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Health Care Reform Passes House, and Ken Auletta's 'Googled'
from The Conversation Podcast on November 09, 2009
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12:00 p.m. Congressman Smith on House Health Care Bill The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a health care reform bill. It includes a public option and restrictions on abortion funding. Rep. Adam Smith (Democrat, Wash.) voted for the bill despite his strong misgivings. We'll hear why. Greenwood Arson Spree Three more cases of arson in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood have residents on edge. We'll hear how the community is coping. Ranked Choice Voting Backers of ranked choice (RCV) voting say it's more fair. But voters in Pierce County didn't agree. They voted against continuing their experiment with RCV after just three years. Does RCV have a future? 12:20 p.m. Fort Lewis Soldier Killed in Afghanistan October was the deadliest month for American soldiers in Afghanistan since the war started. Ten soldiers based at Fort Lewis were killed by roadside bombs. KUOW's Liz Jones remembers one. What Should America's Policy Be in Afghanistan? The Obama administration is re evaluating the war in Afghanistan. Would a troop surge bring order? Is it time to draw down the troops? 12:40 p.m. Googled The New Yorker's Ken Auletta has written a history of Google, the company that has become one of the most powerful forces in technology and media. The word Google has become synonymous with search. The company has begun to digitize every book in the world and the latest version of its cell phone operating system, Android, threatens to shake up the cell phone world. Auletta explains how the company did it in his new book, Googled: The End of the World As We Know It.
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Ken Auletta, Author, ''Googled: The End of the World as We Know It''
from C-SPAN - Q and A on November 01, 2009
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Bestselling author Ken Auletta joins us to discuss his newest book ''Googled: The End of the World as We Know It.'' The book is a biography of the company Google. It tells the story of the company's founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and the many other people involved in the company's success.


