IOUSA to air on CNN this weekend

CNN will run the docu "I.O.U.S.A." on Saturday at 2 p.m. The telecast will include periodic breaks for a panel discussion on issues raised in the docu about the perils of the nation's ballooning debt.

The Peterson Foundation, an org founded by Blackstone Group co-founder Peter G. Peterson, bought the movie, helmed by Patrick Creadon, after its preem at Sundance last year. "I.O.U.S.A." was distribbed through Roadside Attractions in the U.S.

The deal between CNN and the Peterson Foundation is unusual for the all-news cabler, which rarely airs theatrically released features. Peter Peterson, a former U.S. Commerce secretary, will be among the commentators in the telecast, along with former U.S. senator Bill Bradley and economist Alice Rivlin.

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CNN will repeat the broadcast Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. EST.