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10:00NIE Report on Iran's Nuclear Program

The latest National Intelligence Estimate concludes Iran halted its nuclear program in 2003, but continues to enrich uranium. We'll look at what this report may mean for U.S. policy towards Iran as President Bush enters his last year in office.

Guests

Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian American Council and professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS.

Jon Wolfsthal, Senior fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies

Kenneth Pollack, director of research at the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution; author of "The Persian Puzzle: the Conflict between Iran and America;" former director for Persian Gulf Affairs and former director for Near East and South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council; former Iran-Iraq military analyst, Central Intelligence Agency

11:00Tasers

Tasers are an increasingly popular non-lethal weapon for police departments. But several recent incidents, including the death of a Polish immigrant in the Vancouver airport, have heightened debate over use of the Taser stun gun.

Guests

Thomas P. Smith, chairman of the board and co-founder, Taser International

Dalia Hashad, director of Amnesty International USA's domestic human rights program

Lorie Fridell, associate professor of criminology, University of South Florida

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