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Wednesday July 17, 2002

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10:00Federal Deficit

For the first time since 1997, the federal budget is going into deficit. Diane and her guests talk about the return of the deficit and its implications for taxes, spending, and more.

Guests

Robert Greenstein, founder and executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Dan Mitchell, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation

Robert Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition

11:00Deborah Tannen: "I Only Say This Because I Love You" (Ballantine)

Linguistics professor Deborah Tannen discusses her book, now available in paperback, about conversations within families.

Guests

Deborah Tannen, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and author of many books, including "You Just Don't Understand," "Talking from 9 to 5," and "I Only Say This Because I Love You."

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