Tuesday, September 30, 2008

AMERICA'S HOST: Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Carl Kasell, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights of today's show:

The drama on Capitol Hill yesterday reverberated on Wall Street and in financial markets around the world. The House rejected the proposed 700 billion dollar rescue plan for Wall Street.  The story airs at 5:10, 6:10, 7:10 and 8:10, with updates throughout the morning.

Financial turmoil in the U-S stock markets is being felt overseas. In some European nations, governments have nationalized lenders. More at 6:51.

A new book, "Obscene in the Extreme," tells the story of the banning and burning of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" in Kern County, California. That's the place where the fictional Joad family landed after their epic journey across America to escape the dustbowl.   More on the politics of literature at 7:51.

Thanks for listening.