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Wednesday February 28, 2007

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10:00Stock Prices/Iraq: A Reporter's Story

Guest host: Katty Kay

A brief discussion about what yesterday's plunge in the stock market may suggest about the U.S. and global economies followed by conversation with a reporter who has covered the Iraq War since it began in 2003. He discusses what he's seen and learned, journalism in a war zone, and the personal toll of his work.

Guests

Knight Kiplinger, editor and chief of the "Kiplinger Letter" and "Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine"

Richard Engel, Middle East correspondent, NBC

11:00Allen Shawn: "Wish I Could Be There" (Viking)

Guest host: Katty Kay

Allen Shawn talks about the biological origins of phobias, and how his personal fears which include phobias about open spaces, air travel, water, and elevators have controlled his life.

Guests

Allen Shawn, pianist, composer, writer, he's on the faculty at Bennington College.

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