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Canada has legalized it, but President Bush and the Vatican oppose it. Diane and her guests look at the heated debate over whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry; and the legal, political, social and cultural issues that are all part of the argument.
Maggie Gallagher, president, Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, editor, www.MarriageDebate.com
Andrew Sullivan, senior editor, "The New Republic," and columnist, "Time"
Romance novels offer love stories and optimistic endings. Literary snobs may think of romance fiction as cheesy, softcore porn for housewives. But more than half of all paperback fiction sold in North America is in the romance category. Diane and her guests talk about the allure of this literary pleasure.
Mary Jo Putney, author of 26 romance novels
Pam Regis, professor of literature at McDaniel College and author of "The Natural History of the Romance Novel" (Penn)
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