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10:00News Roundup

Guest host: Susan Page

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

Guests

Jerry Seib, Washington bureau chief, "The Wall Street Journal"

David Ignatius, Washington Post columnist and co-moderator (with Fareed Zakaria) of an online forum on international affairs at washingtonpost.com called "PostGlobal."

Eleanor Clift, contributing editor for "Newsweek"

11:0040th Anniversary of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Guest host: Susan Page

For 40 years millions of Americans have tuned in to watch Charlie Brown discover the true meaning of Christmas. A look at the making of a holiday classic.

Guests

Robert Thompson, professor of Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University.

Tom Inge, Professor of Humanities at Randolph-Macon College and author of "Charles M. Schultz: Conversations" and "Comics as Culture."

Lee Mendelson, executive producer of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and author of "A Charlie Brown Christmas - The Making of a Holiday Classic."

Peter Robbins, the voice of Charlie Brown for the first 5 Charlie Brown t.v. specials and the first Charlie Brown movie.

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