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XM 169 - The Power

Wednesday December 6, 2006
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Show Overview

Points of View:
'Richest 2% own 'half the wealth'' By Andrew Walker
'Extra Checks on Voting Machines Rejected' by Stephen Manning
'Free speech and the delusion of grandeur' by Keith Olbermann
'Smuggling, Theft, Bribery at Agency' by Nicole Gaouette
'Census Counts 100,000 Contractors in Iraq' by Renae Merle.
'Is President Bush Sane?' by Paul Craig Roberts
'Congress must insist Bush isn't above law' by Jesse Jackson


Guests:
Erik Leaver
Policy Outreach Director for the Foreign In Focus project

Michele Solomon
Harris Interactive


Show Segments - Right-Click on links to download MP3s.

Points of View

News from the Past
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Ambrose reads from a May 26, 1969 Washington Post article 'Rumsfeld and Blanchford Tackle New Jobs' and an old Washington Star, June 13, 1969 piece 'Rumsfeld Comes on Strong: Reviving and Agency'.

 

Richest 2% own 'half the wealth'
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Ambrose reads from a BBC piece 'Richest 2% own 'half the wealth'' By Andrew Walker and the AP article 'Extra Checks on Voting Machines Rejected' by Stephen Manning.

Andrew Walker is an economics correspondent, BBC World Service.

 

Free speech and the delusion of grandeur
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Ambrose reads from the Keith Olbermann piece 'Free speech and the delusion of grandeur'.

Keith Olbermann is an American news anchor, commentator and radio sportscaster. He currently hosts Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, an hour-long nightly newscast that reviews the top news stories of the day along with commentary by Olbermann.

 

Smuggling, Theft, Bribery at Agency
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Ambrose reads from the LA Times artricle about the Dept. of Homeland Security: 'Smuggling, Theft, Bribery at Agency' by Nicole Gaouette.

Jeffrey Steinberg is a contributor to ZNet magazine.

 

Census Counts 100,000 Contractors in Iraq
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Ambrose reads from the Washington Post article 'Census Counts 100,000 Contractors in Iraq' by Renae Merle.

Renae Merle is a Washington Post Staff Writer.

 

Is President Bush Sane?
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Ambrose reads from the piece 'Is President Bush Sane?' by Paul Craig Roberts.

Paul Craig Roberts is a nationally syndicated columnist and was a U.S. Treasury official in the Reagan administration.

 

Listener Feedback
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Ambrose welcomes Listener comments, feedback, and questions.

 

 

Guests:

Michele Solomon
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Michele Solomon of Harris Interactive. Michele discusses the recent Harris Poll on holiday gift giving.

Michele Salomon is Research Director, Nonprofit and Social Issues Practice, Harris Interactive.

 

Erik Leaver
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Ambrose welcomes special guest Erik Leaver to discuss the Iraq Study Group.

Erik Leaver is the Carol and Ed Newman Fellow - Peace and Security Program and serves as Policy Outreach Director for the Foreign In Focus project at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.

 

 

Congress must insist Bush isn't above law
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Ambrose reads from the Chicago Sun Times article 'Congress must insist Bush isn't above law' by Jesse Jackson.


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