One growing problem from the implosion of Iraq: refugees. Iraqis are fleeing by the hundreds of thousands, but hardly any are found in the United States. On our next program, we examine the problem and the case for bringing Iraqi refugees here. Also, one of the brand new local members of Congress, Joe Courtney of Connecticut, now on the Armed Services Committee.
On His Way In
Joe Courtney, Congressman-elect from Connecticut's 2nd District (D)
- discusses his close election and his appointment to the Armed Services Committee
- discusses his close election and his appointment to the Armed Services Committee
Pierre's Problems
Patrick Mack, news director for South Dakota Public Broadcasting
- on the current situation of Senator Tim Johnson and what may occur if he is found to be incapable of fulfilling his term as U.S Senator
- on the current situation of Senator Tim Johnson and what may occur if he is found to be incapable of fulfilling his term as U.S Senator
Iraq's Refugees
George Packer, writer for the New Yorker and author, (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2005)
and
Bill Frelick, director of the Refugee Policy Program at Human Rights Watch
-why they think Iraqi refugees should come to the US
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Bill Frelick, director of the Refugee Policy Program at Human Rights Watch
-why they think Iraqi refugees should come to the US
Evident Truths
Rocco Parascandola, police reporter for Newsday
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Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission, a group that monitors the police
and
Errol Louis, columnist for the New York Daily News
- everything we know about the Queens police shooting.
and
Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission, a group that monitors the police
and
Errol Louis, columnist for the New York Daily News
- everything we know about the Queens police shooting.
Live Coverage
Harry Reid Press Conference on the health of Senator Tim Johnson.
Open Phones
Listener calls on what the South Dakota governor should do if Democratic Senator Tim Johnson does not recover.
Required Reading: December 14, 2006
Joint Chiefs Advise Change In War Strategy (Washington Post)
'04 Pentagon Report Cited Detention Concerns (Washington Post)
Iraqis Flee War, Run Into Hostility (LA Times)
EU Set To Raise Bar For New Members (London Guardian)
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