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The Administration plans the most sweeping overhaul of financial industry regulations since the Great Depression. The new rules expand powers for the Federal Reserve and change how mortgages are underwritten.
Peter Wallison, Arthur F. Burns fellow in financial policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute; served as general counsel of the U.S. Treasury department in the Reagan Administration
Greg Ip, U.S. economics editor, "The Economist"
David Min, associate director for financial markets policy, Center for American Progress
A detailed history of the National Security Agency from its conception during World War II to its role in the wars in Afghanistan and Iran.
Matthew Aid, intelligence historian and regular commentator for the "New York Times," "Financial Times," "National Journal," Associated Press, and CBS News.
Join Diane Rehm as she interviews Carl Kasell at George Washington University's Jack Morton Auditorium.