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Wednesday November 9, 2005

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10:00Off-Year Elections

Voters in Virginia and New Jersey elected Democratic candidates for governor. New Yorkers re-elected Republican mayor, Michael Bloomberg. We'll discuss these races and other results from around the country.

Guests

Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

Ron Elving, Washington editor for National Public Radio

11:00Blair Underwood: "Before I Got Here" (Atria)

Emmy- and Golden Globe--nominated actor Blair Underwood joins Diane to talk about his new collection of first-hand accounts and stories of the things children say. He'll talk about how his own son inspired the project and what we can learn about spirituality and the unknown from children, plus the latest on other recent projects.

Guests

Blair Underwood, film, television and stage actor

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