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10:00Somalia

An Islamic militia is in talks with Somalia's U.N.-backed government about the country's future after defeating a coalition of what are believed to be U.S.-funded warlords. Diane and her guests talk about what is at stake for the U.S. in Somalia, which has not had a government since 1991.

Guests

Karin von Hippel, codirector of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project and senior fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

John Prendergast, senior advisor to the International Crisis Group

11:00Jon Meacham: "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of Nation" (Random House)

A look back at how the founding fathers struggled to assign religion its proper place in society and why the balance they struck remains critical today.

Guests

Jon Meacham, managing editor, Newsweek. Previous book: "Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship".

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