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ResumeYear in Review with Joe Klein
Each year, the Time Magazine columnist hands out his annual "Teddy" awards for political courage. The honor is named after the former president, Theodore Roosevelt. President Obama gets one of Klein's awards this year. We review Obama's first year in office with Joe Klein.
A Revolutionary's Detention in Iran
A veteran revolutionary and former Foreign Minister is detained again in Iran. We speak to Dr. Mehdi Noorbaksh about his father-in-law, Ebrahim Yazdi. Dr Noorbaksh is associate professor of international affairs at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania.
The Irish Economy
The Celtic Tiger is no longer roaring. The economic meltdown has taken a toll on Ireland, where the government recently released one of the tightest budgets in recent memory, cutting benefits and slashing salaries for public workers. The BBC's Mike Thompson reports from Dublin.
A Young Man Joins the Army and Grows Up
At one point Fisher almost got kicked out of the military after a problem with substance abuse.
We speak with Ian Fisher about his struggles to make it in the military and with Denver Post photojournalist Craig Walker who documented Fisher's early time in the military.
The Economy in Cartoons
We page through New Yorker cartoons featuring bankers on ledges, Humpty Dumpty sitting on a Wall Street sign and a father laying off his wife and kids with New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff, who says that "tragedy plus time equals comedy." Mankoff has compiled the new book "On the Money: The Economy in Cartoons 1925-2009."
Music from the show
- Kar-Kar Madison, "Boubacar Traore"
- Christian McBride, "Theme for Kareem"
- The Lickets, "They Turned Our Deserts into Fire"
- Art Blakey, "Free for All"
- Ashley MacIsaac, "Sleepy Maggie"
- Fred Hirsch, "Desafinado"
- Moby, "Inside"
- Joe Jackson, "Steppin' Out"
- The Walkmen, "The Blue Route"
This segment aired on December 29, 2009.