Wednesday, February 8, 2006

2007 Budget

10 a.m. (ET)

President Bush has proposed a $2.77 trillion budget for 2007 that boosts spending at the Pentagon and makes substantial cuts in domestic programs. We'll hear two perspectives on the the administration's spending plan.

Eric Dinerstein: "Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations" (Island Press)

11 a.m. (ET)

One of the most influential conservationists of our time describes how his interest in ecological conservation began when he was a bookish undergraduate film student. He describes 30 years of field work studying tigers, rhinos, bats and...

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.