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Poet Katha Pollitt
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Poet, Essayist, and The Nation columnist Katha Pollitt discusses her work and takes your calls. She is the author of a poetry collection, "Antarctic Traveller." Her next book, "The Mind-Body Problem and Other Poems," will be published in Spring 2009.
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On Airline Safety & Costs
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Transportation Secretary Mary Peters talks about a recent report issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III wrote that the FAA has not done enough to ensure airline safety after maintenance problems were discovered on planes flown by Southwest Airlines.
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The President's Last G-8 Summit
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Pres. Bush attends his last G-8 Summit when the "Group of Eight" meets in Toyako, Japan. Leaders from the industrialized nations will discuss climate change and economic instability triggered by rising food and energy costs. They will also consider health and development programs for Africa.
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Recent Programs
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Reg Weaver delivers his last speech as President of the National Education Association (NEA). Later, Gov. Mike Easley (D-NC) received the inaugural "America's Greatest Education Governor's Award" for his achievements in transforming North Carolina's public school system. The teachers' organization is holding its annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown answered questions about political reform in the House of Lords, food and energy prices, global climate change and British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Cmte., composed of the Chairs of all Commons' Committees, meets twice a year.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 32 min.
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Spokesman Sean McCormack conducts a daily press briefing at the State Department.
Washington, DC
: 33 min.
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Pres. Bush congratulated Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on the successful release of 15 hostages, including three Americans. Mr. Bush was attending a ground breaking ceremony at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Bethesda, MD
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Mark Davis hosts his WBAP Radio Show in Dalls, TX and talks about issues that Americans are facing today and takes calls from listeners.
Dallas, TX
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Caroline Smith DeWaal, Food Safety Dir. of the Center for Science in the Public Interest conducts a news conference on food safety. In order to prevent future outbreak of foodborne illness, CSPI is urging the FDA to implement emergency regulation requiring produce growers and packagers to adopt existing technology that would more easily allow tracking of their products.
Washington, DC
: 37 min.
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The National Education Association hosts a panel discussion on minority dropout rates at their annual meeting in Washington, DC. John Quiñones, co-anchor of ABC network's "Primetime" moderates the discussion.
Washington, DC
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Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader visits C-SPAN today for an interview. Mr. Nader, who has run numerous times as the Green Party candidate, received more than 2.8 million votes in the 2000 election.
Washington, DC
: 31 min.
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Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds press briefing in the Pentagon this morning. Adm. Mullen was in Israel this weekend, where he met with military leaders.
Washington, DC
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This Week on C-SPAN
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Asian Economies in Transition: Will the U.S. Be Left Behind, AEI
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