Ted joins Jimi to discuss the attempt by a Chinese oil firm, CNOOC, to purchase a U.S. oil company, UNICAL. They explore the good, the bad adn the dangerous issues surrounding this potential transaction.

Joan and Jim talk about how twists of fate are going to influence the political environment in Washington D.C., specifically, how the Supreme Court vacancies will detract attention from some of the other issues and allow Mr. Bush to get some of his agenda pushed through. They go on to talk about the economy, the cost of insurance, small business banking, and inflation.

Due to the attacks on London public transportation system, Jim and Joan are joined by Leslie Kossoff who lives in London, to report on this event. Joan and Jim go on to discuss global warming issues, current economic indicators, trends in limiting medical malpractice jury awards, the impact of oil prices on the economy, and recent Supreme Court rulings.

Don joins Jim to discuss current political issues, including upcoming Supreme Court vacancies, as well as the recent eminent domain case, Kelo vs. New London.

Sitting in again for Joan Pryde, Jim talks with our Jim about the prospects for the war in Iraq, the likelyhood of passage of a number of legislation currently before Congress, what a reverse mortgage is, and whether Hillary Clinton will run for president in '08.

Joan and Jim begin their visit talking about the economy, including specifics on several economic indicators. They go on to discuss intellectual property issues, as well as several current political developments.

Joan and Jim discuss the increased revenues states are collecting these days compared to two years ago when states were singing the blues. They go on to talk about reasons for the reintroduction of the 30-year T bill, the heir apparent to Alan Greenspan, the trend in health care premium increases, and new FTC regulations on email marketing, among other things.

Joan and Jim talked about the national and global economy, including Kiplinger's projection for how the U.S. economy will grow over the next 18 months. They go on discuss the future of trade unions, how the Army is working with employers to coordinate recruit training, the Bush influence on the Federal courts, a little bit about Spy Ware legislation, and finally a report on small business taxes.

Joan and Jim begin their visit talking about the revelation of the name of the Watergate era mystery person, Deep Throat. They move on to talk about whether Kiplinger thinks there will be a broad pension collapse by major corporations with defined benefits programs. They move on to discuss the future of alternative fuel and the vehicles that will use it, plus recent political issues, like appointments to the Supreme Court.

Joan and Jim talk about a variety of things that Kiplinger covered in their current Letter, including identify theft and some of the things Congress wants to do to protect our private information from getting into the wrong hands. Also various tax issues, as well as the economy.