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10:00The Banking Industry

Ongoing gloomy economic reports and a bank failure in California have investors and consumers on edge. A look at health of the banking industry and the ongoing fall out from the subprime mortgage crisis.

Guests

Bert Ely, consultant, financial services industry

Kathleen Day, Center for Responsible Lending

James Leach, director, The Institute Of Politics At Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School Of Government; Former U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1977-2007)

Robert Hartheimer, special advisor, Promontory Financial Group, former director of the Division of Resolutions at the FDIC 1991-1995

11:00Coping With the High Cost of Cancer Drugs

A discussion about the effectiveness of new cancer drugs and the impact of their high price on patients and doctors.

Guests

Dr. John Marshall, Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Neal Meropol, Director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Kevin LaMartina, Patient Resource Navigator, The American Cancer Society, at St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Ed Pezalla, National Medical Director for Aetna Pharmacy Management, Hartford CT.

Randy Burkholder, Associate Vice President of Policy, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

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