Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
Widespread lay-offs at large and small U.S. companies add to pressure on Congress to pass a financial rescue plan. A look at unemployment projections and administration efforts to drum up bipartisan support for an eight-hundred-twenty-five billion dollar stimulus plan.
Guests
- Lawrence Mishel President of the Economic Policy Institute
- Sudeep Reddy Economics reporter, Wall Street Journal.
- Alan Viard Resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute
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