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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Program Listings for October 10, 2008

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This week's edition of the PBS newsmagazine program RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY #1206 (distributed Friday, October 10 at 5 p.m., check local listings) will feature the following reports:

* 2008 Campaign: Privacy and Media Ethics - Bob Abernethy moderates a discussion on the ethics of covering a candidate's personal and religious life featuring PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler, Kelly McBride with the Poynter Institute and Tom Rosenstiel from the Project for Excellence in Journalism.

* 2008 Campaign: What the Candidates Believe - Kim Lawton looks at the religious beliefs of John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden.

SPECIAL NOTE: This week in One Nation: Hear more from the experts featured in Kim Lawton's report on how the candidates talk about their faith - and apply it to their politics.

For a transcript of these reports, send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or use the Web links listed above. All updated transcripts along with streaming video will be posted online at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics after 8:30 p.m. on Friday.