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10:00U.S. Strategy in Iraq

An update on the war in Iraq and the U.S. military strategy options offered by Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls.

Guests

Stephen Biddle, senior fellow for defense policy, Council on Foreign Relations; author, "Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle."

Ivo Daalder, senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, former director for European Affairs for the National Security Council, and author of "Beyond Preemption: Force and Legitimacy in a Changed World.”

Dan Senor, Former Bush Administration foreign policy advisor, based in Iraq (2003, 2004) Currently founding partner of Rosemont Capital, a global private equity firm; and Fox News Middle East Analyst

11:00Seth Shulman: "The Telephone Gambit" (Norton)

Alexander Graham Bell is best remembered as the father of the telephone. But a science journalist found evidence that the credit actually belongs to a lesser known inventor. He presents the surprising story behind one of history’s most important and lucrative inventions

Guests

Seth Shulman, author, editor, and journalist specializing in issues in science, technology, and the environment. His most recent books include "Unlocking the Sky" and "Owning the Future."

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