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10:00Senate Judicial Compromise

Fourteen Republican and Democratic Senators reached an agreement last night on judicial nominees. Diane and her guests talk about what the bi-partisan compromise may mean for the disputed nominees and future Senate negotiations

Guests

C. Boyden Gray, former White House counsel to Pres. George H.W. Bush and chairman of the Committee for Justice

Thomas Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How To Get It Back On Track"

11:00Peter Kramer: "Against Depression" (Viking)

Depression is sometimes seen as integral to the creative processes of writers, artists, and others who suffer from it. A psychiatrist explains why he advocates stripping away any "romance" associated with depression and treating it as a serious disease.

Guests

Dr. Peter Kramer, professor at Brown University and host of public radio's "The Infinite Mind." His other books include "Listening to Prozac" and "Should You Leave?"

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