Candidates search for answers on the economy Republican presidential candidate John McCain's top economic advisor addresses the intense economic pressures facing the candidates in this campaign, and the bipartisan struggle to settle on a bailout plan.9:06 a.m.
Guests
Douglas Holtz-Eakin: Economic advisor to the McCain campaign and former director of the Congressional Budget Office.
Lakshman Achuthan: Managing director of the Economic Cycle Research Institute.
The founding mothers Longtime NPR political commentator Cokie Roberts talks about the women who helped form the early United States. Kerri Miller interviewed Roberts about her book, "Ladies of Liberty" at the Fitzgerald Theater Sept. 23.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Cokie Roberts: Political commentator and author. She is also the author of "We Are Our Mother's Daughters" and "Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation."
You can follow Kerri Miller on Twitter at @KerriMPR
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