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Monday May 7, 2007

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10:00French Presidential Elections

Diane and her guests talk about the outcome of Sunday's final presidential vote in France and its implications domestically, across Europe, and for the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Guests

Philip Gordon, senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, former director for European affairs at the National Security Council (Clinton administration), and editor and translator of Nicolas Sarkozy’s new book "Testimony."

Norm Birnbaum, editorial board member for "The Nation," professor emeritus at Georgetown University Law Center, and senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies

Corine Lesnes, Washington correspondent for "Le Monde"

Ulysse Gosset, anchor for French television Channel 24 and host of the weekly program "Talk of Paris"

11:00Wendy Williams & Robert Whitcomb: "Cape Wind" (Public Affairs)

An account of a developer's five year battle to gain approval for a wind farm spanning 24 square miles in Nantucket Sound and the opposition he's faced from some of America's richest and most politically connected individuals.

Guests

Wendy Williams, journalist who has written for many publications, including "Scientific American," "The Christian Science Monitor," "The Boston Globe," "The Providence Journal," and "The Baltimore Sun."

Edward Barrett, fisherman, Nantucket Sound

Jim Lenard, Bluewater Wind

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, chief prosecuting attorney for Riverkeeper, and president of Waterkeeper Alliance..

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