Elena Kagan is Obama's choice for Supreme Court President Obama is expected to announce that he has chosen Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be his nominee for U.S. Supreme Court. Kagan was the first woman dean of Harvard Law School and, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the youngest justice on the court. Special live coverage from NPR in Washington, DC.9:06 a.m.
Guests
Reid Wilson: Editor of Hotline On Call.
Ilya Shapiro: Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute.
Russell Wheeler: Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Fossil hunters in fiction Tracy Chevalier's latest historical novel is the story of a 19th-century fossil hunter whose discovery of ancient marine reptiles shakes the scientific community. "Remarkable Creatures" explores how one woman's findings led to new ways of thinking about the creation of the world.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Tracy Chevalier: Tracy Chevalier is author of "Remarkable Creatures."
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