Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Lowell Bergman investigates credit card industry
  Longtime investigate journalist Lowell Bergman turns his attention to the consumer loan industry in a new documentary "The Card Game." The joint project with the New York Times airs November 24th on PBS "Frontline." Bergman answers listener questions about his reporting on today's Midday program.11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Lowell Bergman: PBS Frontline correspondent and distingushed professor of investigative journalism at the University of California-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Former investigative correspondent for the New York Times.
  More from MPR
  Consumers getting hit by higher credit card rates, fees (11/03/2009)
  Credit cards: Banks vs. customers (10/16/2009)
  Wells Fargo raising credit card rates ahead of law (10/07/2009)
  Two plead guilty in Minnesota-based credit card scheme (09/25/2009)
  Resources
  about Lowell Bergman
  about Frontline, "The Card Game."
• Norm Ornstein on achievements of the President and the Congress so far
  Hear a speech by Minnesota native and nationally-recognized political analyst Norman Ornstein, given November 20, 2009 at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.12:00 p.m.
  Guests
  Norm Ornstein: Resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute. Columnist for Roll Call, and co-director of the AEI/Brookings Election Reform Project. Co-author, "The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get it Back on Track."
  More from MPR
  Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care (11/23/2009)
  Sen. Klobuchar hoping for reduction in medical device tax (11/09/2009)
  Senate set to vote Saturday on heath care legislation (11/20/2009)
  Sen. Franken talks health care (11/18/2009)
  Watchdog group calling for Bachmann investigation (11/17/2009)
  Poll shows a grouchy public sticking with Obama (11/11/2009)
  Resources
  about Norm Ornstein
  Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute

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