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Washington Journal for Wednesday, June 6

Washington, DC

Sean Sullivan, National Journal's Hotline On Call, Editor

Topic:  Guest will discuss Tuesday night’s Wisconsin recall results, what It means nationally, and share results from other key primary races.

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Budget & Joint Economic Cmtes., Member

Topic:  Possible action by the Federal Reserve to stimulate the economy in light of last week’s unemployment numbers and global economic uncertainty; Fed Chairman Bernanke’s appearance before the Joint Economic Committee Thursday; the CBO Report that was released yesterday; and jobs and the economy.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Cmte.

Topic: Senator will talk about boosting the economy and creating jobs and weigh in on issues he’s working on including student loan debt, the Password Protection Act and reform on the Federal Drug Administration.  The guest is a former Supreme Court clerk and attorney general so will also talk about SCOTUS and the health care law and enforcing Wall Street laws.

Michael Joseph Gross, Vanity Fair, Contributing Editor

Topic: As part of our Spotlight on Magazine series, Vanity Fair’s Michael Joseph Gross joins us on Wednesday, June 6th to discuss his story for Vanity Fair about the internet, how it was created and the debate over who (if anyone) should control it. With an eye towards the end of the year when “diplomats from 193 countries will converge” on Dubai to “renegotiate a United Nations treaty called the International Telecommunications Regulations” Gross looks at various countries around the world and their approach to how the internet is used and regulated.

Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 10:03am (ET)

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