Monday December 15, 2003
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Guest host: Mary Tillotson
What are they saying in the streets of Istanbul, Berlin, and Karachi about the US Capture of Sadaam Hussein? We hear reports from journalists around the globe.
Jonathan Broder, Editor of Foreign Policy and Defense, Congressional Quarterly
Raid Qusti, Bureau Chief, Arab News in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Clemens Verenkotte, Middle East correspondent for German Public Radio
Anwer Jabal, writer, Dawn and United Press International (UPI)
Is a confession valid if the police officer forgot to say "you had the right to remain silent" ? What if he intentionally didn't say it? As the Supreme Court reconsiders several criminal cases based on the Miranda warnings, we'll review your rights.
Bo Rutledge, Criminal Law Professor, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America
Within the next five years, more than 36 million Americans will be subject to the "Alternative Minimum Tax." Find about this little-known tax rule (on the books since 1978), why you'll likely be paying it, and why conservatives and liberals agree that although it should be repealed, Congress probably won't touch it.
Len Burman, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute; Co-Director of Urban/Brookings the Tax Policy Center; Visiting Professor at Georgetown University
Mary Beth Franklin, Reporter, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine