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12:30 Jason Leopold, truthout.org
Our U.S. correspondent joins us to talk about Karl Rove's resignation – why did he do it, and what's Bush going to do without his right-hand man?

1:00 Wong Liu Shueng
The Bananas NZ conference kicks off once again this weekend. This year's theme is Bananas Going Global – exploring the successes of Chinese people in NZ and abroad Liu Sheng is on the organising committee, and will be in the studio to talk about the key topics being presented.

1:20 Keith Locke, Green Party
Iranian asylum seeker Ali Panah is now in day 33 of a hunger strike, to protest his 18 month detention without charge. The Green Party wants Immigration Minister David Cunliffe to grant him a humanitarian dispensation.

1:40 The Green Desk
An unlikely topic this week – McDonalds! Sustainable Simon will be talking to Nathan Inkpen, chairman of the Balmoral Community Group that's fighting a proposal for a 24-Hour McDonald's on Dominion Road. They'll be assessing the environmental impacts the store will have – over and above its contribution to our ever-expanding waistlines…

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