Patt Morrison Tues, 10/28

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

1:30 – 1:40

Europe Faces Bleak Financial Future

Encroaching recession is already starting to impact a number of countries in Europe with rising unemployment, auto-industry closures, the collapse of banks, and whole countries threatened with bankruptcy.  NPR foreign correspondent has the story of financial crises across the pond.

 

Guest:

Rob Gifford, NPR foreign correspondent based in London

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1:40 – 2:00

The War Briefing

What does the next president need to know about the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban? That’s the subject of PBS’s new documentary “The War Briefing,” which takes a look at the war in Afghanistan—known to many as "The Forgotten War”— a war that military commanders admit has markedly deteriorated over the last two years and now constitutes a deadlier battlefield than Iraq. The documentary follows soldiers in the deadly Korengal Valley, where troops were attacked almost daily. Limited by a depleted military and Pakistani sovereignty across the border, “The War Briefing” illuminates some of the challenges the next president will face and what courses of action may still be available.

 

The War Briefing airs on KCET tonight at 9:00 pm.

 

Guests:

Marcela Gaviria, FRONTLINE producer of “The War Briefing”

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Martin Smith, FRONTLINE correspondent, “The War Briefing”

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2:00 – 2:40

On Tuesday Will Your Vote Count?

Democrats are grumbling about purging of voter roles and Republicans are countering with accusations of voter registration fraud; however, both sides agree the other side is to blame.  In a follow up to last week's discussion about various accusations of voter “diddling,” here’s the latest on potential voting scandals and listeners’ questions about eligibility.

 

Guests:

Michael Alvarez, Professor of political science and Co-Director of the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

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AVAIL AFTER 2:20

Dean Logan, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for LA County

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2:40 – 3:00

The View from the (Battle) Ground

With only one week to go before the big event, the latest election polls show Barack Obama up in Ohio and tied with John McCain in Florida. Who is still undecided and why, and what in the world would make up their minds?  Political reporters from swing states Ohio and Florida check in with eye-witness accounts of the final days before the nation chooses a new president.

 

Guests:

Scott Montgomery, Government and Politics Editor for the St. Petersburg Times

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Mark Naymik (NAY-mik), Politics Reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer

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