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10:00The Future of the U.S. Car Industry

U.S. auto sales are at a fifteen year low and are expected to decline further in the coming months. Some analysts fear the twenty-five billion loan passed by Congress may be too little too late. Diane and her guests examine what's next for the U.S. auto industry.

Guests

Sean McAlinden, Chief Economist and Vice President, Research at the Center for Automotive Research

Peter De Lorenzo, founder, Autoextremist.com; author of "The United States of Toyota."

John Casesa, managing partner,Casesa Strategic Associates, an industry consulting firm

Warren Brown, automotive writer and "On Wheels" columnist for The Washington Post

Rep. John Dingell, (D-Michigan)

11:00Cherie Blair "Speaking for Myself" (Little Brown & Co.)

The memoir of Cherie Blair's life story - from her working class childhood to her balancing act as a human-rights lawyer and the wife of Prime Minster Tony Blair.

Guests

Cherie Blair, is an English barrister. She is married to former British Prime Minster, Tony Blair.

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