Need to Know

In this election cycle, one in ten Florida adults '? and nearly one in four African Americans '? will be unable to vote because of a prior felony conviction.

Need to Know'?s Rick Carr reports on controversial changes to election rules in the battleground state of Florida- will they root out voter fraud or keep legitimate voters from the polls?

Web extra interview with Maria Padilla, the editor of La Prensa, the biggest Spanish language newspaper in Central Florida

The so-called '?fiscal cliff'? '? the confluence of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts '? will hit the American public if Congress does nothing before January 1, 2013.

Jeff Greenfield interviews Elaine Kamarck of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government on how and why women make the decisions they do when they vote at the polls in November.

Need to Know reports on the ground in Virginia to determine whether women's issues will play a role in which presidential candidate takes this swing state in November.

"On this week\'s "American Voices," Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini speaks on his perception of the changes in Afghanistan since he left his home country originally in 1976.

"Need to Know'?s Hannah Yi travels to Pakistan to investigate the impact U.S. drone attacks are having on citizens in targeted areas.

"Scraps and fragments left behind by drone missile strikes serve as evidence for Pakistani lawyer Shahzad Akbar, who represents families who have lost loved ones to drone attacks.

"White House Correspondant for National Journal, Major Garrett, discusses what voters should expect from the candidate who wins the presidential election in November.

"Need to Know reports from the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte on what the first 100 days of Mitt Romney in the White House might look like.

"Need to Know\'s Jeff Greenfield explains how so-called "black swan" events sometimes have the power to swing U.S. presidential elections one way or another.

"From Barack Obama to Adlai Stevenson - anchor Jeff Greenfield takes a look at convention speeches which left a lasting impression on the political world.

"Journalist Walter Shapiro and senior political columnist for the Washington Examiner Tim Carney discuss each parties\' chances to win in Ohio.

"Jeff Greenfield takes a look at Ohio'?s history as '?The Mother of Presidents'?, and finds that native Buckeyes who won the White House, had less-than-happy presidencies.

"Jeff Greenfield reports on Republican efforts to carry Ohio, a state deemed critical to their chances of winning

Kerry McLean, community director at WHEDco, a woman'?s housing and economic development corporation in the Bronx, speaks about her work helping local residents start their own Green Carts in NYC.

Haile Johnston, one of the founders of Common Market in Philadelphia, speaks with Need to Know about the importance of getting low-income neighborhoods better and more affordable access to fresh, locally-produced foods.

Scott Simon speaks with Ross Hammond on the role that public policy can play in solving America'?s obesity epidemic.