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Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013

Snack options turn healthier to satisfy cravings

WTOP’s Herma Percy


4:20 p.m. – Danielle Kurtzleben, business and economics reporter for U.S. News & World Report

Treasury Department says the debt ceiling crisis could create a recession worse than the Great Recession


12:20 p.m. – Deborah Kotz, health blogger for Boston Globe

Doctors look to drug-free options to treat chronic pain

More doctors trying drug-free techniques to treat chronic pain (Boston Globe)


11:20 a.m. – Ron Sitrin of Long and Foster

The shutdown slows down the housing market


Marylanders without health insurance seek guidance about Obamacare options

WTOP’s Ari Ashe


10:50 a.m. – Bob Schieffer, host of CBS News’ Face the Nation

Politicians are talking – just not to each other


9:50 a.m. – Ken Walsh, US News & World Report

Shutdown compromise: It doesn’t look good


9:20 a.m. – Matt Roush, entertainment editor, TV Guide

Miley Cyrus’ Saturday Night live appearance; scary shows and Simpsons for the Halloween season


8:20 a.m. – Paul Bedard, Washington Secrets columnist for The Examiner

The possible effects of the shutdown on the 2014 midterms


7:50 a.m. – David Alpern, host of For Your Ears Only on Federal News Radio

No easy answers to ending the shutdown

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