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Thursday August 9, 2007

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10:00U.S. Housing Market

The sub-prime lending crisis is affecting buyers and sellers in the broader real estate market. We'll talk about the downturn in the real estate market and its impact on the overall economy

Guests

Mark Zandi, chief Economist and co-founder of Moody’s Economy.com

Chip Case, Professor of Economics, Wellesley College

Dave Seiders, chief economist & senior staff vice president, National Association of Home Builders

11:00Norman Pearlstine: "Off the Record" (FGS)

The man at Time magazine who agreed to turn over a reporter's confidential notes to a government prosecutor explains why he did it. Norman Pearlstine talks about the use of confidential sources and why he favors a shield law to protect journalists.

Guests

Norman Pearlstine, editor-in-chief of Time Inc. from 1995 to 2005, previously managing editor of "The Wall Street Journal."

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