Monday January 14, 2008
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New Hampshire polls wrongly predicted the outcome of the Democratic primary. Questions have been raised about whether race or gender was a factor in the final result. We'll examine if America is ready to elect an African American or a woman president and what happens next as the campaign heads south and west in the weeks ahead.
Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Deborah Simmons, Washington Times Editorial Page Editor and a Columnist
Michael Fauntroy, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and author of "Republicans and the Black Vote"
Charles Ogletree, Harvard University Law Professor
Todd Shaw, Assistant Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina
Diane and her guest discuss the results of a long-term study of female nurses which suggests what women eat, how active they are, and other lifestyle choices may also affect their ability to get pregnant.
Dr. Walter Willett, Chairman of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and co-author of "Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy."