Spreading It Around

The latest on the UBS "rogue trader." Plus: The high winds and rising water of recent heavy rains and Hurricane-turned-Tropical Storm Irene have unleashed damaging floods in the tri-state area. J. Robert Hunter, director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America, follows up on how the insurance industry is reacting to claims and takes calls. Plus: John E. McDonough, author of Inside National Health Reform, talks about how the Affordable Care Act came to be; updates on Israel and Middle East diplomacy; and Dana Stevens of Slate and Dr. Larry Madoff, editor of ProMED, give context for the movie “Contagion.”