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Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Getting "pork" out of politics
Alaska's "bridge to nowhere" and the Abramoff lobbying scandal are raising concerns that pork-barrel politics has gotten out of control in Washington.9:06 a.m.GuestsDavid Williams: Vice president of policy for Citizens Against Government Waste, a non-partisan group that works to eliminate waste and innefficiency in the federal government.David Canon: Professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Resources
The new top spy
President Bush has named a new CIA director after the sudden resignation of Porter Goss. What lies ahead for an agency that's been reeling since 9/11?10:06 a.m.GuestsJohn Radsan: Associate professor at William Mitchell College of Law and former assistant general counsel at the CIA. He left the agency in 2004.James Rosen: National security correspondent for McClatchy newspapers.Resources
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