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President Obama's budget calls for new spending to target unemployment as it slashes funding for hundreds of programs and raises taxes on banks and the wealthy. The political battle ahead over the 3.8 trillion dollar plan.
Robert Greenstein, founder and executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Jonathan Weisman, White House reporter for "The Wall Street Journal."
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, chief economist, director, Congressional Budget Office from 2003 to 2006, and senior domestic policy adviser to the McCain Campaign and a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
Water is quickly replacing oil as our most valuable natural resource. Freshwater scarcity affects public health, national security and the global economy. A panel joins Diane to examine how control and distribution of water will affect future domestic and foreign policies.
Steven Solomon, journalist and author of the recently published “Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization” and “The Confidence Game.”
Geoff Dabelko, director of environmental change and security at the Wilson Center.
Julia Bucknall, manager of the central water unit of the World Bank.
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