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Lisa Jackson talked with Walter Isaacson about the Environmental Protection Agency. Topics included the Clean Water Act, BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the recycling of rare metals used …

National security experts talked about U.S. interests in the Middle East and the prospects for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Among the topics they addresse…

Former cabinet officials and others spoke about the political climate in Washington and several proposals for some structural changes to organizations and legislative rules in order to prom…

During a day-long forum focusing on economic, environmental and political issues, Mayor Mitch Landrieu spoke about recovery efforts in New Orleans and said that the federal government should…

Kenneth Feinberg talked about the differences between the BP Oil Spill Compensation Fund and compensation funds like the ones for victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He a…

Bill Gates talked about education and health care in the U.S. and around the world. Topics included the environment and his charitable initiatives. He was interviewed by Walter Isaacson. He …

Walter Isaacson talked about a report on the impact of Agent Orange and dioxin contamination in Vietnam. The report also contains recommendations for cleaning up contaminated hot spots. The …

Walter Isaacson spoke about the relationship between Albert Einstein and the atomic bomb. Mr. Isaacson is the author of Einstain: His Life and the Universe, published by Simon and Schuster.…

Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett examines America at the end of the 20th century and first decade of the 21st. His analysis of recent U.S history begins with the end of the Cold War …