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Tuesday March 21, 2006

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10:00Federal Government Balance of Power

In a recent speech, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke of the importance of an independent judiciary free from retaliation. We'll discuss what some see as recent power shifts between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

Guests

Lee Casey, lawyer in private practice and former staff director of the Federal Legal Counsel in the Justice Department during the Reagan and first Bush administrations

Bruce Fein, former associate deputy attorney general, Republican counsel during the Iran-contra hearings, and founding partner with the Lichfield Group

Mickey Edwards, served in Congress for 16 years from the state of Oklahoma

11:00Erica Jong: "Seducing the Demon" (Tarcher Penguin)

Erica Jong describes how writing kept her sane through three decades of fame, derision, husbands, lovers, wine, and sometime sobriety.

Guests

Erica Jong, author of 19 books of poetry, fiction, and memoir, including "Fear of Flying."

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