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Monday August 20, 2007

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Week of August 20, 2007

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10:00 Turmoil in the US and Global Economy

Concerns about the short-term credit industry in the U.S. have sent shockwaves throughout financial markets. Economists discuss how the credit crunch could effect American and world economies.

Guests

Jared Bernstein, a senior fellow and director of the Living Standards Program at the Economic Policy Institute and author of "All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy"

Stephen Moore, member of the Wall Street Journal's editorial board and former President of the Club for Growth

11:00Latest Research on Vitamin D

Doctors and researchers discuss the benefits and risks of vitamin D and why some Americans may not be getting enough of it.

Guests

Paul Coates, Director, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health

Joan McGowan, Director, Musculoskeletal Diseases Branch and the Bone Diseases Program at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

Joan Lappe, professor of nursing and medicine at the Creighton University School of Medicine and investigator with Creighton's Osteoporosis Research Center.

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