
Frank Wonderful conversation with Wendell Berry--thank you!

Mary
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The Diane Rehm Show Mon. @ 10: The fight against Islamist terror groups. A terrorist attack in Somalia raises concerns about Al Qaeda's reach, and its relationship to the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. What's your take on the Obama administration's approach to counter-terrorism?
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President Obama shifts U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gets grilled on Capitol Hill. And same-sex marriage is voted out in New York but in in D.C. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

International reaction to President Obama's new strategy in Afghanistan. Pakistan's prime minister says Osama bin Laden is not in his country. And Iran says it will build 10 new nuclear plants. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

The Diane Rehm Show Friday News Roundup: The president's Afghanistan strategy, Ben Bernanke's Capitol Hill grilling, and the same sex marriage votes in N.Y. and D.C. What do you think of President Obama's decision to include a withdrawal timeline in his Afghanistan decision?

The Diane Rehm Show Author Greg Mortenson and Diane after the show (he made it to the studio in the nick of time after being stuck in D.C. traffic!)

Diane Felt
I've an idea
that I would call Pass the Peace! #1 If you own 3 Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson,
write your name on the inside cover. #2 Pass it along to someone else
to read. Instruct them to write their name inside after they've read it
and then have them pass it along. Once filled, donate to a library. #3 If you have the m...eans, consider
purchasing this book as Christmas gifts. Also, his new book, "Stones into Schools".

Nima Rad Irani Whats going on with the CATO institute guy? Does he assume we are idiots ? BTW Moody's and Zandy are architects of this mess of economy.

Rick Kennerly I'm always annoyed when Diane lets commentators get away with the "a job is a job" comparisons. Losing a wage paying, mortgage getting job making something is not the same getting a job as a clerk or a warehouseman. The costs of what HAVE to have: housing, education, medical care is rising, while conservative comment...ators think we should be happy with our lives of buying more cheap plastic crap from China.

Baxter Smith The Politico today has a report on a widening rift between the Congressional Black Caucus and the Obama White House. That would make for a good show topic.

Martha I hope Greg brought a treat for Maxie:)

James Miller One more lie from the CATO Institute: the Fed belongs to the U.S. Government? Absolutely wrong! It is owned by private member banks.

James Miller Virtually every word spoken by your guest from the CATO Institute was false. Anyone who listens to NPR on a regular basis knows that European corporate tax rates are lower than in America, but American corporations pay less in the end because of all the loop holes. Fanny and Freddy did NOT cause the current economic ...crisis - they got involved late in the game as they were losing market share to private banks that were developing "inovative" (ie, bad) mortgage products. People didn't buy houses they couldn't afford, they got swindled by these bad mortgages. Fanny Mae didn't invent derivatives - the major force in bank failures. Reagan's tax cuts left us with a new age of robber barons. On and on - this man has no credibility
















