7:00-7:45 Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones 7:45 Break SLUG: GOBBLE 7:45-8:30 BRIG. GEN. JEFFREY BUCHANAN Uplink Director of Strategic Effects, U.S. Forces-Iraq Locator: Baghdad Topic: An update on Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S troops, with a look at whether the Iraq military and security forces been able to protect the country from the insurgency, the current role of U.S. forces, the future of the Iraqi government, and how the remaining U.S. troops are spending the Thanksgiving holiday. 8:30 Radio Hit '? then Break 8:30-9:15 SAMUEL CASEY CARTER Author, '?On Purpose: How Great School Cultures Form Strong Character'? CfBT USA President Topic: Guest will discuss his new book on education and ways to improve the U.S. system. 9:15 Radio Hit- then Break 9:15-10:00 JODIE LEVIN-EPSTEIN Center for Law & Social Policy Deputy Director Topic: Guest will discuss various approaches that state and federal governments are taking to reduce poverty, including measures in the stimulus bill that passed last year, the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, Head Start, food stamps, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Our conversation will include the challenges facing these programs as proposed budget cuts and deficit-reduction measures loom, and given a sluggish post-recession economy. HOST: GRETA BRAWNERmoreless