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With presidential primaries just seven months away, many states are working to restore Americans' confidence in the fairness of elections. From legislation to combat voter deception to controversial voter ID laws, Kojo explores how far election reform has come since the 2000 and 2004 elections and what more needs to be done.
Robert Pastor, Director of The Center for Democracy and Election Management, at American University
Tova Wang, Democracy Fellow at The Century Foundation
John Fund, Member of the Editorial Board on the Wall Street Journal. He is based in New York.
Robert Richie, Executive Director, Center for Voting and Democracy
Politicians in both parties agree that limiting pet projects would create a leaner, more efficient budget. But most remain committed to "bringing home the bacon" for their home districts. So as Congress takes on a dozen massive spending bills, many observers predict that pledges to cut back on earmarks will go fulfilled. We look at the looming Congressional showdown.
David Hawkings, Managing Editor, CQ Weekly
David Kirkpatrick, Reporter, New York Times
It's taken three weeks of heated negotiations for conservation groups and members of the international community to reach a compromise on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). We'll find out what protections are provided to elephants, whales, tigers, and sharks -- and why you'll soon see limited LEGAL ivory sales despite the worldwide ivory ban.
Peter Pueschel, Program Manager for Wildlife Trade, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Susan Lieberman, Director Global Species Programme, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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