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Voters in the District, Maryland and Virginia take to the polls on February 12th to vote in Republican and Democratic primaries. We get a primer on what's at stake on election day, and look at what happens next -- how delegates are chosen and how they'll vote.
Bob Benenson, Editor, CQ Politics.com
Jamin Raskin, Maryland State Senator (D- Dist. 20 Montgomery County); and Professor of Law, American University's Washington College of Law
Robert Kabel, Chairman, DC Republican Committee
Eric J. Finkbeiner, Director of Virginia Government Relations, McGuireWoods Consulting; also Virginia Capital Chapter Chair, Republican National Lawyer's Association.
In Baltimore, schools CEO Andres Alonso is making headlines with a plan to offer cash to students who improve their scores on state assessment exams. Alonso says the school system has a "moral obligation" to help students pass the exams. But the plan is getting mixed reviews from some members of the city's school board. We look at the specifics of the proposal, and explore the broader challenge of inspiring students.
Andres Alonso, CEO, Baltimore Public Schools
Sara Neufeld, Education Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Aleta Margolis, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Inspired Teaching
Newspapers across the U.S. are dominated by presidential primaries and economic turmoil on Wall Street. But what are newspaper readers in Paris, Sao Paulo and Mexico City reading about? We talk with journalists abroad about the top headlines in their hometowns.
Paulo Sotero, Director of the Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center; Contributing Columnist, "O Estado De Sao Paulo"
Olivier Da Lage, Deputy Editor and Chief, Radio France International
Jose Carreno, Op-ed Page Editor, El Universal (Mexico)
After years of complaining about World Bank and International Monetary Fund policies, Latin America is taking action. Hear about the "Bank of the South" (Banco del Sur) -- a new financial institution created by Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, and others, and what it means to politics and development across Latin America.
Paulo Sotero, Director of the Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center; Contributing Columnist, "O Estado De Sao Paulo"
Mark Weisbrot, Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research
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