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Friday, Aug. 9, 2013

The U.S. is no longer the fattest country. Who takes the title?

Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic

Related Link: Yahoo: America no longer world’s fattest developed nation, UN report says


10:20pm Royalyn Reid, CEO Consumer and Market Insights, diversity and race relations expert

Oprah did the right thing by not making a scene in the Zurich boutique


8:50 p.m. Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, author "My Greek Drama"

Greece can make a comeback


8:10 p.m. Gregg Birnbaum, deputy managing editor at Politico

What impact could Hilary Clinton have on Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for Va. govenor


7:40 p.m. Ron Montoya, consumer advice editor for Edmunds.com

Cars harness technologies of the future today


5:10 p.m. Michael Schneider, West Coast bureau chief for TV Guide

‘Breaking Bad’ begins its final season, enters pantheon of greatest TV shows


4:40 p.m. – Gwen Ifill, moderator, Washington Week

Obama and Snowden


4:20 p.m. – Chris Wallace, host, Fox News Sunday

Obama, Putin, Russia and Snowden


3:50 p.m. — Ann Hornaday, film critic, Washington Post

Elysium review


2:20 p.m. – David Elfin, longtime Redskins beat reporter and author of the book "The Washington Redskins: The Complete Illustrated History"

Redskins beat Titans in preseason game


1:50 p.m. – Clinton Yates, Washington Post columnist

Washington Post columnist shaken after hearing of sale of the newspaper.

Related Link: Washington Post: A new era for my hometown newspaper


Families flock to SE D.C. for Friday night fishing

WTOP’s Kate Ryan reports


12:51 p.m. – Dave Ross, commentator

Class warfare at 35,000 feet


1:10 p.m. – James Hohmann, political reporter, POLITICO

Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe come across as very different candidates for governor in Virginia.


11:10 a.m. – George Wallace, WTOP Redskins beat reporter

Cousins, Helu look good in preseason opener


10:10 a.m. – Jen Chaney, movie reviewer

‘Elysium’ looks at gap between haves, have-nots


Data Doctors

Nature noise on demand


8:20 a.m. – Candy Crowley, CNN’s chief political correspondent and anchor of ‘State of the Union’

Are terror concerns trumped up because of the NSA?


7:50 a.m. – David Gregory, moderator of NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’

Questions remain about NSA tactics about information gathering, but with terrorism the question remains: What is al-Qaida today and how big of a threat does it still pose?


6:50 a.m. – Bob Schieffer, CBS News chief Washington correspondent and host of ‘Face the Nation’

Threats in Pakistan and Yemen underline dangers U.S. personnel face abroad.


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