Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Analysis of the week’s top international news stories including U.S. and Iraqi negotiations on troop withdrawals, the latest on Russia and Georgia, the U.S.-Polish missile-defense pact, and Taliban attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Guests
- Khalid Hasan U.S. correspondent for "Daily Times" and "The Friday Times" of Lahore, Pakistan
- Julian Barnes Pentagon reporter for the "Los Angeles Times"
- Scott Wilson Foreign editor, "The Washington Post"
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