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Most Watched Segments
- Donna Leinwand, USA Today, Science Reporter (8/19/2008)
- Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, Senior Research Fellow (8/18/2008)
- Pat Choate, Author, "Dangerous Business: The Risks of Globalization for America" (8/17/2008)
- Jerome Corsi, Author, "The Obama Nation" (8/16/2008)
- Bara Vaida, National Journal, Staff Correspondent (8/15/2008)
Recent Programs
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Celinda Lake, Democratic Pollster & Brian Nienaber, Republican Pollister | Poll
Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, President
Bill Allison, The Sunlight Foundation, Senior Fellow
- Celinda Lake, Democratic Pollster & Brian Nienaber, Republican Pollster (43 min.)Celinda Lake & Brian Nienaber discuss their analyses of a public opinion poll of voter attitudes about the 2008 presidential election. The poll, known as the "George Washington University Battleground 2008 Poll," was a national survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted August 10-14, 2008. The poll indicates that Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are statistically tied, with McCain leading 47 percent to 46 percent in a survey with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
- Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, President (45 min.)Maya MacGuineas discusses today's release of the Fiscal Policy Budget Guide, which serves as a "roadmap" of the major tax and spending proposals of both Senators McCain and Obama.
- Bill Allison, Sunlight Foundation, Senior Fellow (41 min.)Bill Allison talks about the role that corporate interests are playing at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and the status of existing ethics and lobbying rules for various events in St. Paul and Denver.
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| From Thursday, August 21 |
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Jay Newton-Small, Time Magazine, Political Correspondent
Robert Ebel, Center for Strategic & Int’l Studies, Energy Program Senior Adviser
David Bellavia, Vets for Freedom, Vice Chairman & Founder
- Jay Newton-Small, Time Magazine, Political Correspondent (43 min.)Jay Newton-Small, Time Magazine, Political Correspondent discusses potential vice presidential candidates for Sen. Barack Obama. She also talks about the benefits & liabilities of each candidate.
- Robert Ebel, Center for Strategic & Int’l Studies, Energy Program Senior Adviser (35 min.)Robert Ebel gives a historical overview and current status of Russia oil production as well as Georgia's recent emergence in global oil production due to the construction and completion of the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan (BTC) (JAY-han) oil pipeline.
- David Bellavia, Vets for Freedom, Vice Chairman & Founder (36 min.)David Bellavia, who served in the Army First Infantry Division in Iraq, recently returned to Iraq along with other vets to serve as "embed" reporters for Vets for Freedom. The goal was to assess the security in Iraq as well as to get a progress report on Iraq operations.
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| From Wednesday, August 20 |
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Donna Leinward, USA Today, Science Reporter
David Rothkopf, Carnegie Endowment for Int’l Peace, Visiting Scholar
Kenneth Ballen, Terror Free Tomorrow, President
- Donna Leinwand, USA Today, Science Reporter (26 min.)On Monday, the FBI released additional documentation in their anthrax investigation, which details the evidence against Army scientists Bruce Ivins. Donna Leinwand, USA Today, Science Reporter explains how some remain unconvinced that the investigation focused on the right person.
- David Rothkopf, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Visiting Scholar (53 min.)As conflicting reports emerge from Georgia over the status of Russian troops there, David Rothkopf analyzes Georgia's attempt to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the role NATO expansion played in the current military conflict in the caucuses.
- Kennethy Ballen, Terror Free Tomorrow, President (37 min.)Kennethy Ballen, Terror Free Tomorrow, President talks about the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and the questions about the succession of power and the future of the war against al-Qaeda in the region. He is joined over the phone by Candace Rondeaux, Washington Post, Islamabad/Kabul Bureau Chief. She gives the latest on the impact Musharraf is having on the country.
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| From Tuesday, August 19 |
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Farhana Ali, RAND Corporation, International Policy Analyst
Dean Baker, Center for Economic & Policy Research, Co-Director | "Beat the Press" blog
Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, Senior Research Fellow
- Dean Baker, Center for Economic & Policy Research, Co-Director (33 min.)Recent economic indicators show that inflation (the general rise in the cost of goods and services) hit a 17-year high. Dean Baker discusses what areas saw the most growth, what went into the rise in numbers and what the rise means for the general condition of the economy. Mr. Baker also writes a blog for the American Prospect called "Beat the Press", which analyzes economic reporting.
- Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, Senior Research Fellow (41 min.)Ariel Cohen goes over the latest on the situation between Russia and Georgia. Last week, he was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article as saying that he alerted the Bush Administration two years ago that Russia was preparing for war in Georgia.
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| From Monday, August 18 |
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Kori Schake, John McCain for President, Foreign Policy Advisor
Mark Brzezinski, Barack Obama for President, Foreign Policy Advisor
Pat Choate, Author, "Dangerous Business: The Risks of Globalization for America"
- Pat Choate, Author, "Dangerous Business: The Risks of Globalization for America" (44 min.)Pat Choate, Author, "Dangerous Business: The Risks of Globalization for America", discusses the instability created by the global economic system.
- Kori Schake, John McCain for President, Foreign Policy Advisor (28 min.)Kori Schake, John McCain for President, Foreign Policy Advisor, advocates Sen. McCain's position on the Georgia-Russia conflict and his foreign policy positions.
- Mark Brzezinski, Barack Obama for President, Foreign Policy Advisor (33 min.)Mark Brzezinski, Barack Obama for President, Foreign Policy Advisor, advocates Sen. Obama's foreign policy positions.
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Eugene Rumer, National Defense University, Senior Fellow
Jerome Corsi, Author, "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality"
Paul Waldman, Media Matters for America, Director of Special Projects
- Eugene Rumer, National Defense University, Senior Fellow (36 min.)Eugene Rumer, National Defense University, Senior Fellow, discusses the Georgia-Russia ceasefire accord and Russia's reemergence on the world stage.
- Jerome Corsi, Author, "The Obama Nation" (39 min.)Jerome Corsi, Author, "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality", argues that an Obama presidency would implement radical leftist politics.
- Paul Waldman, Media Matters for America, Director of Special Projects (45 min.)Paul Waldman, Media Matters for America, Director of Special Projects, discusses "The Obama Nation" and refutes Jerome Corsi's claims.
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Anne Gearan, Associated Press, Diplomatic Writer
William Frey, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow & Demographer | Census Bureau Report
Bara Vaida, National Journal, Staff Correspondent | Nat'l Journal Series - Vaida Article
- Anne Gearan, Associated Press, Diplomatic Writer (46 min.)Anne Gearan, AP, Diplomatic Writer goes over the latest in the conflict between Russia and Georgia, and the U.S. role in developments there. These include Secretary of State Rice's trip today to Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, Defense Secretary Gates' news conference yesterday on the U.S. response to the conflict, and a look at the diplomatic origins of the situation.
- William Frey, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow & Demographer (21 min.)William Frey of the Brookings Institution, disusses a Census Bureau report on demographics. The Bureau released a report of figures which project that minorities, now about one-third of the U.S. population, are expected to become a majority by 2042 and be 54 percent of U.S. residents by 2050. The nation's population will also be significantly older by that time. Current U.S. population is now 302 million, and is expected to reach 439 million by 2050.
- Bara Vaida, National Journal, Staff Correspondent (37 min.)Washington Journal, in conjunction with National Journal, continues its 10-part series, looking at the Democratic & Republican presidential candidates and Campaign 2008 issues. In part two, Bara Vaida focuses on ethics and lobbying. She discusses the candidates' positions and records on earmarks, ethics, lobbying, and campaign finance reform.
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| From Friday, August 15 |
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French Ambassador to U.S. Pierre Vimont
Mark Gilmore, Congressional Budget Office, Assistant Director for National Security | Contractors’ Report
Joseph Califano, National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse, Chairman & President
- French Ambassador to U.S. Pierre Vimont (26 min.)French Ambassador Vimont Discuss France’s role in resolving the conflict between Russia and Georgia. On Wednesday, French officials were working with other members of the European Union to support the accord brokered by Russia. French officials are also working to see that monitors be dispatched to the Caucasus to see that the truce is upheld. Sec. Rice is scheduled to meet with the French President later this week.
- Mark Gilmore, Congressional Budget Office, Assistant Director for National Security (43 min.)Mark Gilmore goes over the CBO’s new report looking at the scope and cost of U.S. government obligations for contractors in Iraq. The estimated cost was $85 billion from 2003 to 2007.
- Joseph Califano, National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse, Chairman & President (24 min.)Joseph Califano talks about the 13th annual survey tracking teen and parents attitudes on drug use. This year's survey revealed a higher number of "problem parents," who increase the likelihood that their 12 to 17-year-olds will use illegal and prescription drugs.
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| From Thursday, August 14 |
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Fmr. U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke (1999-2001)
Jay Hakes, Author, "A Declaration of Energy Independence"
Bing West, Author, "The Strongest Tribe"
- Former U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Richard Holbrooke (1999-2001) (47 min.)Richard Holbrooke discusses his upcoming article in Foreign Affairs magazine looking at the foreign policy agenda of the next President, the situation between Russia and Georgia as well as the war in Iraq.
- Jay Hakes, Author, “A Declaration of Energy Independence” (24 min.)Jay Hakes has written a book about energy choices, "A Declaration of Energy Independence: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment" and talks about how presidents have addressed energy issues. He was President Clinton’s administrator of the Energy Information Administration. He is now director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.
- Bing West, Author, “ The Strongest Tribe” (42 min.)Bing West also has a new book out, "The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics and the Endgame in Iraq.” Mr. West returned this weekend from his 15th trip to Iraq since the beginning of U.S. military action there. He shares his observations on U.S. military in Iraq, his meeting with both U.S. and Iraqi officials, and recent reports of the lowest level of violence in Iraq since the war began.
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| From Wednesday, August 13 |
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Tracy Dove, Russian News Service, Editor
Ronald Utt, Heritage Foundation, Senior Research Fellow | Article
Jennifer Gonnerman, Mother Jones, Contributing Writer | Article
- Tracy Dove, Russia News Service, Editor (31 min.)In wake of the continued escalation of the conflict between Russia and Georgia, Tracy Dove, a Russian history professor and the current editor of the Russia News Service, explains the history of the region and its ethnicities.
- Ronald Utt, Heritage Foundation, Senior Research Fellow (25 min.)With a rising foreclosure rate and a call for greater regulation in the housing market, Ronald Utt of the Heritage Foundation suggests that deregulation remains the solution to providing homeownership access to low-income earners.
- Jennifer Gonnerman, Mother Jones, Contributing Writer (53 min.) Since 1970, the U.S. prison population has grown from under 200,000 convicts to more than 1.5 million. When local jails are included, the number of people behind bars in the U.S. totals 2.3 million. Author and journalist Jennifer Gonnerman discusses the social and financial implications of incarcerating 25% of the world's prisoners.
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| From Tuesday, August 12 |
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