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Washington Journal for Saturday, May 5

Washington, DC

Newspaper Articles & Phones

On the Phone: Glenn Thrush, Politico, Senior White House Reporter

Topic: President Obama to officially launch reelection campaign.

Frederick Joutz, George Washington University Economics Professor
       
Topic: Latest job numbers from April and what it means for the overall U.S. economy.  

Heather Smith, Rock the Vote President

Topic: The youth vote in the 2012 election, does Obama still have an upper hand from 2008, which way are young people leaning, the impact of young voters in elections 2004 - 2012, young voter demographics, issues that young voters care most about, etc.

Melvin Alston, International Civil Rights Center & Museum Co-Founder

Topic: A discussion on the current state of race relations and civil rights in the United States.  The Center houses the original Woolworth’s counter which became the starting point of a series of peaceful sit-ins in 1960.

Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 8:45am (ET)

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