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They’re the vehicles of choice for many Americans, but critics call them gas-guzzlers. Now, sport utility vehicles are at the center of a debate in congress over fuel efficiency and decreasing American dependence on foreign oil. Laura’s guests are Ron Defore, Communications director for the Coalition for Vehicle Choice www.vehiclechoice.org and Jim Dipeso, Communications Director for Republicans for Environmental Protection www.repamerica.org .

We?ll get an update on the U.S. role in Afghanistan. And we?ll talk about what?s happening with Iraq, Iran and North Korea since being singled out by President Bush. Laura's guests are Wayne Lesperance, assistant professor of political science, New England College www.nec.edu and Jeffrey Taliaferro, professor of political science, Tufts University www.tufts.edu.

We wrap up the latest political news with republican analyst Jayne Marcucci, member of the NH Republican party?s executive board www.nhgop.org and Collin Van Ostern, communications director for the NH Democratic Party www.nh-democrats.org

Bush is proposing medical savings accounts and other ideas such as tax credits to reform health care. We'll talk about Bush's proposals and how they might help the forty million Americans who don't have insurance. Laura's guests are Nina Owcharenko, health policy analyst with the Heritage Foundation www.heritage.org and Ron Pollack, executive director with Families USA www.familiesusa.org.

New Hampshire, like the rest of the nation, has a large aging population. We?ll look at what the state is doing to prepare for the boom and whether it?s ready. Trish talks with State Representative Neal Kurk, Chair of the Long Term Care Institute of New Hampshire http://www.nhltci.org and David Frydman of the Institute for Health Law and Ethics at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord http://www.fplc.edu/healthlaw/title.htm. (Originally broadcast 12-20-01.)