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Monday January 29, 2007
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Montgomery County brokers a solution on a controversial day-laborer site. Plus with clean air, public health and schools on the agenda, we look at the prospects for a successful legislative session in Annapolis. It's Maryland Politics Hour, our wrap up of news and views from the Old Line State.
Bruce DePuyt, Host of "NewsTalk," News Channel 8
Andrew A. Green, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County Executive (D)
Roscoe Bartlett, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives (R-MD, 6th Dist)
Brian Frosh, Maryland State Senator (D- Dist. 16- Montgomery County)
The 1915 killing of 1.2 million ethnic Armenians is often called 'the first modern genocide' and is said to have inspired Adolph Hitler's persecution of the Jews. Get a unique history lesson on this incident from 'System of a Down,' a rock band that mixes shrieking guitars and thunderous drums with insightful lyrics and thoughtful dialogue. Kojo sits down with Carla Garapedian, the director of a new film about the band.
Carla Garapedian, filmmaker/director, Screamers; also former BBC correspondent/anchor/producer
Mayor Adrian Fenty has stirred controversy with his school takeover proposal. Now, it's the Board of Education's chance to generate headlines. School Board President Robert Bobb joins Kojo with details about his alternative plan for managing the public schools.
Robert Bobb, President, D.C. Board of Education
Jonetta Rose Barras, WAMU resident political analyst and columnist for "The Examiner"
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