Wednesday, August 13, 2008

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-08-13/national-debt

The National Debt

10 a.m. (ET)

The official national debt of the United States is close to $9.6 trillion, but when the cost of unfunded entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid are included, the total is a staggering $53 trillion: what our...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-08-13/mary-ellen-geist-measure-heart-springboard

Mary Ellen Geist: "Measure of the Heart: (Springboard)

11 a.m. (ET)

Mary Ellen Geist gave up a great career to return home to help her mother care for her ailing father. She writes about the often overlooked but vital role husbands and wives, daughters and sons provide for loved ones battling Alzheimer's...

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