Some Iraqi war veterans are suing the Pentagon over health problems they say are caused by depleted uranium. A scientist, a politician and a military man all weigh in on what some are calling the new Agent Orange. Plus, Debra Galant, the former Suburban Life columnist for The New York Times, will talk about her new novel set in the New Jersey suburbs; former New Jersey governor Jim Florio and Forbes.com editor David Andelman the latest on the Dubai Ports World deal; and listener calls on television: the good, the bad and why bad is sometimes better.
Port-sighted
Jim Florio, former Governor of New Jersey, former Congressmen (D-NJ1), CEO of Xspand, an asset management company
- on lack of Congressional oversight of the Committee on Foreign Investment's approval of the Dubai Ports World deal
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David Andelman, executive editor of Forbes.com
- on the ...
- on lack of Congressional oversight of the Committee on Foreign Investment's approval of the Dubai Ports World deal
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David Andelman, executive editor of Forbes.com
- on the ...
Desperate Housewives
Debra Galant, author Rattled (St. Martin's Press 2006)
- on life in the suburbs and her new novel
» Rattled (St. Martin's Press 2006)
- on life in the suburbs and her new novel
» Rattled (St. Martin's Press 2006)
Depleted
Glen Lawrence, professor of Biochemistry and Bioinorganic Chemistry at Long Island University
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Herbert Reed, retired army staff sargent
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Jeffrey Dinowitz, New York State Assemblyman 81st District
- on the problem of depleted uranium
» Glen Lawrence at Long ...
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Herbert Reed, retired army staff sargent
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Jeffrey Dinowitz, New York State Assemblyman 81st District
- on the problem of depleted uranium
» Glen Lawrence at Long ...
Open Phones
Listeners call in about "good" television vs. "guilty-pleasure" tv
Required Reading
Dubai Deal's Collapse Prompts Fears Abroad on Trade With U.S. (The New York Times)
Water plumes spewing from 'ice volcano' seen on a moon of Saturn (The Independent)
U.S. to quit Abu Ghraib prison (Chicago Tribune)
Interior Secretary Gale Norton Resigns (Washington Post)
Photo File: Suburban Scribe
Debra Galant, Baristanet Blogger
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