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Friday, February 5, 2010 at 10:00 am

Toyota turmoil. Big bonus plans. And the Joint Chiefs Chairman takes a stand on gay rights. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 10:00 am

President Obama’s tough new talk on banks sent markets down. Does it mean a real fix to the system? We’ll look at the White House and the banks.

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Monday, September 14, 2009 at 10:00 am

One year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, we’ll look at whether Wall Street is vulnerable to yet another crisis.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 10:00 am

The Wall Street banks are back, with Goldman Sachs out front. But after all the bailouts, can we really stomach the mega bonuses and “too big to fail,” again?

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 10:00 am

President Obama rolls out the biggest financial market regulation revamp since the Great Depression. Is it enough? Too much? We’ll dig in.

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Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10:00 am

The New York Times’ David Leonhardt on the economy. The Washington Post’s Perry Bacon on politics. And Jack Beatty on it all.

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Monday, March 23, 2009 at 10:00 am

The president applies a full-court press. We ask three experts to grade the administration on banks, bailouts, and its “new deal” so far.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 10:00 am

Stress tests, solvency, nationalization. Will America’s big banks soon be owned by Uncle Sam? We’ll look at Obama’s tough choices, and the way out for banks.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 10:00 am

U.S. banks are face-to-face with a worst-case scenario: failure on a massive scale. We’ll look at President Obama’s options — including nationalization.

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On Point Today
The Stieg Larsson Story
Friday, March 19, 2010

“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” the Swedish thriller that’s sweeping the globe — and the death of its author, Stieg Larsson.

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Week in the News
Friday, March 19, 2010

The health care climax looms. The president signs a jobs bill. And murder in Mexico hits home. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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Recent Shows
After ‘No Child Left Behind’
Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Obama administration wants to rewrite No Child Left Behind. We’ll ask what’s coming for American education.

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The U.S.-Israel Blowup
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Top Pentagon brass complain the Israel-Palestinian impasse is undermining American interests. We’ll look at the US-Israel moment of crisis.

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On Point Blog
Sonny Rollins on Race and Jazz’s Future

Jazz legend Sonny Rollins joined us to reflect on his storied career and give us his thoughts on the future of music. To celebrate his 80th birthday, the hugely influential tenor saxophonist is embarking on yet another national tour.

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IED’s in Afghanistan: Hard Numbers

The Department of Defense provided On Point with some statistics about IED attacks in Afghanistan, where there has been an increase in the use of such weapons over the past 14 months. It’s striking to see the spike in numbers — from 2,677 IED incidents in 2007 to 8,159 last year.

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Christopher Hill: U.S. Troop Withdrawal ‘On Schedule’

U.S. Ambassaor to Iraq Christopher Hill spoke with On Point live from Baghdad today as early voting gets underway, part of the run-up to Sunday’s elections. “So far so good,” Hill said, despite scattered violence. Hill said that the plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops by Sept. 1, and to leave only a residual advisory force of 50,000 or fewer, remains “very much on schedule.” Observers worry that a spike in violence could derail that timeline.

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