Jim and Joan talk about what is in the Kiplinger Letter this week. They discuss what Congress is doing about energy, federal spending bills, and medicare bills.

Don joins Jim to answer the question, "Is the Middle East disintegrating on American foreign policy?"

Jim and Joan discuss this week's Kiplinger Letter. They also discuss current events in the marketplace. Included in this discussion is investors confidence in the economy after SEC regulations are broken.

Rich joins Jim to discuss current events, including how the new campaign finance reform bill will affect politics.

During this week's coverage of the Kiplinger letter, Joan and Jim discuss issues such as the power blackout, other energy sources such as natural gas heating oil and gasoline, California politics, and the technology industry.

Jim and Joan talk about the 2004 race for the White House and the nine Democrats that want on the ballot. They also talk about the more than 100 candidates in the Governor's race in California.

Jim and Joan start off talking about Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign for governor in California and they compare his career in politics with other celebrities. They go on to discuss the Kiplinger Letter and the economic recovery.

Rich joins Jim to talk about Iraq and the politics in Iraq after the war.

Jim and Joan talk about how the war in Iraq affected President Bush's popularity. They also discuss Sadam Hussein's sons and what led up to their deaths.

Jim and Don discuss Tony Blair's speech to Congress about the alliance between Great Britain and the U.S. They talk about the two countries' actions and the effects they will have on history.