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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Former Washington Times editor John Solomon on Partisan Gridlock, Energy Policy and Campaign Finance

Adam Goldberg and Josh Galper talk to John Solomon about partisan gridlock, energy policy, and what we can expect from corporations on the campaign finance front. John has been one of the premier political investigative reporters and editors for over two decades. He began his career at the Associated Press, where he served as assistant Washington bureau chief for six years before moving to The Washington Post. After breaking many front-page stories there, he left to become Executive Editor of the The Washington Times. John recently left the The Washington Times, is continuing to break stories for The Washington Post and is focusing on other news ventures.

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Ted Gayer of the Brookings Institution, Obama's Economic Challenges in 2010

Adam Goldberg of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP talks to Ted Gayer about Obama's proposed economic and financial regulation policies and accompanying political constraints, as well as how the actions of the Federal Reserve may impact the housing market and the larger economy over the next several months. Gayer is co-director of the Economic Studies Program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Among his past positions, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Department of the Treasury (2007-2008) and a senior economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers (2003-2004). [10 min]

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