Open Phones, Part 2
Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Are apologies from business leaders important?”
29 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Are apologies from business leaders important?”
29 viewsRepresentative Silvestre Reyes talked about the previous day meeting of Congressional leaders with President Obama about Afghanistan, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic commu…
59 viewsBing West, former assistant defense secretary in the Reagan Administration, talked about his recent trip to Afghanistan where he spent more than three weeks assessing the military situation …
77 viewsDavid Chalian talked about Congressional politics, including the New York 20th District results, the Justice Department’s decision to drop its case against former Senator Ted Stevens of Alas…
61 viewsRepresentative Jim Himes talked about the executive compensation bill that he co-authored and how the U.S. should approach new regulations of financial markets. The bill (HR 1664), which Rep…
88 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on President Obama’s statement that the differences among the G20 countries are “vastly overstated.”
40 viewsErika Bolstad reported by phone on the Justice Department’s decision to drop its case against former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska.
87 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on President Obama’s statement that the differences among the G20 countries are “vastly overstated.”
91 viewsJosh Zumbrun talked about Treasury Secretary Geither’s meeting with the House Democratic Caucus about the Treasury Department’s efforts to financial assist U.S. banks. Mr. Zumbrun responded …
147 viewsRepresentative Jim Langevin talked about President Obama’s executive order reversing restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, and he responded to telephone calls and …
106 viewsRepresentative John Larson spoke by phone about Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s meeting with the Democratic Caucus.
37 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Has your view of the American dream changed?” Jonathan Allen reported throughout the program on what’s happening on Capitol Hill.
49 viewsBob Cusack talked about the federal budget and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s address to a joint meeting of Congress later in the morning.
59 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the new spending backed by Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke. Bob Cusack commented on the news of the day throughout the program. A clip was shown…
68 viewsKeith Epstein talked about his Business Week cover story, “The Home Foreclosure Fiasco,” and responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. The story examines how industry lobbyists are t…
103 viewsT.R. Goldman talked about the latest news on negotiations on the economic stimulus package.
50 viewsRobert Schlesinger, author of White House Ghosts, talked about the history of inauguration speeches and the role of speechwriters. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.
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