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Tuesday October 4, 2005

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10:00Bush Administration Appointments

Monday President Bush nominated White House counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court -- a move that surprised many given her lack of judicial experience. A look at the Miers nomination and other key appointments of this administration.

Guests

David Lewis, assistant professor of politics and public affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University

Susan Page, Washington bureau chief for "USA Today"

Mark Thompson, Washington correspondent for Time magazine

Randy Barnett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Law at Boston University and author of "Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty"

11:00Robert Kaplan: "Imperial Grunts" (Random House)

An inside look at the U.S. Army Special Forces and how they are fighting the global war on terrorism.

Guests

Robert Kaplan, a national correspondent for the "Atlantic Monthly" and the author of eleven previous books, including "Imperial Grunts," "Balkan Ghosts," "Warrior Politics," and "The Coming Anarchy."

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