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Wednesday January 17, 2007
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Guest host: Susan Page
Senator Barack Obama has announced he is taking the first step toward a 2008 presidential bid. We'll talk about likely Republican and Democratic contenders and emerging campaign themes.
John Harris, editor in chief, politico.com author of "The Survivor" and co-author of "The Way to Win."
Frank Donatelli, chairman, Reagan Ranch Board of Governors. He served as political director in the Reagan White House.
Clarence Page, syndicated columnist, "Chicago Tribune"
Guest host: Susan Page
The author, grandson of former United Nations Secretary General Thant U, says efforts to weaken Burma's military dictatorship have failed because they fail to grasp Burma's history.
Thant Myint-U, has served on three UN peacekeeping operations, in Cambodia and in the former Yugoslavia, and was recently the head of planning in the UN's Department of Political Affairs.
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