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Monday October 2, 2006

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Week of October 2, 2006

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10:00Supreme Court Preview

A look at the cases the court will decide in its new term, and the influence of its newest members.

Guests

David Savage, reporter, "Los Angeles Times"

Joan Biskupic, reporter, "USA Today;" author, "Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice;" now working on a biography about Justice Antonin Scalia.

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

11:00Elizabeth Edwards: "Saving Graces" (Doubleday)

Elizabeth Edwards talks about the joys and sorrows of her public and private lives - from hitting the campaign trail with her husband, to dealing with the death of her teenage son and her own diagnosis with breast cancer.

Guests

Elizabeth Edwards, lawyer, mother, and wife of former vice presidential candidate John Edwards.

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