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[Viva_La_Revolution]

ON WASHINGTON JOURNAL

Tuesday, Sept. 20

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7am - Newspapers, Phones & Hotline

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7:30am - Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
http://stabenow.senate.gov/
Guest talks about federal response to Hurricane Katrina and her recent trip to the states affected by the hurricane. She is third ranking member in the Senate Democratic leadership team serving as Democratic Conference Secretary.

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8:25am - Chris Piehler, Louisiana Dept. of Environ. Quality, Sen. Environmental Scientist
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/
Participating by telephone, Chris Piehler talks about the water quality in hurricane-stricken areas of the New Orleans, and differing risk assessments from state and federal officials.

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9am - Dov Zakheim, Former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 2001-04 | Read Quadrennial Defense Review http://www.comw.org/qdr
http://www.bah.com/
The guest talks about the Quadrennial Defense Review and his testimony before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee about the fiscal direction and responsibilities on which the DOD should focus.

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9:30am - Mark Hosenball, Newsweek, Investigative Correspondent
http://www.newsweek.com/
The guest talks about where the federal money pledged to help in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina will be spent, which contractors will be awarded contracts, and how much money they will likely receive for their services.