Wednesday, December 13, 2006

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2006-12-13/trade-deficits-value-dollar-and-global-economy

Trade deficits, value of the dollar and the global economy

10 a.m. (ET)

The dollar, the world's predominant currency, has dropped in value by about 18% over the last five years. We'll talk about what a continuing slide could mean for American consumers, U.S. trade deficits, and the global economy.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2006-12-13/adriana-trigiani-home-big-stone-gap-random-house

Adriana Trigiani: "Home to Big Stone Gap" (Random House)

11 a.m. (ET)

The best-selling author returns with the latest installment in her series of novels featuring Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney and her tight circle of friends in the small, Blue Ridge Mountain town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia.

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