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Greg Palast Joins America's Radio News to talk about Larry Summers, Likely Successor to Chairman of the Fed. Reserve, Ben Bernake
Greg joins us to discuss Larry Summers as Barack Obama’s leading choice for Chairman of the US Federal Reserve. What's Summers' background? What are his critics giving as reasons he shouldn't be appointed? Why is Obama zeroing in on him?
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Aaron Task Writes – 'Cases against Wall Street Executives are Very Difficult for Prosecutors'
Task is a the Editor-In-Chief of Yahoo! Finance and host of "The Daily Ticker" “Why the Feds Are Going After Insider Trading, Not Wall Street CEOs.” Insider-trading cases are somewhat more cut and dry, often involve salacious details, and offered regulators an opportunity to show the public they were cracking down on financial crimes.”
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Delaware Governor Jack Markell (D) Joins America's Radio News to Talk About the Federal Deficit and Sequestration Cuts
Delaware Governor Jack Markell (D) joins America's Radio News to talk about the federal deficit and sequestration cuts looming in the nation's capitol. Gov. Markell discusses the serious impact the sequester will have on his constituents and his meeting with the President after the conclusion of the Winter meeting of the National Governors Association which took place this weekend in Washington, D.C.
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Economist Steven C. Kyle: Outstanding Debt Is Slowing the Economic Recovery
Steven C. Kyle is an expert in macroeconomics and government policy, and a professor of management at Cornell’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Professor Kyle joins us to discuss today’s surprisingly strong jobs numbers, in which unemployment dropped to 7.7% and 146,000 jobs were gained.
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Former IRS Official Michael Grace Details Upcoming Obamacare Tax Hikes
Former IRS official Michael Grace talks with America's Radio News about the upcoming Obamacare tax hikes, some of which take effect Jan. 1st, 2013. Michael has 30 years’ experience specializing in taxation in law firms, accounting firms, and the Federal government. During the 1980s, Michael served at the IRS National Office in Washington, DC.
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Ron Klink Discusses New Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement
Ron Klink is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and he joins us to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement, is currently being negotiated between the United States, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.
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Alan Simpson: Medicare Will Eat a Hole Right Through The U.S. Budget If Not Contained
Alan Simpson is a former Republican senator from Wyoming and the former co-chair of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Alan Simpson talks with America's Radio News about balancing the budget and about Paul Ryan's budget.
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Democratic Strategist Kelly Rucker Bingel Discusses Obama's Handling of the Economy
Kelly Rucker Bingel, a Democratic strategist and a Partner at Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. talks to America's Radio News about the presidential campaign and Obama's handling of the economy.
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Senator Ron Johnson: Obama is Attacking Success and Vilifying Businesses Which is Not the Way to Grow the Economy
Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin phoned in to America's Radio News to discuss the Presidential race and campaigns.
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WSJ Columnist Steve Moore: Expect Major Economic Expansion If Obamacare and Tax Increases Are Repealed
Steve Moore is a columnist with the Wall St. Journal and he talks with America's Radio News about the contrasts between the two speeches from President Obama and Mitt Romney regarding the economy.
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CNBC Technology Correspondent John Fortt Explains Problems Over Facebook IPO
John Fortt is the Technology Correspondent at CNBC and he joins us to talk about the problems with the Facebook IPO since it went public on the NASDAQ exchange.
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Former Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao: The Latest Jobs Numbers
Elaine Chao talks about the labor force participation rate and how the percentage has declined to the lowest rate ever recorded.
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U.S. Has Largest Oil, Gas and Coal Reserves in the World - Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) joined us to talk about the capability of U.S. energy independence. Senator Inhofe says the U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed the United States has the largest reserves of recoveral oil, gas and coal reserves in the world. He also contends that industry experts say that domestic oil can reach U.S. gas pumps in seventy days rather than the 10 years opponents claim.
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Former Shell Oil President John Hofmeister: The U.S. Can Say 'No' to OPEC Oil and Lower Prices at the Same Time
John Hofmeister spent 25 years in the oil industry, and was the president of Shell Oil from 2005-2008. He is now the chairman of the board of the National Urban League and founder of the nonprofit Citizens for Affordable Energy. Mr. Hofmeister talks with America's Radio News about his plan to get America energy indipendent and lower gas and oil prices at the same time.
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Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) Responds to Energy Secretary Statement that Lower Gas Prices are Not Obama Administration Goal
Congressman Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) called in to America's Radio News to discuss the administration's stance on rising gas prices, highlighted in the exchange he had with Obama's Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who said the Administrations overall goal is not to lower gas prices but to lower America's use of oil.
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Why is Gas Prices Going Up While Demand is Going Down? Jack Gerard Discusses the Dynamics
Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, talks to America's Radio News about rising gasoline prices and the interplay of factors that influence the price of oil on the world market.
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China's Currency Manipulation Undercuts U.S. Jobs and Economy - Steven Capozzola
Steven Capozzola, the Media Director at the Alliance for American Manufacturing called in to America's Radio News to discuss the President's effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to America.
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Astronaut Dr. Tom Jones Talks About NASA Space Plans and New Private Venture Space Programs
Former NASA Astronaut, scientist and pilot, Dr. Tom Jones called in to America's Radio News to discuss how NASA budget woes have delayed future space plans. He also talked about the new private venture being planned to replace the Space Shuttle Program.
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Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) Gives Update on Keystone XL Pipeline
Representative Lee Terry (R-NE) phoned in to America's Radio News to discuss the latest status of the Keystone XL pipeline project, estimated to create 20,000 new jobs.
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Holiday Shopping Up Over Last Year at This Time says Financial Expert Jordan Goodman
Jordan Goodman is a personal finance expert and “America’s Money Answers Man.” Jordan joins us to discuss the latest trends of the economy and Standard and Poor’s warning nations in the Euro Zone that they could see their credit ratings downgraded, and how this has stymied good numbers on the stock market today.
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