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Monday October 10, 2005

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Week of October 10, 2005

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10:00Harriet Miers Nomination

Diane and her guest talk about why many prominent conservatives object to the nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, and how the controversy is affecting President Bush and the Republican party.

Guests

Bill Kristol, editor of "The Weekly Standard" and "The Weekly Standard : A Reader: 1995-2005."

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"

Justice Nathan L. Hecht, Texas Supreme Court Justice

Stuart Thomas, attorney at Thomas & Dees in Dallas

11:00Jon Katz: "Katz on Dogs" (Villard)

The relationship between man and dog has always been complicated. A leading authority on the human-canine bond offers a commonsense philosophy for training and living with dogs.

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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