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Tuesday November 28, 2006

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10:00The Death of Alexander Litvinenko and U.S. Russian relations

An update on the British police investigation into the death a former Russian secret agent and how this case could affect Russia's relationship with the West.

Guests

Peter Reddaway, professor emeritus of political science at George Washington University and author of works on the Soviet dissident movement and Russian politics.

David Satter, senior fellow, Hudson Institute, visiting scholar at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Johns Hopkins University, and author of "Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State"

Nikolai Zlobin, director of Russian and Asian programs at World Security Institute, former professor of Moscow State University and former political advisor to Soviet president Michael Gorbachev and Russian president Boris Yeltsin

Robert Gifford, NPR's London correspondent, previously NPR's China correspondent from 1999 to 2005.

11:00President Jimmy Carter: "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" (Simon & Schuster)

Jimmy Carter has devoted much of his post-presidency trying to resolve conflicts and promote peace throughout the world. He joins Diane to talk about how to achieve a lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians and other events in the Middle East.

Guests

President Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, founder of the Carter Center, and bestselling author.

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