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Wednesday January 26, 2005

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10:00The Ownership Society

President Bush wants to transform Social Security, health insurance and taxes on the way to realizing his vision of what he calls an ownership society. Diane and her guests talk about the ideas underpinning this vision and how the President's proposals would change the lives of ordinary Americans.

Guests

Kevin Hassett, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute

Christian Weller, senior economist at the Center for American Progress

11:00Stella Rimington: "At Risk" (Knopf)

From 1992 to 1996, she was the first and only woman director general of Britain's domestic security service, MI5. Stella Rimington describes how she drew on her experiences to write a spy thriller featuring a female secret agent.

Guests

Stella Rimington, former director general of Britain's Security Service, MI5 and author of the autobiography "Open Secret."

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