Tuesday, July 28, 2009

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-07-28/blue-dog-democrats

Blue Dog Democrats

10 a.m. (ET)

Fiscally conservative Democrats known as Blue Dogs may hold the key to health care reform. Their demand for greater cost controls are dividing Democratic ranks and could delay House leaders' timetable for an overhaul. Blue Dog democrats...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-07-28/margaret-macmillan-dangerous-games-modern-library-chronicles

Margaret MacMillan: "Dangerous Games" (Modern Library Chronicles)

11 a.m. (ET)

Dictators as well as legitimate political leaders often manipulate history to justify their actions. Why knowledge of the past is critical to democracy and how history has been used and abused.

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