Week of January 22, 2012
Segment 1: Cleopatra
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The last Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra "knew how to build a fleet, suppress an insurrection, control a currency, alleviate a famine." Yet she has gone down in history as just the consort of Julius Caesar, then Mark Antony. Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra: A Life sifts through the myth to describe the woman who at one time controlled the entire eastern Mediterranean coast.
Segment 2: Biography of Vice President Joe Biden
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Joe Biden has been a force in Washington politics for the past 40 years. Winning a Senate seat at the age of 29, running for President twice, then finally becoming VP. Veteran journalist, Jules Witcover, Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption describes the ups and downs of Biden's life.