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Archive for June 9th, 2010

author,politics,world

Jonathan Alter on his new Obama book, "The Promise"

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Hour 1
The first year of the Obama administration was nothing if not eventful, with the financial crisis the new president inherited prompting an unprecedented series of bailouts and stimulus package. Obama also ordered a surge in troops to Afghanistan and moved to extract troops from Iraq, responded to terrorist threats and attempted to close Guantanamo Bay’s prison, and, to top it all off, pushed a massive and massively controversial health care reform effort over the resistance of his own staff. On today's "Radio Times," we'll talk to Newsweek senior editor JONATHAN ALTER about his new book, "The Promise."

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family issues,health,parenting,politics,social issues

Gray divorce… more common than you think!

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Hour 2
Last week's news that Al and Tipper Gore are splitting up after 40 years of marriage got us thinking about late in life divorces. What happens to couples who decide to go their separate ways after surviving decades of marriage? And what can people do to keep a marriage alive after so many years? We talk with marriage researcher Stephanie Coontz and Wharton economics professor Betsey Stevenson.

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