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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

CNN senior international correspondent Christiane Amanpour has been reporting from Tehran these last two weeks. Hear what it’s been like as a veteran journalist and an Iranian woman reporting on the post-election unrest in Iran. Plus, a brief history of the real estate mania that led to the mortgage crisis.

Guests:

Christiane Amanpour

Amanpour on Iran

Forty years ago, Christiane Amanpour's family left their native Iran. Today, the Chief International Correspondent for CNN discusses the latest from that country, and assesses the role of the professional and amateur media covering the first web 2.0 revolution.

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House Proud or House Poor?

Alyssa Katz, journalist, professor of journalism at NYU and the author of Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us talks about real estate mania and the mortgage crisis.

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A Stronger House of Cards?

William Cohan, contributing editor at Fortune magazine and author of House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street, discusses the current state of the economy and what effect the new bank regulations will have.

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Sinking Economy, Rising Rents

Jack Freund, vice president of the Rent Stabilization Association which represents 25,000 landlords who own rent regulated apartments, reacts to last night's ruling by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board to approve rent increases for the coming year. Tenants with one year leases will see a 3% ...

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License to Teach (Yoga)

Yoga schools that provide teacher training are now required to get a license. Alison West, director of Yoga Union Teacher Training, discusses how this will affect the industry. Daily News columnist Bill Hammond writes about the law today.

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