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10:00News Roundup - Hour 1

Analysis of the week's top national news stories including new polls on Obama and McCain, the upcoming conventions, and growing concerns about rising inflation.

Guests

Jill Zuckman, reporter "Chicago Tribune"

Eugene Robinson, Washington Post columnist

Stephen Hayes, "The Weekly Standard," author of "Cheney - The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President"

11:00News Roundup - Hour 2

Analysis of the week's top international news stories including U.S. and Iraqi negotiations on troop withdrawals, the latest on Russia and Georgia, the U.S.-Polish missile-defense pact, and Taliban attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Guests

Khalid Hasan, U.S. correspondent for "Daily Times" and "The Friday Times" of Lahore, Pakistan

Julian Barnes, Pentagon reporter for the "Los Angeles Times"

Scott Wilson, foreign editor, "The Washington Post"

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