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The nation's chief financial accountant explains why the nation is headed toward financial disaster. He explains how we got into our current fiscal predicament and what we can do to prevent financial collapse.
David Walker, certified public accountant who was appointed the 7th comptroller general of the United States on November 9, 1998. From 1987 to 1989 he was assistant secretary of labor for pension and welfare benefit programs. From 1989 to 1998 he was a partner at Arthur Andersen, LLP.
Frank Wolf, Republican Congressman from Virginia.
Diane and her guests, including person with Parkinson's (PWP) and former Washington Post restaurant critic Phyllis Richman, talk about living with Parkinson's disease, the latest research on its causes and possible methods of treatment and prvention, and the scope of advocacy efforts across the country.
Phyllis Richman, author, restaurant critic, and PWP (person with Parkinson's)
Dr. Thomas Hyde, senior staff scientist in the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health
Amy Comstock Rick, chief executive officer of the Parkinson's Action Network
Steven Gulie, Parkinson's patient who has undergone surgical implantation of a deep brain stimulation device. He is a technical writer for Apple and wrote about his surgery for the March issue of WIRED magazine.
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