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Wednesday March 14, 2007

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10:00Justice Department

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales takes increased political heat after the previously-denied White House role in U.S. Attorney firings is revealed.

Guests

Ralph Neas, president of People for the American Way

Noel Francisco, attorney; former associate counsel to the President George Bush (2001-2003); former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice (2003-2005)

Dan Eggen, reporter, Washington Post

Joseph diGenova, former independent counsel and former US Attorney for the District of Columbia

11:00Earl Black & Merle Black: "Divided America" (Simon & Schuster)

Guest host: Susan Page

Two political analysts explain what's driving regional voting patterns, why the Republican and Democratic parties are locked into such a fierce power struggle, and what this divide may mean for 2008 elections.

Guests

Merle Black, professor of politics and government at Emory University and co-author of "The Rlise of Southern Republicans," "The Vital South," and "Politics and Society in the South."

Earl Black, professor of political science at Rice University and co-author of "The Rise of Southern Republicans," "The Vital South," and "Politics and Society in the South."

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