Larry Noble, Executive Director of the Center for Responsive Politics, discusses money and influence-peddling at the conventions. Dale Maharidge describes his journey across America to document the feelings of Americans before and after 9/11 for his latest book, Homeland. And Lawrence Wright’s latest article for the New Yorker examines the Madrid train bombings and Al Qaeda’s increasing use of the Internet.
Larry Noble
Larry Noble from the Center for Responsive Politics — an organization that monitors how money influences elections and public policy.
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Dale Maharidge
Dale Maharidge on the state of the American psyche, before and after 9/11, in his new book Homeland.
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Lawrence Wright
New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Wright investigates the significance and implications of the Madrid train bombings as they relate to new Al Qaeda strategies.
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