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10:00Lobbying and the Presidential Campaign

Guest host: Susan Page of USA Today

A discussion on candidates' ties to lobbyists, their positions on lobbying, and voter concerns over moneyed interests in politics.

Guests

Brody Mullins, reporter, "The Wall Street Journal"

Lanny Griffith, CEO and partner - Barbour, Griffith and Rogers

Meredith McGehee, policy director at The Campaign Legal Center; former chief lobbyist at Common Cause

11:00Antonio Skarmeta: "The Dancer and the Thief" (Norton)

Guest host: Susan Page

One of the most widely-read Latin American novelists presents his latest work of fiction. It's a tragicomic tale of love and politics, poetry and dance, hope and despair against post-Pinochet Chile.

Guests

Antonio Scarmeta, Chilean author whose work includes, "The Postman," which inspired the Oscar-winning film, "Il Postino.

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