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Today - 04/10/2008

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Presented by John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. Robin Crystal reports on Gordon Brown's first major Cabinet reshuffle. James Naughtie reports from Washington on the challenges that are still facing the US economy. Johnny Dymond explains how a summit between Europe's leaders will work to ease the financial crisis. What does it mean to be poor in the UK in 2008? A march in London is taking place to protest about child poverty. Kim Catcheside has been talking to children and parents both in London and Nottingham. Lib Dem MP Chris Huhne and journalist Joshua Rozenberg discuss the arrest of a Holocaust denier. Peter Bowes reports from Los Angeles on the guilty verdict in the OJ Simpson trial. James Reynolds reports from Beijing on speculation that this year's Nobel Peace Prize may go to a Chinese dissident. Thought for the Day with the Catherine Pepinster, editor of The Tablet. James Naughtie reports on how the US financial bail-out plan is affecting the Presidential race. Ed Miliband, new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, discusses his own move to the 'front rank of politics'. Andrew Hosken reports on Shaun Dykes, the teenager who killed himself after crowds 'shouted jump'. Kevin Miles of the Football Supporters Federation and David Mellor, former chairman of the Football Task Force, discuss how to tackle the problems of racism and xenophobia in football. James Naughtie talks to Edwin Truman, former Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury, and Sudeep Reddy, of the Wall Street Journal, about the bigger picture of the financial crisis. Journalists John Rentoul and Matthew d'Ancona discuss Peter Mandelson's return to the Cabinet.