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Tuesday February 27, 2007

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12:06Inventor & Techno-Futurist Ray Kurzweil

He's an inventor, a futurist, and the man Bill Gates says is "the best at predicting the future of artificial intelligence." Legendary technologist Raymond Kurweil joins Kojo to talk about everything from flat-bed scanners to Stevie Wonder music to extending human life.

Guests

Ray Kurzweil, inventor, author, futurist; author most recently of "Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology" (Pub: Penguin)

13:06U.S. Territories & Politics

Some were acquired through war, others were purchased nearly a century ago. But each of the U.S. territories has a unique relationship with our government and economic system. From Guam to Puerto Rico, we'll look at the hot-button political, labor and military issues facing the territories today.

Guests

Jeffrey Farrow, Former co-chair of the President's Interagency Group on Puerto Rico, 1994 to 2001; Staff director of the House subcommittee on territories, 1982 to 1994.

David Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

Rep. Madeleine Bordallo, Delegate, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Guam)

Rep. Donna Christian-Christensen, Delegate, U.S. House of Representatives (D-U.S. Virgin Islands)

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