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• Who pays for health care reform?
  As the Senate works on its version of health care overhaul, the question remains how the more than $800 billion cost will be covered in the budget. Some economists are concerned the taxes proposed will not work to reign in costs, nor be sustainable over the long term.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Chuck Marr: Director of Federal Tax Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He has served as economic policy advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
  Susan Tanaka: Director of Citizen Education and Engagement for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
  Alice Rivlin: Founding director of the Congressional Budget Office. She's currently a senior fellow in economic studies for the Brookings Institution.
  More from MPR
  Fighting health care fraud a difficult battle (10/26/2009)
  Health care bill would address Medicare 'doughnut hole' (11/18/2009)
  Sen. Klobuchar hoping for reduction in medical device tax (11/09/2009)
  Resources
  About Chuck Marr
  Peter G. Peterson Foundation on Health Care
  About Alice Rivlin
• Talking Volumes with Stephen King and Audrey Niffenegger
  Two masters of the art of frightening fiction share the stage at the Fitzgerald Theater in the latest installment of Talking Volumes. Stephen King's latest novel is about what happens to a town that becomes surrounded by an impenetrable dome. Audrey Niffenegger's latest novel has twin teenaged girls haunted by the residents of Highgate Cemetery in London. Talking Volumes, hosted by Kerri Miller, was recorded Nov. 18.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Stephen King: Bestselling author of many horror classics, including "The Shining" and "Carrie."
  Audrey Niffenegger: Author of "Her Fearful Symmetry" and "The Time Traveler's Wife."
  More from MPR
  Talking Volumes with Barbara Kingsolver (11/16/2009)
  Talking Volumes with James Ellroy (10/12/2009)
  Resources
  Talking Volumes
  Stephen King's Web site
  Audrey Niffenegger's Web site

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