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Politics
Jonathan Freeman joined the US Army and in 2005 deployed to Taji, Iraq as an Artillery Officer attached to an Armor Company.
A seasoned international journalist.
Senator Obama is currently seeking the Democratic Nomination to run for President in 2008.
Originally aired: 01/02/2008
Senator Obama is currently seeking the Democratic Nomination to run for President in 2008.
Originally aired: 07/03/2007
Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was first elected to the United States Senate in 1972.
Mitt Romney is the former Governor of Massachusetts who is currently seeking the Republican Party's nominaton to run for president of the United States.
The forty second President of the United States and husband of presidential hopeful Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton.
Governor Richardson is currently a candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election.
Michelle Obama is the wife of United States Senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Rudy Giuliani is the former mayor of New York City who is currently seeking the Republican Party's nomination to run for president of the United States.
Senator Clinton is the U.S. Senator from New York, and a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election.
The running mate of presidential nominee Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts in 2004.
Senator Art Torres (Ret.) was elected Chairman of the California Democratic Party in 1996.
Former Governor Jesse Ventura was elected in the Minnesota gubernatorial election of 1998 as an Independent and member of the Reform Part.
Charles Grassley has been ranked as high as the third most powerful senator.
Former Congressman Edwards was a member of Congress for 16 years and chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee.
Governor Richardson is currently a candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election.
Mike Huckabee was the Governor of Arkansas from 1996 - 2007.
John Thune is the United States Senator from South Dakota whose has endorsed Senator John McCain in his bid to become the Republican Party's presidential candidate in 2008.
Tom Vilsack is the former Governor of Iowa.
Mrs. Edwards is the wife John Edwards, the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who is currently seeking the Democratic Party's nomination to run for President in 2008.
Senator Dodd served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1975 until 1981, when he became a U.S. Senator.

Congressman Udall serves on the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittees on the Interior and Environment; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and, the Legislative Branch.
Steve Forbes is the editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine as well as the President and CEO of it's publisher, Forbes Inc.
Elizabeth Becker is an author and journalist.
The former United States Congressman from Iowa has recently been named the new director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics.
Originally aired: 09/25/2007
Mr. Leach has been a U.S. Congressman for thirty years.
Originally aired: 12/15/2006
Jackie Dodd, wife of U.S. Senator and presidential hopeful Christopher Dodd of Connecticut [D].
Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson is a retired diplomat of the U.S. Foreign Service, who was posted to African nations and Iraq during the George W. Bush administration.
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale were elected president and vice president of the United States on Nov. 2, 1976.
Kucinich has been a tireless advocate for worker rights, civil rights and human rights.
Former U.S. Congressman David Bonior from Michigan.
U.S. Congressman Ron Paul was first elected to Congress in 1976.
Commonly referred to as "The First Lady of the Press," former White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas is a trailblazer, breaking through barriers for women reporters while covering every President since John F. Kennedy.
Dr. Wilensky, an economist, and a Senior Fellow at Project HOPE which analyzes and develops policies relating to health care reform and to ongoing changes in the health care environment.
Interview III:
A contributing writer for The Nation Magazine.
Austan Dean Goolsbee is a senior economic adviser to the Obama campaign.
Dr. George Weiner is one of the chief authors of the Obama - Biden Plan to Combat Cancer, announced by Senator Obama September 5, 2008.
Middle East expert and author of Israel Undercover, Secret Warfare and Hidden Diplomacy in the Mideast.
Francis Thicke is running as a Democrat for the office of Iowa Secretary of Agriculture in the 2010 election.
 
Education / Academics
Alyce de Carteret is a senior at Harvard University where she is majoring in archaeology.
Richard Lazarus is a professor of law at Georgetown University.
Eben Lazarus is a third year economics major at the University of Pennsylvania.
Michelle A. Rhee is the chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools system.
Joseph Mario Orsatti has been with the David Lynch Foundation since its inception in 2005.
Mr. Pete Fuentes is an award winning TV journalist who has worked for WOR TV in New York and FOX News in San Diego. Pete's achievements at FOX 6 include 17 San Diego Emmys, and as head of Special Projects, Pete's unit has garnered more than 30 local Emmys, 10 Golden Mikes, 3 RTNDA Murrow Awards, plus top honors in the National Association of Hispanic Journalists competitions.
Creative Director Sam Lieb and Communications Director Heather Hartnet of David Lynch Foundation Television discuss their work at DLFTV and reflections on the launch of DLFTV at Radio City Music Hall in New York City with the CHANGE BEGINS WITHIN benefit concert featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Donovan, Moby, Sheryl Crow, Betty Lavette, Eddie Vedder, Jim James, Paul Horn, and Ben Harper.
U.S. Army Colonel (ret) Dan Nolan was one of the first a growing group of army officiers who have beeen pushing the military to go green as part of national security.
A seasoned international journalist.
Professor of Education at New York University and leading authority on urban education in America.
Vice President of the David Lynch Foundation and author of Transcendental Meditation.
Andy Zelleke is the co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Austan Dean Goolsbee is a senior economic adviser to the Obama campaign.
Brigadier General (retired) Kevin Ryan is a Senior Fellow at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government's Belfer Center.
Omar Mcdoom is a research fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
Dr. Robert J. Blendon is Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at Harvard University's School of Public Health.
Ralph Marino was an elite athlete excelling in baseball and golf. Ralph was drafted by professional baseball's Pittsburg Pirates.
Professor Hannah Riley Bowles is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School and on the staff of the Center for Public Leadership.
Chris Hull teaches as an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University. He also runs Issue Management, Inc., a Washington, D.C. public affairs firm.
Maxine Isaacs is an adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She received her PhD from the University of Maryland, where her dissertation was on the relationship between elite and mass opinion on American foreign policy.
Omer Ismail is the former Operations Manager for the United Nations Operation Life Line Sudan. He is currently a Fellow at Harvard University's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.
The United States Holocuast Memorial Museum's Senior Advisor for External Affairs.
Rashi Glazer is Professor at the Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley and Co-Director of the School's Management of Technology Program.
Dr. Wilensky, an economist, and a Senior Fellow at Project HOPE which analyzes and develops policies relating to health care reform and to ongoing changes in the health care environment.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper is the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish Human Rights organization he helped found in 1977.
Mr. Morgan founded Intercultural Insights in 1994 to provide the highest quality training and consulting to enhance intercultural competencies - the ability to perform confidently and effectively overseas, or with foreign nationals in the United States.
Gustavo Collantes is a Research Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, who focuses on energy and climate change policy, particularly as they relate to transportation, and the economics and politics of low-carbon energy alternatives.
Educational reformer and author of the book, Miracle in East Harlem.
Jacqueline Murekatete, internationally recognized for her work as a humanitarian, speaking out for victims and survivors of genocide.
Sandile Ndlungwane is the co-founding member of Cida City Campus and currently Director: Operations.
Dr. Darren Petersen is a recent recipient of a Fullbright Fellowship.
Donathan Brown is a Graduate Teaching Fellow and Instructor in the department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University.
Timothy Patrick McCarthy is a Lecturer on History and Literature, Adjunct Lecturer on Public Policy, and Director of the Human Rights and Social Movements Program at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard University's Kennedy School.
Mr. Robert Cook is the President of the National Indian Education Association and is the Principal of Pine Ridge Reservation High School in Jackson County South Dakota. Ms. Daphne Cook is the Executive Director of the Alliance of Tribal Tourism Advocates.
Pedro Noguera, PhD, is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University.
 
 
Non-Profits / Religion
Ms. De La Puente-Forte, a graduate of Maharishi University of Management, is a humanitarian aid worker whose focus is Women's rights.
Tom Newmark is the President of New Chapter Inc. He is an environmentalist and expert on endangered plants and herbs. 8/26/09
Vice President of the David Lynch Foundation and author of Transcendental Meditation.
Father Thomas Keating is a Trappist Monk and the former Abbot of St. Joseph's Monastery in Spencer, Massachusetts.
Ms. Robin Lim is the executive director of Yayasan Bumi Sehat, the Healthy Mother Earth Foundation, based in Bali, Indonesia and the Medical director of the Bumi Sehat Tsunami Relief clinic in Indonesia.
Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream.
Country coordinator in the Republic of the Congo for the non-profit, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
President of the non-profit, Reach the Children.
Craig Jessop has been the Musical Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir since October 1999.
Mr. Paul Dalio is a second year student in New York University's Graduate School of Film.
Ayni Raimondi will discuss her non-profit work in Bali, Indonesia over the last two years.
Rianna Koppel is an undergraduate student at Maharishi University of Management who recently returned from teaching orphans in Kenya, Africa with the Children's Orphange of Kenya.
Michael Otterson is the director of media relations for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Founder of Books for Africa.
Mr. Newmark is CEO and President of New Chapter, Inc. of Brattleboro, Vermont and a co-owner of Luna Nueva Farm in Costa Rica.
The United States Holocuast Memorial Museum's Senior Advisor for External Affairs.
Chris is a crusader for the cause of mandatory labeling of genetically modified substances in our food and is working to pass legislation in 2009 to protect the consumer's right to know what is in our food.
Founder of non-profit working with Mayan Indians in Guatemala.
Ms.Estrin recently returned from working with Robin Lim, founder, director, and head midwife of the nonprofit clinic Yayasan Bumi Sehat in Bali, Indonesia.
Director of the Children's Miracle Network at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Stephanie Brancaforte has worked in the areas of international justice, human rights and development issues.
Hunter and Andrea run AidStillRequired.org.
Jacob Soboroff is the Field Director of WhyTuesday.org Why Tuesday is an effort to make America's democracy stronger through increase voter participation.
Father David Rodney Fox is the Pastoral Minister for Covenant House New Jersey.
Tim is founder and director of Hawthorne Direct. Laya is a documentary producer and director.
Nicki Lehrer is the Founder and President of Children of Guayaquil.
Founder and Director of the African Film Festival.
Executive director of the documentary, The Ground Truth.
Reverend Irene Monroe is the Coordinator of the African American Roundtable of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry at the Pacific School of Religion, a Huffington Post blogger, and a syndicated religion columnist.
Patricia Parker is the founder of KIDS FOR KIDS, an organization that helps children living in remote villages in Darfur, Sudan, who live lives of inexcusable hardship.
 
Art and Entertainment
David Lynch is an award-winning director, writer, and producer.
Joseph Mario Orsatti has been with the David Lynch Foundation since its inception in 2005.
Creative Director Sam Lieb and Communications Director Heather Hartnet of David Lynch Foundation Television discuss their work at DLFTV and reflections on the launch of DLFTV at Radio City Music Hall in New York City with the CHANGE BEGINS WITHIN benefit concert featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Donovan, Moby, Sheryl Crow, Betty Lavette, Eddie Vedder, Jim James, Paul Horn, and Ben Harper.
Mariel Hemingway, as the granddaughter of the illustrious author Ernest Hemingway, was destined to be in the public eye.
PHILIPPE PETIT, subject of this year's Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Film, Man on Wire.
One of Hollywood's top casting directors.
Ben Newmark starred in the Academy Award winning film, West Bank Story.
Former major league baseball player and star of the 1985 World Series.
Laura Dawn is a political activist and singer/songwriter.
Craig Jessop has been the Musical Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir since October 1999.
Robby Benson is an American film and television actor, television director and educator.
Martha is the author of Hats and Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair With Gambling, published by Jeremy P. Thatcher/Penguin a member of the Penguin Group (USA).
Recently appointed as Director of Strategic Marketing for the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts in Fairfield, Iowa.
Dennis Raimondi speaks with Broadway and popular star Randy Jones who was featured in the Stephen Sondheim Center production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor live in the studio.
Director of the program in jazz and improvisation at the University of Michigan.
Mr. Pete Fuentes is an award winning TV journalist who has worked for WOR TV in New York and FOX News in San Diego. Pete's achievements at FOX 6 include 17 San Diego Emmys, and as head of Special Projects, Pete's unit has garnered more than 30 local Emmys, 10 Golden Mikes, 3 RTNDA Murrow Awards, plus top honors in the National Association of Hispanic Journalists competitions.
Award winning jazz pianist.
Jerry is a former fighter pilot who participated in the first land based fighter mission over Japan on April 7, 1945 and the last, on August 15, 1945.
Paul Fauerso founded the Loading Zone in 1966.
Mel Sauerbeck is an awarding photographer. His photos have appeared in major magazines worldwide including Time, Life, People, and Sports Illustrated.
Private jet pilot for the stars.
Constance Brenneman has an undergraduate degree in drama with a minor in creative writing from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Master's degree as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
Producer, director, and actor, and founder and director of the Shakespeare Ensemble Company, Fairfield, Iowa.
Mel Di Giacomo is a photojournalist and fine art photographer.
 
Law Enforcement
and Military
Jack Garcia is the most highly regarded undercover agent in the history of the FBI. He was recently featured on CBS TV's 60 Minutes. His book, The Making of Jack Falcone is a national best seller.
Originally aired: 8/26/2009
Craig Mullaney is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, a Rhode Scholar, and former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Obama during his Presidential campaign.
Mr. Petersen is currently one of the directors of Buckley Petersen Global, a private investigative and consulting company. He will discuss his role in solving the case of the kidnapping of former Exxon executive, Sydney Reso.
U.S. Army Colonel (ret) Dan Nolan was one of the first a growing group of army officiers who have beeen pushing the military to go green as part of national security.
Brigadier General (retired) Kevin Ryan is a Senior Fellow at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government's Belfer Center.
Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is considered by his peers and leading FBI experts to be the most successful undercover agent in the history of the Bureau.
Originally aired: 8/14/2007
Featured this week on CBS 60 Minutes discussing his book, "Making Jack Falcone, An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family."
Originally aired: 10/14/2008
Major Joseph Kopser has been an officer in the U.S. Army for fifteen years.
John J. Farley III is a retired Federal Judge and a highly decorated Vietnam War Veteran.
Drew Petersen is a recipient of the 2007 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award. His picture recently appeared in USA Today and Sports Illustrated. The SAMMY is sponsored by USA Today and America's Milk Processors.
A nationally acclaimed leadership and security educator.
Former NY City Police Department Detective, now heading up Alba Investigations.
Jerry is a former fighter pilot who participated in the first land based fighter mission over Japan on April 7, 1945 and the last, on August 15, 1945.
U.S. Army Colonel (ret) Dan Nolan was one of the first a growing group of army officiers who have beeen pushing the military to go green as part of national security.
 
Self Help
Patricia Varley is an international speaker, trainer, retreat and seminar leader, as well as a sought after business and life coach, focusing on integrating professional, personal and spiritual growth.
Mariel Hemingway, as the granddaughter of the illustrious author Ernest Hemingway, was destined to be in the public eye.
Mike Robbins was an All American baseball player at Stanford University who went on to play for the Kansas City Royals.
Ariane de Bonvoisin is an author, entrepreneur and an expert on change.
Lisa Nichols is a contributor to two of the largest self-development phenomena in history...
Ralph Marino was an elite athlete excelling in baseball and golf. Ralph was drafted by professional baseball's Pittsburg Pirates.
Martha is the author of Hats and Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair With Gambling, published by Jeremy P. Thatcher/Penguin a member of the Penguin Group (USA).
Allan Cox, the author of Your Inner CEO, and founder of Allan Cox and Associates, Inc.
For over a decade, Marc has been a consultant on strategy, sales and marketing, product development, product sourcing, and importing.
Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D. is a best-selling author, popular television personality and sought after motivational speaker.
Marci Shimoff is a best selling author. Her most recent book HAPPY FOR NO REASON: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, soared to #1 on many national bestseller lists.
Sarah Reinertsen was the first female leg amputee to complete the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.
Steven Farber is the president of Extreme Leadership, is a leadership consultant and speaker,and the author of the national best seller The Radical Leap.
 
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