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It's a little late, I know, but this presentation by Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and current book-flogging memoirist, is pretty good. You may remember that Fiorina is the woman who rescued HP from a nine-quarter slump, only to be ousted after the controversial merger with Compaq and her pro-globalization testimony to Congress. We really had to fight to get this on B-SPAN, but I'm proud that we did. She's an interesting, polished, and high-profile speaker.

Update: Speaking of late, the Best of B-SPAN podcast was delayed while I was training other staff on audio production. I know you were all on the edge of your seat. The newest edition (retroactively labeled 12/1/2006) is now uploaded, and I enjoyed it very much, personally. It's on the question of "how much human development funding is enough?" With all the emphasis that people like Jeff Sachs place on getting more funding, that's a logical question--but Shanta Devarajan and Michael Clemons explain why it's the wrong question. Highly recommended.

The 12/15 podcast, for those who have an aversion to Real Media, will be Fiorina's presentation. Truly, MP3 is what brings us all together.