America’s Collision Course With The Debt Ceiling
As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
The well-loved classic "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott is about the four March sisters and their mother – Father spends much of the book away as a Civil War chaplain. In her new novel, author Geraldine Brooks imagines Mr. March’s side of the story.
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- Geraldine Brooks Also author of the novel "Year of Wonders" and the nonfiction books "Nine Parts of Desire" and "Foreign Correspondence."
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