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How did local politicians vote on the bailout bill, and where do we go from here? Plus,30 Issues in Thirty Days continues with a look at U.S. policy toward Russia and China. Did the Cold War and the Space Race really end?
This Friday is our next 30 Issues Wiki: Immigration Policy. Collaborate with others to produce the segment here!
Bailout Fallout
The NY and NJ delegation had a big effect on the defeat of the bailout plan. Republican Scott Garrett (R-NJ 5th) and Democrat Jose Serrano (D-NY 16th) voted against the proposal, while Democrat Gregory Meeks (D-NY 6th) and Republican Vito Fossella (R-NY 13th) voted for it.
Make Friends, Influence People
William F. Baker, president emeritus of Educational Broadcasting Corp., and coauthor Michael O'Malley, talk about their new book Leading with Kindness: How Good People Consistently Get Superior Results.
30 Issues: China and Russia
Robert Guest, Washington correspondent for The Economist, on the candidates position on US-China policy.
James R. Lilley, former ambassador to China and Korea, talks about what the next president will face when it comes to relations with China.
Dmitri Simes, president of the Nixon Center and publisher of The National Interest, reviews U.S. foreign policy toward Russia.
Wall Street, Main Street, My Street
How are the troubles on Wall St. and the goings-on in Washington affecting your savings? Robert Brokamp, editor of the "Rule Your Retirement" newsletter for The Motely Fool, looks at your savings future. What is happening to your savings? Any questions for Robert? Comment below!
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The Rocky Road Ahead
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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.
Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.- Comments [41]
Tweet If You Use Twitter
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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.
What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!- Comments [15]
Don't Say That, Literally
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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")
What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!- Comments [172]
From Denmark with Love
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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.
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Squatting, Then and Now
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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.
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