|
Past Programs Programs and audio organized by date; updated daily Related Links
|
|
November 17 - 21, 2003 Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday MONDAY, NOV. 17, 2003 HOUR 1: (11 a.m.)
Federal energy bill Midwest farmers will be watching as the U.S. Senate takes up final debate today on an energy bill that could boost the ethanol industry. The pending energy legislation would double ethanol production in the next decade. Corn-based ethanol is used as a gasoline additive. Gary Eichten and his guests discuss the federal energy bill. Guests: Michael Noble, executive director of Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy; and Charli Coon, senior policy analyst for energy and environment at the Heritage Foundation. Related Links
HOUR 2: (12 p.m.)
Richard Boucher on U.S. foreign relations and the Iraq war Richard Boucher, department spokesman and assistant secretary at the U.S. Dept. of State's Bureau of Public Affairs, spoke recently to a public audience in St. Paul. He answered questions about the U.S.-led war in Iraq, Iraqi reconstruction, and nuclear arsenals in the U.S. and abroad. The event was co-sponsered by the Minnesota International Center, and The American Foreign Service Association of the Upper Midwest, and the St. Paul-Minneapolis Committee of Foreign Affairs. Related Links
TUESDAY, NOV. 18, 2003 HOUR 1: (11 a.m.)
Journalistic ethics Jeffrey Dvorkin, National Public Radio ombudsman, talks with Gary Eichten about journalistic ethics. He discusses receiving, investigating, and responding to queries from the public regarding editorial standards in programming. Guests: Jeffrey Dvorkin, National Public Radio ombudsman Related Links
HOUR 2: (12 p.m.)
Ahmad's war On Oct. 28, Ahmad Shawakat, the subject of the documentary Ahmad's War: Inside Out was killed in Iraq. Shawkat had returned home from exile to Mosul after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. In March, 2003, Senior radio Correspondent Michael Goldfarb traveled to Northern Iraq, where he met Shawkat. Related Links
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 2003 HOUR 1: (11 a.m.)
Bush in Britain: Iraq war was necessary After landing in London Tuesday afternoon for a three-day stay amid lots of protests and even more security, Bush arrived at Buckingham Palace. He gives a speech Wednesday to convince skeptical Britons that the war in Iraq was necessary. Related Links
HOUR 2: (12 p.m.)
Bush visits London President Bush is in London -- with plans to forcefully defend his invasion of Iraq to a skeptical British public. The main welcome ceremony is set for Wednesday morning at Buckingham Palace. Afterward, Bush delivers what the White House is calling a major foreign policy speech at London's Banqueting House. Related Links
THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 2003 HOUR 1: (11 a.m.)
The Medicare prescription drug bill A Republican-backed Medicare prescription drug bill would make the most far-reaching changes in Medicare since the program's creation in 1965. It would add a prescription drug benefit, with federal subsidies for lower-income seniors. In addition, it would encourage private companies to create new preferred provider organizations, in hopes that seniors would select them over the traditional health care system they have known. Guests: Susan Bartlett Foote, director of the Division of Health Services Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota Related Links
HOUR 2: (12 p.m.)
Tommy Thompson at the National Press Club Tommy Thompson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the bipartisan Medicare agreement reached this week by House and Senate Conferees at the National Press Club. A vote is expected on the plan in the next two weeks. Thompson believes this is potentially the most significant improvement for the healthcare of seniors in 40 years. Related Links
FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 2003 HOUR 1: (11 a.m.)
JFK assassination, 40 years ago At the 40th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's death, the moments remain frozen in the American psyche, the assassination still a source of fascination for historians, conspiracy theorists and an estimated 2.2 million people who visit Dealey Plaza each year. Guests: Jack Tunheim, chair, JFK Assassination Records Review Board in Washington, D.C. Related Links
HOUR 2: (12 p.m.)
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at National Press Club Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses the National Press Club to launch a national tour discussing the Bush administration's record on the environment. Kennedy is well known for his environmental advocacy work for the Natural Resources Defense Council and Hudson Riverkeeper. He argues that the Bush administration consistently puts polluters ahead of America's health and environment. Related Links
|
![[Document]](/standard/images/002/icon_forum.gif){kind=icon}
Share your views in ![[Document]](/standard/images/002/icon_doc.gif){kind=icon}
