Monday, December 15, 2008

Labor Unions, the Auto Industry, and What's Next for GM, Ford and Chrysler

10 a.m. (ET)

Disagreement over wage and benefit cuts for United Auto Workers killed a proposed rescue package for automakers in the Senate last week. Diane and her guests discuss the role of labor unions among the problems confronting the auto...

Les Standiford "The Man Who Invented Christmas" (Crown)

11 a.m. (ET)

Charles Dickens' career had hit its lowest point by eighteen-forty-three. He received scant praise for a string of lackluster works that followed the great success of his early novels. Then Dickens revived his stature and the holiday...

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