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10:00John Roberts Hearings

A preview of the questions and issues Supreme Court nominee John Roberts is likely to face at his Senate confirmation hearings.

Guests

Stuart Taylor, senior writer with National Journal magazine and contributing editor at Newsweek

Joan Biskupic, reporter, "USA Today;" author, "Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice;" now working on a biography about Justice Antonin Scalia.

Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law at the George Washington University and legal affairs editor of "The New Republic." He's the author of "The Supreme Court," "The Most Democratic Branch," "The Naked Crowd," and "The Unwanted Gaze."

11:00Hurricane Relief

An update on the ongoing emergency relief efforts in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the flood in New Orleans.

Guests

Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

Jane Bullock, former chief of staff, FEMA

Russ Knocke, spokesman, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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