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Monday May 12, 2003

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Week of May 12, 2003

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10:00Iraqi Oil Industry

Oil revenues will likely become a source of desperately needed capital for post-war Iraq, but the job of getting production facilities up, running, and ready for business is extremely complex. A panel joins Diane to talk about some of the economic and political implications of the challenge ahead.

Guests

J. Robinson -duplicate record West, chairman of PFC Energy, an energy consulting firm

Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland and author of "The Stakes: America and the Middle East" (Westview Press)

11:00Jon Katz: "The New Work of Dogs" (Random House)

Author Jon Katz describes the evolving relationship between humans and pets in his latest book. He profiles Americans' increasing reliance on their dogs for emotional support - "Tending to Life, Love, and Family" - as human society becomes increasingly disaffected and disconnected.

Guests

Jon Katz, author of six novels and ten works of nonfiction, he writes columns about dogs and rural life for "Slate" and cohosts an award-winning show, "Dog Talk," on Northeast Public Radio.

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