October 31 - The Bizarre Rise of Herman Cain; Palestine Moves Closer to Statehood and a U.S. Veto; The Seventh Billion Baby Arrives Today

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Part 1	We begin with the rise of Herman Cain who is leading the pack of Republican presidential candidates in spite of charges of sexual harassment that resulted in two five figure settlements paid to the women involved. Herman Cain spoke at the National Press Club where he denied the charges and offered the Clarence Thomas defense that the liberal Press is out to lynch him. Jacob Heilbrun, a Senior Editor at the National Interest joins us to discuss how such bad performance art could dominate the presidential stage as the bizarre antics of Herman Cain seem to suggest he is not a serious candidate, yet more and more Republican voters appear to be taking him seriously.
Part 2	Then we discuss the UN vote to admit Palestine into UNESCO which was greeted by the US cutting funds to the UN agency best know for protecting world heritage sites. A former Palestinian negotiator Leila Hilal joins us to assess the future of Palestinian statehood that will be voted on next month in the UN Security Council leading to a likely veto of Palestinian statehood by the United States.
Part 3	Then finally, as the seventh billion person enters the world today, we analyze the impact on the planet of population growth that, since the first billion was reached in 1804 and the second billion in 1927, has rapidly grown exponentially in the last few decades. John Bongaarts, the Chairman of the panel on Population Projections at the National Academy of Sciences joins us.
	Music: Frank Zappa - Sexual Harrasment in the Workplace; Pavement - Two States; Ramallah Underground - Sijen ib Sijen; Beach House - Walk in the Park