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Guest host: Katty Kay
Health care overhaul in the House. Congressional Democrats get a boost from the A-A-R-P and the American Medical Association. An update on the push for health care legislation.
Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times
Jonathan Allen, Congressional Reporter for Politico
Congressman Jim Marshall, Democrat, Georgia, 8th District
Congressman Earl Pomeroy, Democrat, North Dakota, 1st District member, House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, and is involved in the Democratic "Blue Dog" health care efforts.
Congressman Michael Burgess, Republican,Texas, 26th District
Congressman Gerry Connolly, Democrat,Virginia, 11th District member, House Budget Committee, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, (D-California) Co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Guest host: Katty Kay
A daughter delves into secret police files in Hungary to discover the truth about her parents, how they were spied on and betrayed during the Cold War.
Kati Marton, author and journalist
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