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Washington Journal for Friday, February 22

Washington, DC

On the Phone: Justin Sink, The Hill, Staff Writer

Topic: Our guest joins us with a preview of the week ahead in Congress as they return next week with sequestration cuts looming on March 1st.

Colin Goddard, Brady Ctr. to Prevent Gun Violence, Federal Legislation Asst. Dir.

Topic: Guest will talk about efforts at the federal and state levels to strengthen gun control laws in America, and share his personal perspective as a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. 

John Reed, Foreign Policy, National Security Reporter

Topic: Guest will discuss recent evidence that the Chinese government is behind a series of massive cyber attacks on U.S. government and business interests – and how the Obama administration is responding.

Paul Taylor, Pew Research Center, Executive Vice President 

Topic: In light of new findings that the U.S. could be facing a retirement deficit as high as $6.6 trillion, guest will discuss the state of retirement savings for older Americans. Guest will also discuss how the savings shortfall highlights a great economic divide between older Americans who are prepared for retirement and those who are not and other factors influencing when people are retiring.

Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 10:39am (ET)

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