Behind in the polls, Franken faces an uphill battle Al Franken talks about his views on gas taxes, the Iraq war and how he's going to overcome incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman's lead in the polls.9:06 a.m.
Overcoming stroke A brain researcher suffers a major stroke on the left side of her brain, and explains how she understood her disease as it happened and then retrained her own brain to use the right side.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Jill Bolte Taylor: Former Harvard brain researcher who spent eight years recovering from a stroke. Her book is called "My Stroke of Insight."
Talking Volumes The new season of Talking Volumes welcomes Barbara Kingsolver on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
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