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Washington Wednesday Journal

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers an… read more

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone call, faxes and electronic mail. In the first segment, Siegesmund von Ilsemann talked about his perspective on Washington politics as a foreign correspondent. In the newspaper roundtable, talk radio hosts Judy Jarvis, Barry Farber and Ellen Ratner reacted to current news topics. In the next segment, Francis Fukuyama, author of Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity, explained how social trust impacts the modern economy. In the last segment, Senator Coverdell, R-GA, talked about the debate over Medicare reform. close

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Washington Wednesday Journal

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Program ID:
66721-1
Category:
Call-In
Format:
Video Magazine
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Aug 16, 1995 | 6:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Aug 16, 1995 | 6:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Aug 16, 1995 | 6:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 16, 1995 | 11:55am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 16, 1995 | 3:16pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 16, 1995 | 6:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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