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A Very Important Event in Louisville, KY on Thursday, October 15, 2009: An Evening with Bob Edwards and This I Believe

Cralle Theater, Wyatt Hall - Louisville, Kentucky

October 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.

Bob Edwards will celebrate This I Believe by hosting a live taping of his satellite and public radio programs at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 15. Bob will explore the history of the acclaimed series and play essays from the 1950s, and talk with contemporary essayists about their statements of belief. This event is sponsored by LG&E.

Click here or call (866) 777-8932 for general admission

CBS NEWS: Supreme Court's Ginsburg Hospitalized

CBS News

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Thursday after becoming ill in her office at the court following treatment for an iron deficiency.

The 76-year-old justice, who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer in February, will remain in the Washington Hospital Center overnight as a precautionary measure, according to the Supreme Court Press Office.

U.S. Gives New Rights To Afghan Prisoners: Indefinite Detention Can Be Challenged

From the Washington Post

Hundreds of prisoners held by the U.S. military in Afghanistan will for the first time have the right to challenge their indefinite detention and call witnesses in their defense under a new review system being put in place this week, according to administration officials.

The new system will be applied to the more than 600 Afghans held at the Bagram military base, and will mark the first substantive change in the overseas detention policies that President Obama inherited from the Bush administration...