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Wednesday October 30, 2002
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Guest host: Steve Roberts
In the wake of Moscow's deadly hostage crisis, a panel talks about Russia's intractable problem with Chechen separatists, and the question of whether -- and how -- that conflict overlaps with the worldwide fight against terrorism.
Lawrence Sheets, Moscow bureau chief for NPR
Ariel Cohen, research fellow at the Heritage Foundation
Fiona Hill, fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution
Sarah Mendelson, senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Guest host: Steve Roberts
Lawyer and novelist Scott Turow talks about the fictional death-row case at the center of his new novel, and about his real-life role on a commission reviewing the use of the death penalty in the state of Illinois.
Scott Turow, author of numerous best-sellers including: "One L," "Presumed Innocent," and "Reversible Errors"
Join Diane Rehm as she interviews Carl Kasell at George Washington University's Jack Morton Auditorium.