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Monday September 27, 2004

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Week of September 27, 2004

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10:00Presidential debates

The first presidential debate will take place this Thursday. We'll talk about the ground rules and the risks and opportunities the debates present for each candidate.

Guests

Thomas Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How To Get It Back On Track"

Alexis Simendinger, White House correspondent for the "National Journal"

Alan Schroeder, associate professor of journalism, Northeastern University

11:00Violinist Joshua Bell

Diane talks with America's greatest classical violinist, performing this week with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. His latest CD is titled "Romance of the Violin."

The following recordings by Joshua Bell were featured during this program. This is not necessarily a complete listing.

CD: Mendelssohn/Beethoven Violin Concertos “Allegro molto appassionato” (Mendelssohn)

CD: Romance of the Violin “Elegie: O Doux Printemps” by Jules Massenet

CD: Romance of the Violin “O Mio Babbino” from “Gianni Schicci” by Giacomo Puccini

CD: Romance of the Violin “Songs My Mother Taught Me” by Antonin Dvorak

CD: Short Trip Home “Short Trip Home” by Edgar Meyer

CD: Short Trip Home “Concert Duo Movement 1”

Guests

Joshua Bell, violinist

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