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Worries about a recession and the overall health of the nation’s economy have been at the top of the news in recent months. But some now believe the nation’s economic picture is improving. Whether recent gains on Wall Street mean the worst may be coming to an end
Rea Hederman, Senior Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation
Knight Kiplinger, editor and chief of the "Kiplinger Letter" and "Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine"
Jared Bernstein, a senior fellow and director of the Living Standards Program at the Economic Policy Institute and author of "Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries)"
Phillip Swagel, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, U.S. Department of Treasury
In two thousand three, an openly gay priest from the tiny, rural Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire was elected Bishop… Gene Robinson talks about his faith, his homosexuality… and the schism his election created in the church he loves.
Gene Robinson, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire