E-mail a friendDecember 16, 2008
Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, a practicing physician, explains why the U.S. needs to shift its healthcare paradigm to one of prevention. Mia Kirshner, one of the stars of The L Word and author of the new book, I Live Here, explains why she feels her skills are more appropriate for a writing career than an acting career.
Sen. Tom Coburn
Sen. Tom Coburn
GOP senator discusses the short- and long-term implications of the failure of the auto industry bailout in the Senate. (4:29)
Full interview. (11:46)
Oklahoma's Tom Coburn is one of only two licensed doctors currently serving in the U.S. Senate. He's a staunch fiscal conservative and a rare non-attorney on the Judiciary Committee. He previously served in the House—keeping his pledge to serve no more than three terms—and co-chaired President Bush's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. After graduating with an accounting degree, Coburn was a manufacturing manager. He later returned to school to become a physician. He's also a two-time cancer survivor.
Mia Kirshner
Mia Kirshner
The L Word star tells what she took away from each country she visited while writing her book on human rights issues. (3:39)
Full interview. (11:41)
Mia Kirshner started acting in her teens. The Toronto native's work in the Canadian film Exotica attracted the attention of American casting agents and, since then, she's had lead and supporting roles in features, including The Black Dahlia, and on such TV hits as the Fox series 24 and Showtime's The L Word. Kirshner has also spent the past seven years working on her first book. I Live Here has been described as a portrait of individuals living in difficult situations, and all royalties go to Amnesty International.