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Monday July 3, 2006

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10:00Mexican elections

Mexico lies in wait for an official result after a bare knuckles presidential campaign of right versus left.

Guests

Arturo Valenzuela, director, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University; formerly, senior director for inter-American affairs at the National Security Council, and deputy assistant secretary of state for inter-American affairs in the Clinton administration

Jeff Faux, founding president, distinguished fellow, Economic Policy Institute

George Grayson, professor of government, The College of William and Mary

11:00Supreme Court Roundup

Diane and her guests talk about the Supreme Court's decision against tribunals for the terrorism suspects detained at Guantanamo and other top rulings in this term, with a look at the role of the court in the government's balance of power.

Guests

Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law at the George Washington University and legal affairs editor of "The New Republic." He's the author of "The Supreme Court," "The Most Democratic Branch," "The Naked Crowd," and "The Unwanted Gaze."

Joan Biskupic, reporter, "USA Today;" author, "Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice;" now working on a biography about Justice Antonin Scalia.

David Savage, reporter, "Los Angeles Times"

Scott Silliman, professor of the practice of law and executive director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security

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