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8:00 pm
Powder & The Glory
Immigrants Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein some 100 years ago begin to transform cosmetics from a mark of "easy virtue" into a necessity, giving women what they wanted: youth and beauty. Bitter rivals for 50 years, they refuse to meet, yet together they define the business of beauty, revolutionize marketing, and sell both lipstick and a lifestyle. Jane Alexander narrates.G
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9:30 pm
Erma Bombeck: Legacy of Laughter
Friend and neighbor Phil Donahue narrates this profile of the humorous writer who struck a chord with women everywhere with her tales of daily life and families. Interviews with friends and family members are combined with archival photographs, video clips and personal memorabilia to trace her life and career.G
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10:00 pm
Moyers & Company
"How Big Banks Are Rewriting The Rules of Our Economy"
Big banks are rewriting the rules of our economy to the exclusive benefit of their own bottom line. But how did our political and financial class shift the benefits of the economy to the very top, while saddling us with greater debt and tearing new holes in the safety net? This weekend on an encore episode of Moyers & Company (check your local listings), Bill Moyers talks with former Citigroup Chairman John Reed and former Senator Byron Dorgan to explore a momentous instance: how the mid-90's merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group - and a friendly Presidential pen -- brought down the Glass-Steagall Act, a crucial firewall between banks and investment firms which had protected consumers from financial calamity since the aftermath of the Great Depression. In effect, says Moyers, they put the watchdog to sleep. D
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11:00 pm
Washington Week
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11:30 pm
McLaughlin Group
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