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10:00Canadian Elections

Canada's conservative party was predicted to make a strong showing in Monday's national elections. We'll talk about the election and implications for U.S. - Canadian relations.

Guests

Peter Morton, Washington bureau chief, The National Post

Paul Frazer, former Canadian diplomat, currently a consultant with the Livingston Group.

Susan Delacourt, Ottawa bureau chief, Toronto Star and author of "Juggernaut: Paul Martin's Campaign for Chretien's Crown"

11:00Deborah Tannen: "You're Wearing That?" (Random House)

Mothers and daughters often have a special knack for driving each other crazy. Linguist Deborah Tannen joins Diane to talk about her investigation of the reasons for this, and what she learned about the intimate details of mother-daughter conversational dynamics.

Guests

Deborah Tannen, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and author of many books, including "You Just Don't Understand," "Talking from 9 to 5," and "I Only Say This Because I Love You."

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