Midmorning
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

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  • Leading Democrats Call For Raise In Minimum WagePros and cons of a higher basic wage
    Would a higher minimum wage help or hurt the economy? Midmorning has two takes on an issue the Democrats hope to use to win elections in the fall.9:06 a.m.
    Guests
    Robert Reich: Labor secretary under Bill Clinton. He's currently a professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley.
    Rea Hederman: Senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation.
    Resources
    About Robert Reich
    About Rea Hederman
  • Iraqi prime ministerIraqi prime minister thanks U.S. for its support
    Nuri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq, thanked the United States for ousting former dictator Saddam Hussein and hailed the "new Iraq that is emerging from the ashes of dictatorship." Maliki spoke to a joint session of Congress Wednesday.10:06 a.m.
    Resources
    White House Web site

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