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- Gregory Smith, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Research Fellow (7/2/2008)
- Patrick Merloe, National Democratic Institute, Electorate Programs Director (7/1/2008)
- Todd Gaziano, Heritage Foundation & Cliff Sloan, Slate Magazine (6/30/2007)
- Arturo Vargas, National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials, Executive Director (6/29/2008)
- Cris Chinaka, Reuters, Correspondent (6/28/2008)
Recent Programs
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Dr. Nancy Nielsen, American Medical Association, President | H.R. 6331
Patrick Merloe, National Democratic Institute, Electoral Programs Director
David Murray, White House Drug Control, Policy Office & John Walsh, Washington Office on Latin America, Drug Policy Senior Associate
- Dr. Nancy Nielsen, American Medical Association, President (28 min.)Dr. Nancy Nielsen discusses the impending 10.6 percent fee cut for Medicare physician payments. President Bush today announced that reimbursement payments would be delayed, giving Congress additional time to block the cut.
- Patrick Merloe, National Democratic Institute, Electorate Programs Director (29 min.)Patrick Merloe discusses what, if anything, the West should do to turn the Zimbabwe political situation around in the face of reports that President Robert Mugabe used widespread violence and intimidation tactics to keep opposition supporters away from the polls and win a sixth term.
- David Murray, White House Drug Control & John Walsh, Washington Office on Latin America (55 min.)David Murray, White House Drug Control, Policy Office and John Walsh, Washington Office on Latin America, Drug Policy Senior Associate discuss the effectiveness of U.S. drug policy, and U.S. anti-drug efforts in Mexico and Latin American countries.
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin, John McCain for President, Senior Policy Adviser
Todd Gaziano, Heritage Foundation, Center for Legal & Justice Studies Director & Cliff Sloan, Slate Magazine, Contributor
Elgie Holstein, Barack Obama for President, Senior Energy Policy Adviser
- Douglas Holtz-Eakin, John McCain for President, Senior Adviser (32 min.)Douglas Holtz-Eakin, John McCain for President, Senior Adviser discusses the energy policy of Sen. McCain.
- Todd Gaziano, Heritage Foundation & Cliff Sloan, Slate Magazine (59 min.)Todd Gaziano, Heritage Foundation, Center for Legal & Justice Studies Director and Cliff Sloan, Slate Magazine, Contributor, discuss the close decisions of this year's Supreme Court session and their implications for future federal law.
- Elgie Holstein, Barack Obama for President, Senior Energy Policy Adviser (28 min.)Elgie Holstein, Barack Obama for President, Senior Energy Policy Adviser will discuss the energy policy of Sen. Obama.
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| From Monday, June 30 |
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Arturo Vargas, National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials, Executive Director
Victor Cha, Former Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council, 2004-2007
Barbara Slavin, U.S. Institute of Peace, Senior Fellow
- Arturo Vargas, National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials, Executive Director (46 min.)Arturo Vargas, National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials, Executive Director discusses issues relating to Latino voters as they are being wooed by both Sens. McCain & Obama. They are speaking to the group on Saturday. A new report from the NALEO estimates that 9.2 million Latino voters could participate in this fall's election.
- Victor Cha, Former Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council, 2004-2007 (44 min.)Victor Cha, Former Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council, 2004-2007 talks about the decision of the U.S. to remove North Korea off the Terrorism List.
- Barbara Slavin, U.S. Institute of Peace, Senior Fellow (44 min.)Barbara Slavin, U.S. Institute of Peace, Senior Fellow talks about recent decisions by Britain and the European Union to freeze the overseas assets of Iran's largest commercial bank as part of an effort to put pressure on Iran over its nuclear program. Barbara Slavin also discusses her thoughts on the new sanctions in a new report, "Mullahs, Money, and Militias: How Iran Exerts Its Influence in the Middle East."
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Cris Chinaka, Reuters, Correspondent, discusses the election in Zimbabwe.
Mark Murray, NBC News, Deputy Political Director
MSNBC's First Read
Andrew Imparato, American Association of People with Disabilities, President & CEO
Joseph Christoff, Government Accountability Office, International Affairs Director
- Cris Chinaka, Reuters, Correspondent (5 min.)Cris Chinaka, Reuters, Correspondent, discusses the election in Zimbabwe.
- Mark Murray, NBC News, Deputy Political Director (1 hr.)Mark Murray will discuss voter focus gruops & campaign 2008. Pollster Peter Hart met with voters in York, Pennsylvania this week to discuss the remaining candidates & the issues they present.
- Andrew Imparato, American Association of People with Disabilities, President & CEO (25 min.)Andrew Imparato will discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, which passed the House this week by a vote of 402-17, & how it will impact those with disabilities & businesses. The Act will expand protections for people with disabilities and overturn some Supreme Court decisions that have inhibited the original legislation from 1990.
- Joseph Christoff, Government Accountability Office, International Affairs Director (27 min.)Joseph Christoff, Government Accountability Office, International Affairs Director discusses the report released by the Government Accountability Office on Monday. The report looks at the Iraq Government's ability to reach the 18 benchmarks set by the U.S. Government.
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Mark Davies, Attorney for District of Columbia & Stephen Halbrook, National Rifle Association, Board Member
Hugh Hewitt, Radio Talk Show Host
Jagdish Bhagwati, Author, "Termites in the Trading System"
- Mark Davies, Attorney for District of Columbia & Stephen Halbrook, NRA Board Member (44 min.)Mark Davies, Attorney for District of Columbia and Stephen Halbrook, National Rifle Association, Board Member discuss the Supreme Court Rulings on the DC Gun Ban case.
- Hugh Hewitt, Radio Talk Show Host (40 min.)Hugh Hewitt will discuss the latest developments in campaign '08, his upcoming book, "Letters to a Young Obama Supporter," and other recent news developments. He is a supporter of Sen. John McCain for president.
- Jagdish Bhagwati, Author, "Termites in the Trading System (30 min.)Jagdish Bhagwati will talk about his new book, "Termites in the Trading System: How Preferential Treatment Agreements are Undermining Free Trade." He will also discuss his concerns of current U.S. policy towards trade, and the trade policies of Presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain.
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| From Friday, June 27 |
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Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)
Lesley Clark, Miami Herald, National Correspondent
Gene Healy, Author, "The Cult of the Presidency"
- Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) (29 min.)Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) discusses the Alternative Minimum Tax bill that is expected on the House floor today. The bill allows some 21 million taxpayers to forego paying the AMT in 2008. The bill also calls for offsets to cover the $62 million that would have been raised if the tax were collected. The AMT was established to get taxes from people with high incomes who sometimes find methods to avoid paying taxes.
- Lesley Clark, Miami Herald, National Correspondent (23 min.)Lesley Clark will discuss yesterday’s deal between Florida state officials & the U.S. Sugar Corporation in an effort to help restore the Florida Everglades. Florida will buy the nation’s largest producer of cane sugar for $1.7 billion. Guest will also discuss Congress’ effort to restore the Everglades & how the issue is playing in the current campaign for president.
- Gene Healy, Author, "The Cult of the Presidency" (59 min.)Last week, Congress reached a compromise on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that left many civil libertarians critical of the continued breadth of executive power. Gene Healy discusses similar excesses of executive power that presidents of both parties have enjoyed and the willingness of both Congress and the American people to give a president more power than the constitution allows.
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| From Wednesday, June 25 |
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Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Sudeep Reddy, Wall Street Journal, Reporter | Article
Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Agriculture Committee Member
- Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) (29 min.)Randy Forbes discusses a bill, the New Manhattan Project, HR 6260, that could go to the floor. His bill calls for the U.S. to achieve 50% energy independence in 10 years, and 100% in 20 years.
- Sudeep Reddy, Wall Street Journal, Reporter (31 min.)Sudeep Reddy talks about the intended benefits of an impending deal, negotiated by the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are negotiating an agreement to share information, in an effort to fill the gaps in Wall Street oversight that exist under current regulations.
- Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC) (23 min.)Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC) discusses a bill that would give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission more authority over U.S. energy commodities traded on overseas markets and require transparency from traders. The bill will be considered by the Agricultural Committee today.
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| From Tuesday, June 24 |
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