Tuesday February 27, 2007
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Show Overview
Points of View:
'Substance Over Image' by Paul Krugman
'Mud, Dust, Whatever' by Bob Herbert
'The Redirection' by Seymour Hersh

Guest:
Max Sawicky
Economist at the Economic Policy Institute

Avis Jones DeWeaver
Institute for Women's Policy Research

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Points of View:

Substance Over Image
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Ambrose starts with the New York Times piece 'Substance Over Image' by Paul Krugman.

Mud, Dust, Whatever
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Ambrose reads from the Bob Herbert piece 'Mud, Dust, Whatever'.

Original Link: NY Times

Bob Herbert joined The New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in 1993. His twice a week column comments on politics, urban affairs and social trends. Prior to joining The Times, Mr. Herbert was a national correspondent for NBC from 1991 to 1993, reporting regularly on "The Today Show" and "NBC Nightly News."

The Redirection
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Ambrose reads from the Seymour Hersh piece 'The Redirection'. Is the Administration's new policy benefiting our enemies in the war on terrorism?

Seymour Hersh is a pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist. His work first gained worldwide recognition in 1969 for exposing the My Lai massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War. Hersh exposed the Abu Ghraib torture scandal in the New Yorker magazine in April 2004 and is author of "Chain of Command: The Road From 9/11 to Abu Ghraib."

Guests:

Max Sawicky
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Ambrose speaks with Max Sawicky, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute.

Max B. Sawicky is an economist at the Economic Policy Institute. He has worked in the Office of State and Local Finance of the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. He is a member of the National Board of Americans for Democratic Action and serves on the editorial advisory board of Working USA..

Avis Jones DeWeaver
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Ambrose welcomes Avis Jones Deweaver to We Ourselves.

Avis Jones-DeWeaver is Study Director for Poverty and Welfare, Institute for Women's Policy Research.

Closing Remarks
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Ambrose provides closing commentary.