Saturday, April 5, 2008

9 a.m.

WJFK-106.7 FM

The Business of Government Hour: How the Department of Housing and Urban Development is working to stabilize the home mortgage market, to modernize the Federal Housing Administration, and to support displaced residents in the Gulf Coast

Albert Morales and co-host Steve Sieke of IBM, with Roy Bernardi, deputy secretary of Housing and Urban Development

9:30 a.m.

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Think Tank: An examination of why obesity and Type 2 diabetes have increased over the past 25 years despite Americans eating less fat and exercising more

Ben Wattenberg with Gary Taubes, science journalist and author of the new book “Good Calories/Bad Calories”

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11 a.m.

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This Is America: A roundtable conversation about race in America

Dennis Wholey with Deborah Simmons of The Washington Times; Roger Wilkins and Jabari Asim of the NAACP’s Crisis magazine; Michelle Bernard of the Independent Women’s Forum; the Rev. Morris L. Shearin Sr. of the Israel Baptist Church; and Fath Davis Ruffins of the Smithsonian Institution

6 p.m.

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CNN

This Week In Politics: Dueling Democrats; Sen. John McCain takes a tour to shore up his conservative base; the politics of the Beijing Olympics; the campaign war chests of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama

Tom Foreman with Jay Carney of Time magazine; Jonathan Martin of the Politico; Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez; sportswriter Mike Wise of The Washington Post; Evan Tracey, Campaign Media Analysis Group; and Bill Schneider and Roland Martin, both of CNN

6:30 p.m.

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To The Contrary: The mortgage crisis and its impact on American families; babies in the workplace; the credit crunch and student loans

Bonnie Erbe with Irene Natividad of the Global Summit of Women; Michelle Bernard of the Independent Women’s Forum; Megan Beyer of Women for Obama; and Linda Chavez of the Center for Equal Opportunity

7 p.m.

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Inside Washington: The economy and its impact on homeowners and consumers

Gordon Peterson with Nina Totenberg of NPR; Evan Thomas of Newsweek; and syndicated columnists Mark Shields and Charles Krauthammer

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