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Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin gives her first network news interview. The Obama and McCain campaigns suspend election activities in remembrance of nine-eleven. And the next president may inherit a federal deficit of half a trillion dollars.
Stephen Hayes, "The Weekly Standard," author of "Cheney - The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President"
Jeanne Cummings, reporter, "The Politico"
David Corn, Washington bureau chief, "Mother Jones" magazine; author of several books, most recently, "Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War." He blogs at David Corn.com
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the US strategy in Afghanistan is not working. The Bush Administration reportedly approved special forces operations inside Pakistan without that government’s approval. And the latest on North Korea’s Kim Jung-il health.
David Ignatius, columnist, "The Washington Post;" co-moderator of "PostGlobal" on washingtonpost.com.
Martin Walker, United Press International
Julian Barnes, Pentagon reporter for the "Los Angeles Times"
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