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10:00State Finances and Federal Aid

The current economic crisis is forcing many state budgets into the red. A look at revenue short-falls across the country, likely spending cuts, and prospects for federal aid.

Guests

Ray Scheppach, National Governors Association

Bill Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures

Governor Bill Ritter, governor, Colorado

Governor Mark Sanford, Governor, South Carolina

Gov. Ed Rendell, governor of Pennsylvania

11:00Toni Morrison: "A Mercy" (Knopf)

Toni Morrison presents her latest novel. Set in the 17th century, it centers on four women from different backgrounds, all enslaved in different ways.

Guests

Toni Morrison, recipient of the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, Princeton professor emerita, and author of "Beloved," "The Bluest Eye," "Sula," "Song of Solomon," "Tar Baby," and "Love."

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