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Without new controls on spending, President Obama's plans to cover the uninsured could add substantially to the nation's debt. We'll discuss the costs of various heath care reform proposals and financing options.
Len Nichols, director of the health policy program at the New America Foundation
Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies, Cato Institute
Peter Orszag, director, Office of Management and Budget former director, Congressional Budget Office, and former senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution and author of "Saving Social Security"
The story of a Southern county that defied the Confederacy. Diane and her guests discuss how a poor Mississippi farmer led his neighbors in a fight to support the Union at the height of the Civil War.
Sally Jenkins, columnist for The Washington Post and author of 'The Real All-American' as well as 'It's Not About the Bike' with Lance Armstrong.
John Stauffer, Chairman of the History of American Civilization Program and professor of English and African American Studies at Harvard University.
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