We may never know what happened to Air France Flight 447. (How that affects relatives and investigators will be discussed in our second hour today.)
Political Junkie: Minn. Action, McHugh Joins The Army, Another NJ Christie, Sotomayor Meets & Greets
In this supersized edition of the Political Junkie, Ken Rudin talks with Elizabeth Stawicki, legal correspondent for Minnesota Public Radio, about the latest round in the fight for the Minnesota Senate seat between Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman. And Tom Goldstein, an attorney and founder of Scotusblog, will talk about Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor's first day making the rounds with Senators on Capitol Hill.
Our Edible History
Tom Standage, author of An Edible History of Humanity and business editor at The Economist, will explain how, throughout history, food was a means of trade and currency. Without it, there would be no Roman Empire, Industrial Revolution, European exploration, Napoleon, Stalin, or Mao.
Flight 447: Why We Need Answers
The Brazilian air force located debris that authorities say is likely wreckage from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic. One investigator says the black boxes from the airplane may never be found, which means we would never get an explanation for why the plane crashed. That can be devastating for relatives who are looking for closure, and for investigators who need answers.
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