Monday, Aug. 31, 2009 | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Many people in the Washington region only hear about the city's 8th Ward when crimes occur there. We talk with three Ward 8 bloggers about how they're using the Internet to connect with other people in their communities and report on the daily realities of life in their neighborhoods.

We get insight into yesterday's historic election in Japan, where voters tossed out the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

They're tasked with protecting the President. And for much of the Secret Service's history they've kept to absolute silence about that mission. We talk with Author Ronald Kessler about the evolving challenges facing the agency.