From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

The President, the Republicans, and the rhetoric.

Hello again, I'm Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A dated look at the issues Americans care about most.

President Obama took

the high road last night in Tucson asking Americans not to use tragedy to turn on one another.

At a time, he said, when political discourse is sharply polarized, we should talk in a way that heals,

not a way that wounds. Republicans are now on a closed-door retreat, talking about the business of

trashing health care reform, under heavy pressure from Tea Party supporters. Did

Obama meet the challenge a president faces in troubled times? Will politicians and pundits

tone down the rhetoric? On reporter's notebook later on, a new look at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D.

and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again, Warren-Nalny. Back with To the Point.

President Obama delivered an emotional tribute last night to the victims of Saturday shooting in Tucson.

Will he succeed in changing the tone of America's public discourse?

On reporter's notebook, cables released by WikiLeaks portray Iran's President Ahmadinejad,

not as a hardliner, but a progressive reformer. We'll hear more about that. First, this news update, with five million homeowners at least two months behind,

2011 could be the worst year for home foreclosures since the recession began. Daniel Indiviglio is

associate editor and financial writer at The Atlantic Magazine. Welcome to our program.

Thanks for having me.

Last year, the number of foreclosures was pretty large. Why is it expected to get larger this year?

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