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She starred opposite Marlon Brando in the 1954 film On the Waterfront,and won an academy award for her portrayal of his convent-reared girlfriend. Later she and Cary Grant teamed up for Alfred Hitchcocks North by Northwest. SAINT studied at the famed Actors Studio where Brando, Paul Newman, Marilyn Monroe and Dennis Hopper also did. This Sunday she stars in the CBS Sunday Movie, Papas Angels.

In his new book The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States, he examines the checkered history of our countrys right to vote, and how this right was not for a time extended to certain groups of people, from propertyless whitemen, to women, immigrants, and African-Americans. Even now, he argues, that the wealthy and well-educated are for more likely to go to the polls than the poor and under educated. Keyssar is Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University.

He gained recognition and criticalacclaim for his first book on baseball history Baseballs Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy. Now in his newly released sequel Past Time: Baseball as History (Oxford University Press), he examines the relationship between baseball and American society over thepast 150 years. He gives his thoughts on baseball history and this years World Series. He is a Professor of History at San Francisco State University.

Carmichael wrote Star Dust, Heart and Soul, The Nearness of You, Skylark and many more. We feature performances by singer Rebecca Kilgore and pianist Dave Frishberg. We'll also talk with Richard Sudhalter, who has written a forthcoming biography of Carmichael. And we talk with Carmichael's son, Hoagy Bix Carmichael who now manages his father's music catalogue.

Shes worked with some of the worlds leading English-speaking actors, including Judi Dench, Daniel Day-Lewis, Maggie Smith and Nicole Kidman. Her new book is The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer. Rodenburg is the Director of Voice at Londons National Theatre and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The Actor Speaks is a complete vocal workshop for performers of every skill level.

The flight was aimed at drawing attention to the possibilities of greener flying, and was timed to coincide with the opening of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Los Alamos National Laboratory will remove all weapons-grade nuclear materials from a section of the lab after determining the area to be too prone to security lapses. Scientists at the facility say morale is low after four employees were fired and another was forced to resign. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

Republicans in Illinois have asked Alan Keyes to run against Barack Obama for the U.S. Senate. Keyes, a resident of Maryland, has served in a number of government posts, including U.S. ambassador to the United Nations economic and social council and assistant secretary of state for international organizations. He also hosted his own radio show.

Obama, an Illinois state senator, is considered the party's rising star. He is currently running against Republican Alan Keyes for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Obama's keynote address at the Democratic National Convention brought him to the attention of many Americans. He talks about the race and his memoir, Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.

Fifty years ago Godzilla, Japan's giant radioactive reptile, made his first film appearance. The film is now in theatres in a new uncut version. Author Steve Ryfle talks about the film, directed in 1954 by Ishiro Honda. Ryfle's book about Godzilla is Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of 'The Big G'