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Friday May 14, 2004

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10:00News Roundup

A panel of journalists joins Diane for review and analysis of the week’s top national and international news stories.

Guests

Jeanne Cummings, reporter, "The Politico"

Martin Walker, United Press International

Tony Blankley, editorial page editor of "The Washington Times." He is author of "The West's Last Chance."

11:00Maureen Orth: "The Importance of Being Famous" (Henry Holt)

Celebrity weddings, breakups, trials and scandals (Bennifer! Jacko! The Hilton Sisters!) now appear on newspaper front pages and take up hours of cable news coverage every day. A journalist who has herself written her share of articles about controversial stars takes us behind the scenes of what she calls the "celebrity-industrial complex."

Guests

Maureen Orth, special correspondent for "Vanity Fair" Magazine.

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