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10:00President-Elect Obama and the Economic Crisis

Barack Obama met with his economic advisors Friday to discuss the economic crisis. The Treasury Department proposes additional measures to address the financial crisis. A look at possible steps by the president-elect to reassure anxious Americans about the state of the economy

Guests

Alice Rivlin, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. She served as Vice Chair, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (1996-99);Director, White House Office of Management and Budget (1994-96);Deputy Director, White House Office of Management and Budget (1993-94) as was the Founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office (1975-83)

Greg Ip, U.S. economics editor, "The Economist"

Governor Jennifer Granholm, Governor of Michigan, Democrat

11:00Jonathan Alter: "Between The Lines" (State Street Press)

The popular Newsweek columnist and MSNBC commentator on covering some of the biggest stories of the past twenty years. He also reflects on his fight against cancer and Barack Obama's historic victory.

Guests

Jonathan Alter, Jonathan Alter is a senior editor for "Newsweek" and a contributing correspondent and analyst for NBC News.

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