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DECEMBER
December 29, 1999
Wisconsin's
Welfare
Wisconsin's welfare clients are nearing the end of a two-year
program that requires them to work for benefits.
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December 29, 1999
Wen
Ho Lee Bail Hearing
Margaret Warner talks about the Wen Ho Lee case
with Walter Pincus of the Washington Post. |
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December
9, 1999
The Secret Agent?
Elaine
Shannon, crime and national security correspondent for Time magazine, discusses the arrest of a Russian spy outside the State Department.
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December 7, 1999
NASA
After Mars
Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye of KCET, Los Angeles, reports
on the Mars mission and the U.S. space program. Senior correspondent Gwen Ifill
talks with officials about the failed mission to Mars and what it means for
the U.S. space program. |
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NOVEMBER
November 11, 1999
With
a Little Faith
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the debate
over giving taxpayer dollars to religious organizations. |
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November 10, 1999
A Social Security Update
Economists Henry Aaron of the Brookings Institution
and Michael Tanner of the CATO Institute discuss the social security debate in Congress. |
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SEPTEMBER
September 9, 1999
The
Waco Investigator
Former Republican Sen. John Danforth discusses his appointment
by Attorney General Janet Reno to investigate the FBI's role at Waco six years
ago.
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AUGUST
August 26, 1999
Revisiting
Waco
Six years after fire ended a 51-day standoff between Branch Davidians
and federal agents, the Justice Department admits to using pyrotechnic devices
at the compound. Two journalists discuss the investigation.
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August 2, 1999
Working
on Welfare
All 50 states have met their work participation rates for the
new welfare reform law, Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala
said. Elizabeth Farnsworth leads a discussion on the reform and implementation.
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MAY
May 12, 1999
Secretary
Rubin Resigns
Experts discuss the resignation of Treasury secretary Robert
Rubin and the nomination of Lawrence Summers as successor.
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MARCH
March 3, 1999
Let
It Ride
Henry Aaron, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Martin
Feldstein, a professor of economics at Harvard University, debate the idea of
investing social security funds in the stock market.
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March 1, 1999
Forum: Medicare Mania
How should the federal government reform Medicare before it becomes unaffordable? Answering your questions are Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund; Robert Reischauer, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; and Stuart Butler, vice president for domestic and economic policy studies at the Heritage Foundation. |
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FEBRUARY
February 25, 1999
Remaking
Medicare
A bipartisan commission is attempting to rework the current Medicare
system, which will soon run out of money. Susan Dentzer of the health unit reports.
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February 19, 1999
Occupational
Hazards
The federal government issues new rules to prevent workplace injuries.
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February
2, 1999
Saving
The System
Is the White House proposal for Social Security a viable solution?
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February 1, 1999
Dividing
The Pie
In his fiscal year 2000 budget proposal, President Clinton included
a plan to bolster Social Security and Medicare. |
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JANUARY
January
12, 1999
Forum:
Increasing Security
Should we be able to manage our own Social Security accounts?
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January
5, 1999
Secretary
Albright
Madeleine Albright discusses the Clinton administration's change
in policy towards Cuba. |
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GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
