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Tuesday August 7, 2007

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10:00Warrantless Wiretaps

President Bush signed legislation on Sunday which expands the administration's ability to conduct wiretaps without a court order. We'll talk about the specifics of the new law and the ongoing debate over executive office powers.

Guests

David Rivkin, attorney in private practice and former Justice Department official during the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations. Worked in the Office of the Vice President for Dan Quayle.

Evan Perez, reporter, Wall Street Journal

Greg Nojeim, senior counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology

11:00Alan Krueger: "What Makes A Terrorist" (Princeton)

A leading economist explains why most terrorists come from middle-class, often college-educated backgrounds and are not poor and illiterate. A look at the economic roots of terrorism.

Guests

Alan Krueger, professor of economics and public policy at Princeton University, an adviser to the National Counterterrorism Center, and coauthor of "Inequality in America" and "Myth and Measurement."

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