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10:00National Intelligence Estimate

Democrats and Republicans have starkly different views of declassified portions of a National Intelligence Estimate on terrorism. Diane and her guests talk about what the report says about the war in Iraq, trends in terrorism worldwide, and what they could mean in the midterm elections.

Guests

Lt. Gen. William Odom, U.S. Army-Ret., former director of the National Security Agency and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute

Max Boot, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of "War Made New" (Gotham Books)

Karen DeYoung, reporter for the Washington Post

Rep. Jane Harman, (D-California, 36th District)

11:00Khaled Hosseini: "The Kite Runner"

An Afghan-American doctor talks about his first novel, which became an international literary sensation. He also talks about how his work has drawn attention to the struggles in Afghanistan and other war-torn nations around the world.

Guests

Khaled Hosseini, novelist, physician, and U.S. envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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