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10:00U.S. Economy

Last month the Dow Jones industrial average suffered its biggest one month loss since 1930. nineteen-thirty. A look the on-going turmoil in the financial and housing sectors… and the prognosis for the U.S. economy in the weeks and months ahead

Guests

Vikas Bajaj, reporter, New York Times

Gene Sperling, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, former national economic advisor during the Clinton administration, and author of "The Pro-Growth Progressive"

Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder of Moodys Economy.com author of Financial Shock: A 360 degree Look at the Subprime Mortgage Implosion and How to Avoid the Next Financial Crisis

James Paulsen, chief investment officer, Wells Capital Management

11:00James Carse: "The Religious Case Against Belief" (Penguin) (Rebroadcast)

A religious scholar examines the difference between belief and religion.

Guests

James Carse, professor emeritus of religion at New York University, where for thirty years he directed the Religious Studies Program. His previous books include, "The Silence of God," Finite and Infinite Games," and "Breakfast at the Victory."

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