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Tuesday August 29, 2006

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10:00Hurricane Katrina: One Year Later

Guest host: Laura Knoy

A discussion with those who have chronicled the disaster, response, and recovery.

Guests

Anderson Cooper, anchor of Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN

Bill Walsh, Washington reporter, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

Melanie Burford, photographer, Dallas Morning News

R. David Paulison, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Sam Pollard, co-producer with Spike Lee and supervising editor, "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts"

11:00Alissa Quart: "Hothouse Kids" (Penguin Press)

Guest host: Laura Knoy

Many parents believe they must do everything possible to nurture the talents of their children. But sometimes they push too hard at too early an age. A former child prodigy talks about the dilemma of raising a gifted child.

Guests

Alissa Quart, author and journalist

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