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10:00FAA and Airline Safety Inspections

The Federal Aviation Administration comes under scrutiny as former inspectors raise concerns about how the agency conducts safety inspections of the airlines. A look at whether the FAA is too close to the industry it regulates…

Guests

Del Quentin Wilber, national aviation reporter, "The Washington Post"

Michael Boyd, aviation consultant

Rep. John Mica (R-FL), ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

11:00Hans Blix: "Why Nuclear Disarmament Matters" (Boston Review)

The former U.N. chief weapons inspector says the world is sleepwalking towards a new arms race. He joins us to discuss his proposals for how the nuclear powers can walk back from another build-up and reduce their nuclear arsenals.

Guests

Hans Blix, Chair of the Swedish government's Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction, former UN chief weapons inspector, and author of "Disarming Iraq."

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