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10:00Vice Presidential Debate Analysis

Diane and her guests talk about the highlights from Tuesday night's debate in Cleveland between Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic candidate for vice president, John Edwards, and assess its impact.

Guests

Ron Elving, Washington editor for National Public Radio

Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

11:00Jon Katz: "The Dogs of Bedlam Farm" (Villard)

Jon Katz ended his book "A Dog Year" with a story of taking his new border collies to a sheep farm. In his latest book, Katz tells the story of his three border collies, a cold winter spent on a forty-acre farm with more than a dozen sheep, and how his dogs made him a better person.

Guests

Jon Katz, author of six novels and ten works of nonfiction, he writes columns about dogs and rural life for "Slate" and cohosts an award-winning show, "Dog Talk," on Northeast Public Radio.

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