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Tuesday February 15, 2005

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10:00Iraqi Election Results

Diane and her guests talk about the results of the recent Iraqi elections: who attracted the most votes and why, the next steps toward a permanent government, how political developments will affect the U.S. military presence in Iraq, and more.

Guests

Max Boot, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of "War Made New" (Gotham Books)

Judith Yaphe, senior research fellow at National Defense University and former CIA analyst specializing in the Mideast

11:00Mary Doria Russell: "A Thread of Grace" (Random House)

In northwest Italy, peasants, priests, and native Italian Jews conspired to save the lives of 43,000 Jews during the final phase of World War II. Mary Doria Russell presents a meticulously researched novel based on the true story of the Italian underground.

Guests

Mary Doria Russell, author of prizewinning research in paleoanthropology and two science fiction novels, "The Sparrow" and "Children of God."

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