Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Warrantless Wiretaps

10 a.m. (ET)

President Bush signed legislation on Sunday which expands the administration's ability to conduct wiretaps without a court order. We'll talk about the specifics of the new law and the ongoing debate over executive office powers.

Alan Krueger: "What Makes A Terrorist" (Princeton)

11 a.m. (ET)

A leading economist explains why most terrorists come from middle-class, often college-educated backgrounds and are not poor and illiterate. A look at the economic roots of terrorism.

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