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Friday January 28, 2005

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10:00News Roundup

Guest host: Syndicated columnist Steve Roberts

A panel of journalists reviews the week’s top national and international news stories.

Guests

Tom Gjelten, correspondent, NPR

Tod Lindberg, editor of "Policy Review;" research fellow at the Hoover Institution; author, "The Political Teachings of Jesus"

James Fallows, writer for the "Atlantic Monthly"

11:00Temple Grandin: "Animals in Translation" (Scribner)

Guest host: Syndicated columnist Steve Roberts

Humans have long wondered what goes on inside the minds of animals.Now the mysteries of autism may provide clues. A scientist explains how her own experience as a person with autism helps her translate "animal talk."

Guests

Dr. Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University and author of two books on autism, including "Thinking In Pictures." "Animals in Translation" was co-authored with Catherine Johnson.

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