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Tuesday January 22, 2008

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10:00Republican Race for the White House

With just a weeks to go before the Super Tuesday primaries, Republican voters have yet to coalesce around a candidate. We'll look at where the GOP candidates stand, what their strategies are for winning the nomination, and what a brokered convention might look like.

Guests

Laura Meckler, reporter, Wall Street Journal

David Winston, Republican pollster and President of the Winston Group. He also writes for Roll Call and is a CBS News consultant.

Matt Bai, New York Times reporter and author of "The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics"

11:00Stephen Marks: "Confessions of a Political Hitman" (Sourcebooks)

Americans decry political attack ads and negative campaigns, but the people behind those tactics say they work. An opposition researcher discusses the work he does and the difference he sees between attack and information.

Guests

Stephen Marks, Republican political consultant, opposition research and media specialist.

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