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The "Sicko" Case for Single Payer

David Gratzer, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care, and Dr. Oliver Fein, chair of the New York Metro chapter of Phsyicians for a National Health Program, debate the pros and cons of a single payer health care system.

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From Baghdad to New York

Nour Al-Khal, assistant and translator to Steven Vincent, a freelance journalist who was killed in Iraq, and Lisa Ramaci, Steven's widow, tell the story of securing Nour a U.S. visa.

Lisa Vincent's Congressional Testimony

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Following Up: Commuting Costs

Peter Henning, professor of law at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit and co-editor of the blog, "White Collar Crime Prof Blog" (part of the Law Professor Blogs Network), and Rachel Barkow, law professor at NYU Law School, look at possible ramifications of the Libby commutation on federal sentencing.

Peter Henning's faculty webpage
Rachel Barkow's faculty webpage

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Are You a Proud Redneck?

We look at two calls we got this week on what it means to be a redneck.

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iPhone, iReview

So hyped it's been dubbed the "Jesus Phone" by bloggers, is the iPhone really all that? If you're one of the blessed few who has one, use it to give us a call and let us know. Peter Rojas, editor of the technology website Engadget, will give us his view.

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