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10:00News Roundup - Hour 1

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories, including highlights of the Democratic National Convention in Denver and what to expect for Republicans in St. Paul.

Guests

Naftali Bendavid, deputy Washington bureau chief, "Chicago Tribune;" author of "The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution"

Eleanor Clift, contributing editor for "Newsweek"

Matthew Continetti, associate editor for "The Weekly Standard;" he edits the magazine's "Campaign Standard" blog.

11:00News Roundup - Hour 2

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international stories, including news about Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, North Korea and elsewhere across the globe.

Guests

Tom Gjelten, correspondent, NPR

Michael Hirsh, Senior editor at Newsweek, and author of "At War With Ourselves" (Oxford)

Moises Naim, editor in chief, "Foreign Policy" magazine

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