Budget Update; Handover In Iraq; Political Implications and Consequences of the Transfer of Sovereignty in Iraq
Budget Update
Midnight tonight marks the end of the fiscal year, and the constitutional deadline for the Governor to sign the state budget. When will it happen, and what will the budget contain? AirTalk guest host Patt Morrison checks in with Sacramento Bee political reporter Margaret Talev for the latest budget news.
Handover In Iraq
Patt Morrison hears thoughts from various experts about the Bush Administration's policy in Iraq. Joining her is Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies at Columbia University and author of Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East (Beacon Press); Steve Susens, spokesman for the Program Management Office, or PMO, which manages the $18.4 billion supplement for the reconstruction of Iraq; Lou Cantori, Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Distinguished Professor at Westpoint, US Airforce Academy, and US Marine Corps University, and a former Marine, and Max Boot, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Political Implications and Consequences of the Transfer of Sovereignty in Iraq
Patt Morrison talks with Ronald Brownstein of the Los Angeles Times and Raphael Sonenshein, Professor of Political Science, Cal State Fullerton, about the political implications and consequences for the Bush Administration as a result of the Iraq handover.