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The death of another child in the District has opened the city up to renewed questions about its ability to protect its youngest residents. Join Kojo as we talk with one advocate about other child protection systems the city could emulate -- and why more money isn't necessarily the solution.
Richard Wexler, Executive Director, National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
Alan Abramowitz, Regional Director, Southern Region - Judicial Circuit 11 & 16, Florida Department of Children and Families
Maryland's zoo in Baltimore city is often overshadowed by its counterpart in the Washington area. Supporters of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore are working hard to generate interest and draw people into that part of the city. But the zoo has been hit hard financially in recent years. Join Kojo as he speaks with the former state legislator and businessman who's in charge of the effort to put the Maryland Zoo back on the map.
Don Hutchinson, Interim President and CEO, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Rising tensions between Georgia and Russia are bringing back memories of a different era in global politics. Russia is being accused of trying to annex breakaway regions of Georgia -- and the recent flyover of Russian jets into Georgian airspace is fueling those allegations. Join Kojo as we look at what this dispute could mean for American interests in the region, and why it's reminding some observers of the Cold War era.
Andrew Kuchins, Senior Fellow and Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies
James Goldgeier, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University; Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Co-Author, "America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11"
It's impossible for a government to successfully administer an anti-poverty program if it doesn't first have a clear definition for what poverty actually is. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is unveiling a new way of measuring poverty and deciding who should and shouldn't receive benefits -- one he hopes will set a national standard. We'll explore the plan and how local and federal governments decide who's poor and who's not.
Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies and Co-Director, Center on Children and Families, Brookings Institution; Majority Staff Director, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives (1995-2000)
Douglas Besharov, Director, the Welfare Reform Academy, a joint project of American Enterprise Institute and the University of Maryland School of Public Policy
Linda Gibbs, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, Office of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
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