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I. Lewis Libby, the highest-ranking White House official convicted in a government scandal for two decades, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $250,000, and Democratic Congressman William Jefferson has been indicted for soliciting bribes. We'll talk about these cases and ongoing efforts to address corruption in government.
Stephen Moore, member of the Wall Street Journal's editorial board and former President of the Club for Growth
E.J. Dionne, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, Washington Post columnist, and author of "Stand Up Fight Back."
Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute
Guest host: Susan Page
The epic story of how the Pennsylvania Railroad overcame monumental political, engineering, and financial challenges, tunneled beneath the Hudson and East Rivers and brought train service into New York City one hundred years ago.
Jill Jonnes, historian and author of "Empires of Light" and "South Bronx Rising."