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As the House and Senate debate proposals to build a wall between the United States and Mexico, commentator Jay Keyser considers barriers and Robert Frost's line, "good fences make good neighbors." Keyser says the poem is a parable of human history -- and its most famous line has been misunderstood.

Closing arguments are heard in the lawsuit against Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code. Brown is accused of plagiarism by co-authors of the nonfiction book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. Katherine Rushton of The Book Seller Magazine talks with Robert Siegel.

A Cadillac salesman and an oil-rig engineer are working to put the nation's first offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Mexico.

CIA Director Porter Goss resigns unexpectedly, leaving behind a spy agency still battling to recover from intelligence failures leading up to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as faulty information that helped bring about the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Hard-drinking, tough-talking chef, author and TV show host Anthony Bourdain is always game for a culinary adventure. In his new book, The Nasty Bits, Bourdain describes encounters with raw seal and fried bugs, and his beef with vegans.

Senate leaders from both parties agree on a plan that should allow a long-delayed immigration bill to proceed. But the fate of the underlying legislation, which would strengthen the borders but provide a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants, must still be determined in the Senate next week.

The nation's largest phone companies -- AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth -- reportedly have been providing the National Security Agency with call records of millions of Americans. The agency says it is not listening to the calls, only using them to form a database to detect potential terrorist activity.

Michele Norris and Robert Siegel read from listeners' letters and emails. Among the stories: a staircase at the World Trade Center site; a series on legal immigration; Medicare's drug program; and an effort to ban Hot Cheetos.

Even 25 years after Bob Marley's death, the reggae legend's music is unmistakable — and his influence remains strong. Marley experts and fans explore the evolution of a classic song, "One Love," and the lasting legacy of reggae's first international star.

The Vagina Monologues playwright Eve Ensler believes in speaking up. She says when we name the things that make us uncomfortable or afraid, then demons are faced, silences are broken and freedom is won.