Written on October 12, 2009
• Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to co-host Right Wing World. • The Rude Pundit (Lee Papa) joins Steph in studio in NYC at 8:05am Pacific for “Rude Mondays” • Tim Robbins calls in at 8:35am Pacific to promote “The WTF Festival” at The Actors Gang…
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Written on August 19, 2009
• Jennifer Palmieri of the Center for American Progress calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform • Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform, and the national call-in with President Obama today. • Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) calls in at 7:30am…
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Written on August 5, 2009
• Gen. Anthony Zinni calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about his new book, “Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom.” • Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform. • Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about…
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• James Woolsey, former CIA Director, calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about clean energy and how it relates to our national security. • Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about the Sotomayor hearings and about health care reform. • The Rude Pundit (Lee Papa) calls in at 8:30am…
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Written on April 27, 2009
• Health officials around the world worked to contain what appears to be a spreading swine flu outbreak this morning. Mexico appears to be the epicenter of the outbreak, where as many as 103 deaths are thought to have been caused by the illness. The United States has declared a public health emergency, which Homeland…
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Written on April 23, 2009
Hey everyone. Some sad news to report this morning. It doesn’t look like Steph’s dog Puff made it through the night. Jim and Chris will be hosting the show today. In Puff’s honor, please consider becoming a Guardian with the ASPCA and if you’re in the Los Angeles area, please join Steph this Saturday at…
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Written on March 12, 2009
• Jodi Kantor, politics domestic correspondent for “The New York Times” and collaborative author of “Obama: The Historic Journey” calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about her new book. • Rep. Diana Degette (D-CO) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about the return of stem cell research and about the omnibus spending bill….
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• Dennis Herrera, City Attorney for San Francisco, calls in at 8:30am Pacific to discuss his arguments before the California Supreme Court this coming Thursday against California’s Prop. 8. • President Barack Obama is sending his Treasury secretary and budget director to Capitol Hill today to defend his proposed tax increases, which are being met…
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Written on February 17, 2009
• CNN’s Paul Begala calls in at 8:30am to talk about President Obama’s signing of the stimulus bill today, and about all other things in the political world. • President Barack Obama is traveling to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science today to sign into law the most sweeping economic package in decades, a…
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Written on January 26, 2009
• President Barack Obama dispatched his top economic adviser and vice president yesterday to relentlessly press their sales pitch for an $825 billion stimulus package to halt the U.S. economic slide, as the plan came under more fire from GOP leaders. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) opposes the plan because he says the plan doesn’t create…
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