Takeouts: moving the KSM trial, the Australian Open, your responses
TRIAL TAKEOUT: The civilian trial of 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Muhammad was supposed to be held in lower Manhattan, in the shadow of the Twin Towers. WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly tells us why the trial is moving and where it might go.
SPORTS TAKEOUT: Our own Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps this weekend’s Australian Open final matches, and the NFL’s Pro Bowl.
LISTENER TAKEOUT: Listeners continue to weigh in on the stir caused by Chris Matthews’s comment that he “forgot” President Obama was black on the night of the State of the Union address.
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