• John Fugelsang joins us in the LA Bureau at 9:05am ET / 6:05am PT for “Fridays With Fugelsang”
• Derrick Crowe, Political Director and Afghanistan expert for The Brave New Foundation, calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about Afghanistan
• Christian Weller, economist with The Center for American Progress, calls in at 10:05am ET / 7:05am PT to update us on financial regulation efforts
• Terry Tamminen, former Secretary of the California EPA and author of “Lives Per Gallon,” calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about the BP Oil Disaster
• Barry Eisler, former CIA Operative and interrogation expert, calls in at 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT to talk about his new book on torture, “Inside Out”
• The top US military officer was en route to Afghanistan Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration insisted the United States was not “bogged down” in the fight against the Taliban.
• Republicans on Thursday defeated Democrats’ showcase election-year jobs bill, including an extension of weekly unemployment benefits for millions of people out of work more than six months.
