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10:00Iran in Iraq

The government in Tehran is publicly committed to supporting stability in Iraq, but there are new reports of groups inside Iran training and arming Iraqi militants. Different perspectives on Iran's role in Iraq and its influence throughout the Middle East

Guests

Robin Wright, U.S. foreign policy reporter for "The Washington Post" and author of several books, including "The Last Great Revolution."

Peter Brookes, senior fellow for national security affairs at the Heritage Foundation; former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs in the Bush administration; author, "A Devil's Triangle: Terrorism, WMD and Rogue States."

Karim Sadjadpour, Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Barbara Slavin, senior fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, on leave from post as senior diplomatic reporter at USA Today; author of "Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S and the Twisted Path to Confrontation"

Nicholas Burns, Former Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State

11:00Jeanne Safer: "Death Benefits" (Basic Books)

A psychotherapist examines what happens when adults lose their parents.

Guests

Jeanne Safer,

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