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Tuesday November 21, 2006

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10:00Dialogue with Syria and Iran

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger are among those publicly pushing the Bush administration to open dialogue with both Syria and Iran. We'll talk about how talks with these regional powers could affect the current crisis in Iraq.

Guests

Frederick Kagan, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

Richard Murphy, served as U.S Ambassador to Syria, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia, and former Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and South Asian Affairs under President Reagan

Ambassador Nabil Fahmy, Egypt's ambassador to the United States

Ambassador Imad Moustapha, Syria's ambassador to United States

11:00Readers' Review: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"

The November Readers' Review panel talks about gulag survivor Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's 1962 account of life in a Stalin-era work camp.

Guests

Peter Reddaway, professor emeritus of political science at George Washington University and author of works on the Soviet dissident movement and Russian politics.

Alice McDermott, author of the National Book Award--winning "Charming Billy," "Child of My Heart" and "After This."

Jackson Bryer, professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland and co-editor of "Dear Scott, Dear Zelda" (St. Martin's Press)

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