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Tuesday December 20, 2005

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10:00Congressional Wrap Up

Congress is trying to wrap up year end business including budget cuts, Gulf Coast recovery funds, and arctic drilling. A look at 11th hour House votes and what's ahead in the Senate.

Guests

Ron Elving, Washington editor for National Public Radio

Charlie Cook, editor and publisher of the "Cook Political Report"

Jackie Calmes, lead political reporter for the Wall Street Journal

11:00John Carlin: "Masters of American Comics" (Yale)

A look at the of comics as an art form - from Krazy Kat to Snoopy to today's graphic novels.

Guests

John Carlin, independent writer and curator, CEO of media firm 'Funny Garbage' and co-author of "Imagining America - Icons of 20th-Century American Art."

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