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• The Edwards "Poverty Tour"
  Presidential candidate John Edwards hopes his tour of places in poverty will bring the issue home to more people. But polls suggest that not even low-income voters favor Edwards as a result.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Lawrence Mead: Professor of politics at New York University. He has written extensively and testified on welfare reform. He's the author of "New Politics of Poverty: The Nonworking Poor in America."
  Peter Dreier: Professor of politics at Occidental College.
  Robert Dallek: Presidential historian and author most recently of "Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power." He's also written several books on LBJ's presidency including, "Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President."
  Resources
  John Edwards: Road to One America Tour
  About Lawrence Mead
  40th Anniversary of LBJ's 'War on Poverty', Interview with Robert Dallek
  About Peter Dreier
  "John Edwards and the Politics of Poverty" by John Atlas and Peter Dreier
• Whither the newspaper?
  Rupert Murdoch has made a $5 billion bid for The Wall Street Journal, perhaps the most notable among recent changes in ownership of dailies. We'll talk with a former editor about the future of the newspaper industry.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Byron Calame: Former public editor for the New York Times. He is also a former editor of the Wall Street Journal.
  Eric Black: Former reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He currently writes for the Minnesota Monitor.
  More from MPR
  More drama at both Twin Cities' newspapers (07/17/2007)
  Resources
  About Byron Calame
  Eric Black's Minnesota Monitor articles

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