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10:00Iraq Study Group Recommendations

Two members of the Iraq Study Group and two journalists discuss the bi-partisan panel's recommendations on possible exit strategies from Iraq.

Guests

Sandra Day O'Connor, former Supreme Court Justice

Leon Panetta, chief of staff for President Clinton. Mr. Panetta served as chairman of the Pew Oceans Commission. He is chairman and founder of the Panetta Institute.

David Ignatius, Washington Post columnist and co-moderator (with Fareed Zakaria) of an online forum on international affairs at washingtonpost.com called "PostGlobal."

James Kitfield, senior correspondent, "National Journal" magazine

11:00Jean-Benoit Nadeau: "The Story of French" (St. Martin's Press)

Parlez-vous francais? The French language is often seen as complicated, romantic, or elitist, but in fact it is spoken by 175 million people all around the world. We'll learn about the history and future of French.

Guests

Jean-Benoit Nadeau, Montreal-based journalist. He co-authored this book with his wife Julie Barlow; the two are also co-authors of "Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong."

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