Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) calls in at 7:06am to discuss housing foreclosures and how they affect the poor, disenfranchised, minorities, and women.
Actor Michael McKean calls in at 8:30am to talk about the upcoming Spinal Tap “Unwigged & Unplugged” tour.
President Obama ended his first overseas trip in Turkey – a location he said he chose to send a clear message. He said yesterday that the United States and Turkey can send a powerful message of cooperation to the world through their friendship. He also clearly stated that the U.S. is “not at war with Islam.”
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a 2010 Pentagon budget yesterday that reflects major changes in the “scope and significance” of Defense Department priorities. The proposed budget cuts several traditional big-ticket items while investing in programs designed to bolster the military’s ability to wage war against extremist elements in multiple regions at the same time.
A magnitude-4.9 aftershock has hit the central Italian region where rescuers are searching for survivors of the country’s deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless by the powerful 6.3-magnitude quake that struck 70 miles northeast of Rome and at least 179 are reported dead.
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