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Guest host: Frank Sesno
Several prominent congressional leaders are seeking modifications to the proposed $700 billion Treasury bail out plan. An update on the high speed effort to roll out the most massive government intervention plan since the Great Depression.
Steve Bartlett, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Financial Services Roundtable
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)"
David Wessel, economics editor, The Wall Street Journal
Guest host: Frank Sesno
The latest teen birth rate figures are up after a 15-year decline, and the presidential campaign has renewed questions over the effectiveness and appropriateness of comprehensive sex education and abstinence-only education. A look at the trends in teen sexuality and efforts to influence young people's decision making.
Sarah Brown, director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Valerie Huber, executive director, National Abstinence Education Association
Debra Hauser, executive vice president, Advocates for Youth
Stan Weed, director and CEO, Institute for Research and Evaluation
Douglas Kirby, senior research scientist, Education, Training and Research Associates
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