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Monday May 22, 2006

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10:00Iraq Update

Iraqi leaders are trying to defuse tensions between and within sectarian groups as they work to assemble a government. Diane and her guests talk about the weekend's political progress and implications for the U.S. role in Iraq.

Guests

Hisham Melhem, Washington bureau chief for Al-Arabiya TV, and Washington correspondent for "An-Nahar"

Yochi Dreazen, White House correspondent for "The Wall Street Journal;" covers Bush administration foreign policy.

Barbara Slavin, senior diplomatic reporter, USA Today

11:00The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code, the movie, opened in theaters across the country this weekend. We'll talk about the ongoing controversy surrounding this enormously popular fictional murder mystery.

Guests

Desson Thomson, movie critic for the Washington Post

Jay Tolson, US News and World Report

The Very Reverend David O'Connell, president of the Catholic University of America

Reverend Thomas Euteneuer,

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