Monday, March 27, 2006

News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett
The turmoil at the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor George Ryan continued today. Late last week, two jurors were found to have possibly lied about prior arrests on their jury questionnaires. Today, Ryan's lawyers objected to replacing those jurors with alternates. It would mean restarting the deliberations which are now in their third week. Rich Samuels reports on the latest happenings at the federal courthouse. Then Elizabeth Brackett and her panel analyze what the twists in the case might mean for Ryan.

Jackie Spinner
She learned to treat exploding road side bombs as commonplace. Now, Decatur native and Washington Post reporter, Jackie Spinner, has written a book about her experiences as a woman journalist in Iraq. "Tell Them I Didn't Cry" was something of a joint project with Jackie's twin sister, Jenny, who checked The Post every day for her sister's by-line to see if Jackie was still alive. Jackie Spinner talks with Phil Ponce about her dangerous and eye-opening experience.

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Nutrition Housecall
Dave Grotto is a registered dietician and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. He realized that talking to people in his office about what was in their diet was no way to learn about what they actually ate, so he developed Nutrition Housecall. Dave goes into people's homes, looks in their cupboards and refrigerators to clue them in to what's wrecking their dietary health. We accompany Dave Grotto on one of his housecalls to see what he uncovers.

Critic for a Day
Director Spike Lee's bank heist thriller "Inside Man" opened this past weekend and immediately became the number one film at the box office. It stars two Academy Award winners, Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster, and most film critics have given it enthusiastic reviews. The few notable exceptions have come from reviewers here in Chicago. Every Monday night we ask a non-critic to be our "Critic for a Day." Tonight we welcome a woman who has spent a lot of time in banks, Diane Swonk, the chief economist at Mesirow Financial, who'll tell us what she thought of "Inside Man."

Artbeat: Andy Warhol at the MCA
Say the name Andy Warhol and images of Campbell's Soup cans or Marilyn Monroe come to mind. He was an initiator and leader of the pop art movement, and for more than three decades he chronicled American culture. Now, a new exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art features some of Warhol's best known works. On the Artbeat, Fawn Ring has the story.

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