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A panel of journalists joins Diane for review and analysis of the week’s top national and international news stories.
James Fallows, writer for the "Atlantic Monthly"
Andrea Seabrook, NPR
Byron York, White House correspondent for National Review and author of "The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy"
Politicians have always used rhetoric to get their points across. But some observers think their language and the facts are getting distorted. A panel joins Diane to discuss current trends in political discourse.
Deborah Tannen, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and author of many books, including "You Just Don't Understand," "Talking from 9 to 5," and "I Only Say This Because I Love You."
William Lutz, Professor of English at Rutgers University and the author of "Doublespeak Defined."
Mark Leibovich, reporter, Washington Post
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