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.
Guest Host: Steve Roberts
The Federal Reserve’s $85 billion bailout of insurance giant, AIG, does not seem to have calmed fears in the financial sector. Analysis of the widening crisis, its implications for the economy, and news calls for regulatory reform.
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- Michael Santoli Associate Editor, Barron's Magazine
- Robert Shapiro Former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, co-founder and chairman of Sonecon and author of Futurecast: How Superpowers, Populations, and Globalization Will Change the Way You Live and Work
- Alex Pollock Resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and former president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.
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