Getting Admitted

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 1, 2010

The details of the health care bill continue to emerge, and the negotiations over reconciling the Senate and House bills has begun. Stephen Moore, Senior Economics writer for Wall Street Journal, offers his take. Plus, inside the college admissions process and your questions about college applications answered; legendary sportswriter Ira Berkow on his greatest Yankees columns ever; and end-of-year financial tips.

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