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and analysis
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that aired on
CNBC
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weekday
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s from December 8, 2003 to March 11, 2005. Hosted by
Dylan Ratigan
Dylan Jason Ratigan (born April 19, 1972) is an American businessman, author, film producer, former host of MSNBC's ''The Dylan Ratigan Show'' and political commentator for ''The Young Turks''. He was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representa ...
, it covered
breaking news
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Easel
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s". The program had music selected by a CNBC intern called Grecco.
One segment on the show was called ''Whine & Cheese'', where Ratigan served wine and cheese to his guests and talked about the news in business and corporate governance.
On the last episode of the show, on the segment called ''Bullseye Perspective'', Ratigan served as moderator of an economics debate between
Lawrence Kudlow
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and
Paul Krugman
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of ''
The New York Times
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''.
Frequent guests included CNBC anchor
Rebecca Quick
Rebecca "Becky" Quick (born July 18, 1972) is an American television journalist/newscaster and co- anchorwoman of CNBC's financial news shows ''Squawk Box'' and '' On the Money''.
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and brothers and stock traders
Jon Najarian
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On another segment named ''Bullseye on America'', CNBC reporters gave insight into the state of the U.S. economy.
The show was replaced by
Jim Cramer
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's ''
Mad Money
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