Granddaughter."
  Resources
  Honor Moore's Web site
  Honor Moore's essay about her father in The New Yorker

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