A top priority for the US in Iraq is the drafting of a constitution. Bush administration Officials are pushing to have the draft complete within the next year, but as the constitution in Afghanistan reaches fruition two years after the war there, many uncertainties lie in store. Constitutional expert Noah Feldman examines this issues of nation-building. Also, months have passed since a columnist uncovered Valerie Plame as a CIA agent based on a "leak" from the White House. Democrats are calling for an independent counsel investigation, but what media issues does this raise?
Mrs.Wilsongate
Elaine Shannon correspondent ifor Time Magazine's Washington Bureau co-author of No Heroes: Inside the FBI's Secret Counter-Terror Force on the investigation into the exposure of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity .
State of Mind
Dr. Alan Muney Chief Medical Officer, Oxford Health Plans on Oxford Health Plans' controversial audit of hundreds of psychiatrists in New York state and Seth Stein Executive Director and General Counsel of the New York State Psychiatric Association
We, the Islamic People
Noah Feldman Assistant Professor of Law, New York University Law School, and former Senior Advisor for Consitutional Law to the Commission to Iraq in Bagdad. After Jihad: America and the Stuggle for Islamic Democracy on the drafting of the constitution Iraq and Afganistan.
Rush, Racism and Ratings
Brian opens the phone lines to hear listeners’ thoughts on ESPN’s dismissal of Rush Limbaugh. Also, calls on priorities for reform in the public schools.
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