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January 01, 1990 - June 09, 2012 + Left, Right & Center

Tax Tea Parties; EPA on CO2; CIA and Torture; Raul Castro listen Download

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Are those tax protests real revolts or a tempest in a teapot? The EPA says it’s in charge of CO2. Plus, the CIA torture fallout,...

Economy – up?; Piracy; Defense Budget; Cuba listen Download

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A "glimmer of hope," says President Obama. Have we turned the corner on the economy or are we just laundering toxic assets for the hedge...

G-20: Did Anything Happen? Obama's Budget 'Prowess' listen Download

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So did the G-20 nations save the world or was it all sleight-of-hand? Also, an in-depth explanation of the process that Obama is using to...

Geithner's Plan; Social Safety Net; Europe on the Stimulus; Afghan Initiative listen Download

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Geithner's bank plan: Will it work? Who bears the greatest risk? Spectrum of economists divided;  Plus, with tent cities cropping up and 14,000 people a...

Iran; AIG; Trillions for T-Bonds; Should Geithner Go? listen Download

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It's a sober sided, substantive show with a few lighthearted moments. We begin with a discussion of the messages President Obama and Israel’s Shimon Peres...

Stocks Up, China Worries; Madoff; Stewart vs Cramer listen Download

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The stock market's up, but how real is this bump? China says it's worried about the reliability of US Treasury Bonds, in which they've invested...

Jobs, Stocks, Economy All Down; Is Obama a Socialist? listen Download

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Jobs and stocks are down, cries of socialism up. Is Obama a radical or just ambitious?

Obama's Budget; Citigroup Bailout; Bobby Jindal's Debut listen Download

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Is Obama's budget the most ambitious economic plan in decades? Does it lay out the building blocks for the 21st century economy? Could it do...

Banks-rupt; Forestalling Foreclosure; Detroit Doom listen Download

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Bill Clinton advised Barack Obama to start looking “at the sunny side of the street.” What will the President say on Tuesday as he gives his first address...

The Stimulus, the Bailout and Judd Gregg listen Download

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Is it too soon to call the Obama Administration a failure? Another look at the economy and the banks, along with a great big dose...

The Economy; The Bailout; The Stimulus listen Download

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The economy's still tanking. Will Washington get it right? The stimulus, executive pay caps, new bank bailouts, plus Tom Daschle's taxes.

Slipping into Socialism or Sliding into Protectionism? listen Download

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 President Obama chides Wall Street, while his recovery plan has taken the "bi" out of bipartisan. And Tony takes the President to task for his...

Obamarama; Bankers Behaving Badly; Caroline KO’ed listen Download

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Well, he’s the man now. We discuss the symbolism, the messianic atmosphere surrounding the Inauguration versus the hard realities Obama says we’re facing and the...

Bailout; Geithner, Holder; Gaza; W Legacy; Inauguration listen Download

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Citibank is tanking, BofA got another bailout, and still no single American has received a dollar for mortgage assistance. Is this...

Economy, Unemployment; Gaza Burning; Panetta Kerfuffle listen Download

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We've invented a new dessert, the Panetta Kerfuffle, but that comes later in the show. First, Obama's big speech about the economy, and the inevitable...