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Monday December 5, 2005
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Week of December 5, 2005
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Guest host: Mary Tillotson
International terrorist threats make the headlines, but experts say home-grown attacks also pose a great threat. In fact, more than 60 plots have been uncovered in the past decade. We look at what investigators know about current domestic terror threats.
Mark Potok, Director, Intelligence Project and Editor of "Intelligence Report," Southern Poverty Law Center
Mark Pitcavage, Director of Fact Finding, Anti-Defamation League
Daniel Levitas, Author of "The Terrorist Next Door: The Militia Movement and the Radical Right" (Thomas Dunne Books)
John Lewis, Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism, FBI
Guest host: Mary Tillotson
Experts say most people could save hundreds of dollars by taking a second look at their healthcare insurance options. But time is ticking away for federal employees to make changes to their insurance plans. We look at Open Season.
Walt Francis, Editor, "Checkbook's 2007 Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees" (Pub: Washington Consumers' Checkbook)
Guest host: Mary Tillotson
Members of the local science fiction community on resources, publishing, and the long-term appeal of the genre.
Colleen Cahill, Library of Congress' Recommending Officer for Science Fiction and Fantasy; book reviewer for Bookpage, Fast Forward, and SFRevu; and a member of the Washington Science Fiction Association
Ernest Lilley, editor, "Future Washington: 16 New Tales of Tomorrow in the Nation's Capital"; and secretary, Washington Science Fiction Association.
Brenda Clough, author of "How Like A God" (Tor Books)
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