The gay marriage debate
Same-sex marriage is stirring the Minnesota Legislature again. Local advocates of a state constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage want Minnesota to join several other states that already have such bans written in their constitutions or have such a measure on the 2006 ballot.9:06 a.m.Kate Kendell: Head of the National Center for Lesbian Rights
Tom Prichard: President of the Minnesota Family Council. His group is working for an amendment banning gay marriage to go on the ballot in 2006.
The science of lying
Researchers are working to develop a foolproof technology to detect when people are lying. But while such a device could help solve crimes and protect the nation against terrorism, it could also have profound social implications.10:06 a.m.Robin Marantz Henig: Author of the article "Looking for the Lie," which appeared in the NY Times Sunday Magazine on February 5, 2006.
Charles Bond: Professor of psychology at Texas Christian University.
Tom Zeffiro: Associate professor in the department of neurology and the director of the Center for Functional and Molecular Imaging at Georgetown University.
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