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Is America's War in Iraq fueling terrorism worldwide? The classified National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) says yes according to portions leaked to journalists. To stem speculation and bolster claims that the War has made America safer, President Bush ordered portions of the Report declassified. Kojo finds out what we may see, how classified documents are produced, and why their contents sometimes comes to light in unexpected ways.
Brad Peniston, Managing Editor, Defense News; author "No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf" (Naval Institute Press)
Tim Starks, Staff Writer, Congressional Quarterly
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Mae C. Jemison has blazed a trail across the sciences, as a practicing physician, Peace Corps volunteer, and the first woman of color to travel into space. She joins Kojo to discuss her life and career, and the challenge of increasing women's participation in science and technology.
Mae C. Jemison, MD, Former Astronaut and CEO of BioSentient
You know his name because he set a game show record for answering 2642 correct answers and winning more than $2.5 million on Jeopardy! Now, Ken Jennings's written a book that's being called "a love letter to the useless fact." Join Kojo for a celebration of trivia.
Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champion; and author of "Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs" (Villard)
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