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Tuesday May 31, 2005

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Week of May 30, 2005

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10:00Housing Market

Housing prices around the country continue to surge even after many had predicted sales to cool. We'll talk about what may be ahead for the residential real estate market and its affect on the U.S. economy.

Guests

William Wheaton, professor, MIT Department of Economics and director of research at the Center for Real Estate

David Lereah, chief economist, National Association of Realtors

11:00Richard McCann: "Mother of Sorrows" (Pantheon)

Ten interwoven stories about growing up in the suburbs. They're stories of discovery, loss and the relationship between a son and his complicated mother.

Guests

Richard McCann, author of "Ghost Letters," is co-director of the graduate program in creative writing at American University.

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