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Guest host: Steve Roberts
There are new signs that offer hope the recession is easing, though jobless numbers and consumer spending remain troubling. The outlook for the U.S. economy under Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Kevin Hassett, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
Alice Rivlin, is a 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); and was the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office (1975-83).
Eamon Javers, correspondent, Politico.
Going green at home: small changes you can make to conserve energy and reduce your carbon footprint. How conservation and energy efficiency can affect the overall effort to reduce energy demand and carbon emissions
Seth Bauer, Seth Bauer, director, East Coast operations, Cooler Inc.
Wendy Gordon, editor, Simple Steps and Smarter Cities web sites at the Natural Resources Defense Council www.simplesteps.org. www.smartercities.nrdc.org
Steve Nadel, executive director, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
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