In this week's political junkie, NPR's Ken Rudin will talk about President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress last night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent tour of Asia, and the nominee for Commerce Secretary in the Obama administration. (Hopefully, the third time's a charm.) We'll also speak to Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) about the anticipated Senate approval of a voting rights bill that would give Washington, D.C. a full seat in the House of Representatives. At the end of the hour, we'll talk a little more about last night's presidential address with Chuck Raasch, national political correspondent for the Gannett News Service. When the country is in an economic slump, the president and his speechwriters are faced with the dilemma of how to explain the economic situation to the American people. Do you use a negative tone to describe it? Or is it better to use upbeat language to hide the bad news? Raasch calls it "language in a time of crisis," and he'll talk about how effective President Obama's rhetoric has been so far.
The buzz that has surrounded the Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire has turned a brighter spotlight on the Indian film industry, often referred to as "Bollywood." In our second hour, Aseem Chhabra, a columnist for The Mumbai Mirror and a freelance entertainment writer, talks about the Bollywood film industry's growing popularity, and we'll find out the top must-see Bollywood films that you should add to your movie list. Then, we'll explain a recent proposal that asks Congress to re-think the way the Supreme Court works, including a call for a limit on the amount of time justices spend on the bench. Duke University professor Paul Carrington will talk about organizing the proposal and why he also thinks justices shouldn't be able to pick which cases they hear.
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