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Friday August 5, 2005

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10:00News Roundup

A panel of journalists joins Diane for review and analysis of the week’s top national and international news stories.

Guests

E.J. Dionne, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, Washington Post columnist, and author of "Stand Up Fight Back."

Barbara Slavin, senior diplomatic reporter, USA Today

Tony Blankley, editorial page editor of "The Washington Times." He is author of "The West's Last Chance."

11:00Mary Childers: "Welfare Brat" (Bloomsbury)

Mary Childers has a Ph.D. and a professional career, but her childhood was poor and chaotic. She joins Diane to talk about her memoir of breaking her family's cycle of poverty and welfare.

Guests

Mary Childers, human resources consultant for colleges and universities

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