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10:00Chrysler and the U.S. Auto Industry

Analysts expect big changes in the auto industry following Daimler Chrysler's decision to sell a majority interest in Chrysler to a private equity firm. We'll talk about longer term long implications for auto workers and the future of U.S. car companies.

Guests

Micheline Maynard, Detroit bureau chief for The New York Times and author of "The End of Detroit" (Currency)

Kevin Tynan, senior automotive analyst, Argus Research

Charles Craver, Freda H. Alverson Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School

11:00Rebecca Mead: "One Perfect Day" (The Penguin Press)

From consultants to cake-makers, videographers to wedding planning website, getting married is big business. A look at the multi-billion dollar wedding industry.

Guests

Rebecca Mead, a staff writer at "The New Yorker."

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