Monday March 3, 2003
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The Pentagon says a war on Iraq would cost at least $60 billion dollars, but other estimates for the total cost of war and occupation afterward start at $95 billion. A panel talks about the developing estimates, the military plans they're based on, and why the numbers are sparking renewed debate between the White House and Congressional Democrats.
Gordon Adams, director of security policy studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, and former senior White House defense budget official in the Clinton administration
Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of the Lexington Institute
The 1893 World's Fair in Chicago introduced the world to Shredded Wheat, Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and the Ferris Wheel. At the same time, the Windy City was also home to the nation's first urban serial killer. Erik Larson's new book tells the story of the architect who masterminded the fair's success against staggering obstacles, and of a young doctor who built a hotel to hide his murderous ways.
Erik Larson, author
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