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10:00Political Unrest and Ethnic Violence in Kenya

Political turmoil and ethnic violence has erupted across Kenya in the wake of last week's disputed presidential election. We'll look at what happened and international efforts to resolve the situation there.

Guests

Howard Wolpe, Director, Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity and Director, Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Also served seven terms in Congress and was chairman on the House Subcommittee on Africa.

Chris Hennemeyer, Africa Regional Director for IFES (formerly the International Foundation for Election Systems), an election assistance organization.

Shari Bryan, Shari Byran is a Senior Associate at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) where she has directed the Institute's democratic development programs in Southern and East Africa (SEA) since 2001.

Alex Perry, Africa Bureau Chief for Time magazine

11:00Garrett Graff: "The First Campaign" (FSG)

The Internet has changed the way we do business and the way we conduct our politics. The first blogger permitted to officially cover a White House press briefing examines how the world wide web will transform political campaigns in the new century.

Guests

Garrett Graff, editor at large at "Washingtonian" magazine and the founding editor of the blog FishbownDC.com. He teaches journalism and new media at Georgetown University.

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