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Tuesday May 22, 2007

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10:00Questions concerning Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

Democrats in the House and Senate have announced plans for a no confidence vote against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. We'll talk about the on-going charge of politicization within the U.S Department of Justice.

Guests

Tom Hamburger, an investigative reporter who covers the White House and executive branch for the "Los Angeles Times."

Douglas W. Kmiec, professor of constitutional law and Caruso family chair in constitutional law at Pepperdine University

Ralph Neas, president of People for the American Way

Mark Corallo, former principal spokesman for Attorney General John Ashcroft

11:00Khaled Hosseini: "A Thousand Splendid Suns" (Riverhead Press)

The author of the international best-seller, "The Kite Runner," returns to Afghanistan for his latest novel. He presents a view of the wars, political turmoil, and extremism of the past three decades through the eyes of two victimized but courageous women.

Guests

Khaled Hosseini, novelist, physician, and U.S. envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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