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Former President Bill Clinton declined to make a decision before leaving office about whether the U.S. should move forward with a missile defense program. A panel talks about President George W. Bush's declared intention to proceed, despite the disapproval of much of the rest of the world, including U.S. allies.
Joseph Cirincione, senior vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress
Gill Bates, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
H. Baker Spring, research fellow at the Heritage Foundation
Many Americans think the economic boom of the 90's was good for themselves, for the country and for the world. Social critic Thomas Frank is not among those boosters. His new book outlines the downside of the "new economy."
Thomas Frank, Author
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