Wednesday November 8, 2006
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Diane and her guests discuss midterm election results and what they will mean on Capitol Hill and in the White House in the coming weeks, months and years.
E.J. Dionne, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, Washington Post columnist, and author of "Stand Up Fight Back."
Dick Armey, former House Majority Leader 1995-2003; former U.S. Representative (R-Texas 26th District) 1985-2003.
Diane and her guests talk about how this era's veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan differ from past generations of veterans, and how the country can better meet their needs, from health care to employment to military benefits.
William A. Boettcher, past national commander of AMVETS and co-chair of the National Symposium for the Needs of Young Veterans
Rick Maze, Times News Service staff writer
Patrick Campbell, sergeant in the D.C. National Guard who served as a combat medic in Iraq
Shoshana Johnson, retired specialist from the U.S. Army and America's first black female prisoner of war (Iraq, 2003)
Lonnie Moore, president of the board of directors for the Wounded Warrior Project. He is medically retired as an Army captain.