Monday July 24, 2006
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Guest host: Matthew Felling
Congress moves to ban online gambling, a British citizen is arrested in a Texas airport, and a Caribbean island takes the U.S. to court. We explore the the global gaming industry and the complex ripple-effects of the U.S. crackdown on Internet gambling.
Catherine Holahan, Writer, BusinessWeek.com
Padideh Ala'i, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University
Warwick Bartlett, Lead Partner, Global Betting and Gaming Consultants
Guest host: Matthew Felling
Did James Michener forever shape your view of Mexico, Alaska or deep space? For better or worse, fiction based on news and history can powerfully shape public opinion. We discuss a new thriller set in Guantanamo, and explore how novelists are increasingly using today's politics to mix truth with fiction.
Dan Fesperman, Author of "The Prisoner of Guantanamo" (Alfred A. Knopf)
William S. Cohen, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense, author of the upcoming thriller “Dragon Fire” and Chairman and CEO of the Cohen Group, an international business advisory group.
Jeff Ayers, Freelance writer and book reviewer for Library Journal and the Seattle Post Intelligencer; he's also Assistant Manager of Seattle Public Library's Magnolia Branch and author of the forthcoming "Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion"
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