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10:00Crisis in the Middle East

Diane and her guests talk about the violent clashes between Israel and Hezbollah militants based in southern Lebanon, and what the U.S. might do to help resolve the crisis.

Guests

Robin Wright, The Washington Post

Christiane Amanpour, chief international correspondent for CNN

Zbigniew Brzezinski, counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, professor of foreign policy at The Johns Hopkins University. His many books include,"The Choice," "The Grand Failure" and "The Grand Chessboard," and "Second Chance." He served as national security adviser to former President Jimmy Carter.

Dan Senor, former spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, and founder of Senor Strategies.

Sen. George Mitchell, former Democratic Senate majority leader and co-chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace U.N. Task Force with former House Speaker and Republican Congressman Newt Gingrich

Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State

11:00Pamela Gien: "The Syringa Tree" (Random House)

Actress and writer Pamela Gien talks about turning her own experiences growing up white in South Africa into an award-winning play, and now, a novel.

Guests

Pamela Gien, winner of the Obie and many other awards for her play, "The Syringa Tree," and author of the screenplay for the upcoming film, "The Lily Field."

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