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Monday, Sept. 30, 2013

9:10 a.m. – Dr. Kathleen Hall, founder and CEO of the Mindful Living Network and Stress Institute

Tips for handling the stress from things out of your control like a potential government shutdown or layoffs.


8:40 p.m. – Dave McConnell, WTOP’s Capitol Hill Correspondent

The latest on the potential government shutdown


8:10 p.m. – Tom Shoop, editor in chief of Government Executive

The impact a shutdown will have on federal workers


Federal workers weigh in on the budget brinkmanship

Kristi King, WTOP


The economic cost of a federal shutdown

Andrew Mollenbeck, WTOP


7:40 p.m. Ben White, chief economic correspondent for POLITICO

Even a short shutdown will hurt the D.C., national economy


7:20 p.m. Paula Wolfson, WTOP

New health care exchanges open Tuesday: what you need to know


5:10 p.m. Rachel Smolkin, managing editor for POLITICO

President won’t give an inch on health care, shutdown looms


4:10 p.m. – Ed O’Keefe, Congressional reporter for the Washington Post

House Republicans are expected to vote again on a one-year delay of ObamaCare


3:50 p.m. – WTOP Capitol HIll correspondent Dave McConnell

The House goes back to the drawing board on a temporary spending bill


3:10 p.m. – Dr. Enrico Gnaulati, psychologist and author of book "Back to Normal: Why Ordinary Childhood Behavior is Mistaken for ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder

That’s not autism: It’s simply a brainy, introverted boy


2:40 p.m. – Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer

How bad is it to sit for an extended period?


12:50 p.m. – Dave Ross, commentator


An oldie but goodie deal website

The Data Doctors


12:10 p.m. – Howard Fineman, senior political editor for the Huffington Post

Who’s to blame for a possible government shutdown?


10:40 a.m. – Francis Rose of Federal News Radio

How are federal workers preparing for a government shutdown?


9:30 a.m. – Stephen Fuller, director of George Mason Center for Regional Analysis

The impacts a government shutdown could have on the local economy.


8:40 a.m. – Matt Roush, TV GUIDE entertainment editor

It was a big finish for "Breaking Bad," but did it deliver?


7:40 a.m. – Chuck Todd, NBC chief White House correspondent

Can a deal be reached in time to avert a government shutdown?


6:40 a.m. – Diana Olick, CNBC real estate correspondent

The real estate market may cool off next year, so is now a good time to sell your home?


What would a shutdown mean for businesses on Capitol Hill?

WTOP’s Thomas Warren reports.


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