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If you've ever suspected you were getting ripped off by your dry cleaner or computer repair guy -- but don't have time to do comparison shopping -- look no further. The editors of Washington Consumers' Checkbook stop by to share why price doesn't always equal quality, and offer expert tips on everything from cell phone plans to air conditioning systems.
Robert Krughoff, President, "Washington Consumers' Checkbook"
Kevin Brasler, Managing Editor, Washington Consumers' Checkbook
It's a major global oil producer, and a leading player in African politics. But eight years since the restoration of democracy in Nigeria, the country is at an electoral crossroads. Kojo gets a preview of upcoming elections.
Princeton Lyman, Senior Fellow and Director of Africa Policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was also the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria from 1986 to 1989.
Rudolf Elbling, Chief of Nigeria Program, IFES
An exhibit of human skeletons, muscular tissue and organs preserved in chemical solutions is making its way to the D.C. area. The traveling exhibition has stirred questions about the way human body parts are used and displayed in public. Join Kojo for a look at this controversial issue.
Roy Glover, Chief Medical Advisor for Premier Exhibitions. He is an anatomist and professor emeritus at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Lucia Tanassi, Medical Anthropologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She works at the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt.
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