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Updated Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, at 4:18 PM ET
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Friday, Oct. 12, 2007
Summary Judgment: Lars, Elizabeth, and Michael
Mark Jordan Legan offers his summary of what the critics are saying about this week's new movies. In the latest Summary Judgment, Legan discusses Lars and the Real Girl, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and Michael Clayton. Listen to the segment.
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007
Chatterbox: British Writer Wins Nobel Prize; Gore vs. the Monks Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 Jurisprudence: Case Pits Texas Against International Court, Bush
British writer Doris Lessing is less than surprised to be this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. But the real surprise may come when the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is announced. Will monks in Burma beat out Al Gore? Listen to the segment.
Mexican citizen Jose Medellin has been on death row in Texas for the past 13 years. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Texas has to follow a ruling by the International Court of Justice that Medellin's rights were violated. Listen to the segment.
The Tea Party Protesters Are Getting Smarter
Lithwick: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Trial Is a Lousy Place To Examine the Legality of Torture
Who Is Mrs. Cohen From Hadera, and Should Israelis Care Where She Puts Her Money?
What Wired, Esquire, and Hooters Magazines Think You Should Give for Christmas
Save the Planet. Eat More Brie.
How Easy Is It To Hike Into Iran Accidentally?











