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10:00News Roundup - Hour 1

Some of the stories Diane and her guests will discuss on the Friday News Roundup: The presidential campaign enters its final days; the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to their lowest levels since the dot-com bust; and, the U.S. economy shrinks during the third quarter.

Guests

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

Byron York, White House correspondent for "National Review" and author of "The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy"

Susan Page, Washington bureau chief for "USA Today"

11:00News Roundup - Hour 2

Some of the stories Diane and her guests will discuss during the Friday News Roundup: U.S. forces based in Iraq cross the Syrian border and target suspected insurgents; the I.M.F. considers loans to countries hard-hit by the financial crisis; and Pakistan protests U.S. missile-strikes along its border with Afghanistan.

Guests

Matt Frei, chief anchor, "BBC World News America"

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

Barbara Slavin, assistant managing editor for world and national security at "The Washington Times;" author of "Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S and the Twisted Path to Confrontation"

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