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Investigators have serious doubts about the credibility of the housekeeper who accused the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Khan, of rape and sexual assault in a Manhattan hotel in May; Commission wants to reduce jail time for crack offenders; New Movie Releases: 'Transformers 3,' 'Larry Crowne,' 'Monte Carlo;" a new article says the goal of marriage is honesty, not monogamy; racial and ethnic identity; the anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party; John C. Reilly and Jacob Wysocki on "Terri;" a new look at the human spine; an update from Wimbledon.

For today's show we're replaying some favorite interviews from the past few months. Tim Flannery gives us a history of planet earth—from its origins as a galactic cloud of dust to the rise of us, Homo sapiens. Diane Ackerman talks about her husband Paul West’s debilitating stroke and road to recovery. Environmental writer Eugene Linden tells us about the few remaining indigenous cultures that have refused to join the modern world. And Sarah Vowell describes the Americanization of Hawaii in the late 19th century.

Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.

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Hosted by Warren Olney, To the Point is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and Public Radio International.