Nancy Cook, National Journal Economic & Fiscal Policy Correspondent
Topic: Guest will discuss the impact of sequestration including when specific cuts would take effect and how much of an impact the sequester as a whole will have on the U.S. economy.
Karen Jacobs, Reuters Correspondent
Topic: A discussion on the state of U.S. air travel including pending impacts due to sequestration, as well as the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways.
Harold Holzer, Scholar & Author, “Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America” and New York Historical Society Hertog Fellow
Topic: Guest, a scholar who has spent 4 decades studying President Lincoln, will talk about his surge in popularity and what his political legacy means in modern times.