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  • Robert and Linda discuss the theme of last night's Democratic National Convention...family values. From First Lady Hillary Clinton talking about her husband and her daughter to Jesse Jackson reminiscing about his father, to keynote speaker Evan Bayh (BY) showing off his children, families were the common thread of the speeches of the evening. We'll hear highlights.
  • President-elect Bush named businessman Paul O'Neill as his Secretary of the Treasury. O'Neill is the chairman of Alcoa, the world's largest aluminum producer. Bush said he selected O'Neill because he shares his commitment to tax relief. Bush was also expected to announce today that Don Evans, his campaign chairman, would be the nominee for commerce secretary. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.
  • Republican incumbent Mike Lee endorsed opponent Evan McMullin in the 2016 presidential race against Donald Trump, but then developed a close relationship with Trump, before eventually backing away from the former president's election conspiracies.
  • As the Big Three head to Washington, a growing number of critics are calling for Congress to send them packing once again. Evan Newmark, columnist for the Wall Street Journal online, explains why he thinks bailing out the auto industry is a bad idea.
  • Venezuela's poor were the beneficiaries of Chavez's Bolivarian socialist revolution. But 20 years later, they have little food and medicine and few jobs, eroding support for President Maduro.
  • Sex talk, alcohol and the Jungian uberdork: The latest squirmy movie from Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen may just be the most provocative teen sex-comedy ever made.
  • Aspen Words — part of the Aspen Institute — has announced the longlist for this year's Aspen Words Literary Prize. The $35,000 award recognizes fiction that "illuminates a vital contemporary issue."
  • Should I sleep train? What's the best spacing between siblings? What about spanking? Economist Emily Oster answers these anonymous parenting questions with data.
  • Weinstein's legal team unsuccessfully attempted to throw out charges of rape and sexual assault. Allegations against Weinstein from a multitude of women boosted the #MeToo movement.
  • A new formatting of credit scores has been created through a partnership among the three major credit-reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Evan Hendricks, publisher and editor of Privacy Times talks with Michele Norris about the new system.
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