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Background Briefing has a new home at BackgroundBriefing.org.
Please visit and bookmark the new site. You can search show archives here.
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| Victor Gilinsky, former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and current consultant to the Ploughshares Fund, candidly assesses the safety of nuclear power. |
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| Ambassador David Mack, who has lived and served in Libya, analyzes the strategic options available as Qaddafi's forces appear to be on the verge of re-asserting control. |
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University of Maryland professor Michael Greenberger, former Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, explains the rising cost of oil. His answer--NOT international turmoil; NOT Japanese disaster; HINT: Think about the banks that screwed us back in 2008. |
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| Ian Masters gives his analysis of the day's program. |
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