Budget Battles Over, Looking Towards the War Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Shutdown Averted, Morning Headlines Government Shutdown Averted... What's Next? Libya: African Union Proposes Peace Plan This Week's Agenda: Debt Ceiling, Egypt, Economy JP Morgan Decision Could Put New Obligations on Banks David Foster Wallace's Editor on 'The Pale King' Top of the Hour: US and Saudi Relations, Morning Headlines Should the US Urge Democracy in Saudi Arabia? Remembering and Reenacting the Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter Mubarak Claims Innocence as Egyptians Protest 6.6 Aftershock Hits Japan Nanny Lit's New Voice: Victoria Brown A pie chart showing budget expenditures for Federal Year 2010. The large dark red portion represents defense spending. ( Wikipedia Commons ) Produced by PRI and WNYC