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10:00Medical Care for Wounded Soldiers

An update on recent reports of substandard care for some outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the wider inquiry into problems faced by wounded soldiers and veterans around the country.

Guests

Anne Hull, reporter, "The Washington Post"

Dana Priest, intelligence correspondent for "The Washington Post" and author of "The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military"

David Gorman, Disabled American Veterans

Linda Bilmes, professor of public finance, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University co-author of "The Economic Cost of the Iraq War: An Appraisal Three Years After the Beginning of the Conflict

11:00William Vollmann: "Poor People" (ECCO)

Social critic and author William Volllmann traveled the world asking one question of the people he met who lived in poverty: Why are you poor? Some of the answers he received were expected, others were not. In the end, Vollmann doesn't pass judgment but passes on what he discovered.

Guests

William Vollmann, journalist and author of the 2005 National Book Award winning novel, "Europe Central."

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