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Monday January 31, 2005

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Week of January 31, 2005

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10:00Iraqi Elections

Guest host: Syndicated columnist Steve Roberts

An update on the latest news from Iraq and what the voting may mean for Iraqis and for US policy.

Guests

Rajiv Chandrasekaran, assistant managing editor for continuous news at "The Washington Post"

Danielle Pletka, vice president of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute

Rick Barton, senior adviser in the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

Yochi Dreazen, White House correspondent for "The Wall Street Journal;" covers Bush administration foreign policy.

11:00Essie Mae Washington-Williams: "Dear Senator" (ReganBooks)

Guest host: Syndicated columnist Steve Roberts

Just over a year ago, long-standing rumors were confirmed when Essie Mae Washington-Williams first spoke up publicly about the fact that she was the daughter of the late South Carolina politician Strom Thurmond, and an African-American woman who'd been a servant in the Thurmond family home. Ms. Washington-Williams explains why she kept this secret for decades -- and why she is speaking out now.

Guests

Essie Mae Washington-Williams, retired teacher

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