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Monday, August 4, 2008 at 10:00 am

Hard-hit American consumers are turning to credit cards to plug their financial holes. Could the debt they’re racking up be the next shoe to drop in America’s credit crisis?

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 10:00 am

Heavyweight Harvard economist Martin Feldstein on the economic mess we are in, and maybe, the way out.

 
Monday, July 14, 2008 at 10:00 am

The U.S .Treasury and Federal Reserve jump in to rescue the pillars of the US mortgage system: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

 
On Point Today
Hour 2
Music Producer Phil Ramone
Friday, August 29, 2008 Phil Ramone with Ray Charles

We talk with the man behind hits by Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and Rufus Wainwright.

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Hour 1
Week in the News
Friday, August 29, 2008 Obama Biden at DNC (AP)

Democrats make history in Denver. Our news roundtable looks at how the Democrats made their case for the White House — and looks ahead to the GOP convention in St Paul.

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Recent Shows
Obama’s Challenge
Thursday, August 28, 2008 Invesco Field

Our coverage from Denver continues live from Invesco Field, the big stadium where Barack Obama makes his convention appeal to the nation.

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Obama and the World
Thursday, August 28, 2008 Obama in Berlin

Our coverage of the Democratic National Convention continues from Denver with top international journalists and a closer look at Obama on the world stage.

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On Point Blog
The real story
By Karen Shiffman

I expected to work hard at the conventions. I didn’t expect to be so moved on a personal level. While the focus of attention was on the big-name politicians, I couldn’t take my eyes off of the delegates…

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The scene at Invesco…
By John Wihbey

Clear skies over Invesco. The press was allowed in this morning, with “real people” being let in around 1 p.m. An army of cameras already set up by 11 a.m. A Greek temple — or is it a Federal building? — has been constructed as the backdrop for tonight’s festivities…

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Celebrity Watch
By John Wihbey

After 4 p.m. Mountain time, the hallways at Denver’s Pepsi Center become like tropical ocean reefs, with a million vibrant fish swimming in every direction — and some really big fish paddling through…

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