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Governors could appoint four new members of the Senate in the coming months, all in the shadow of the Blagojevich scandal in Illinois. Who might get the seats without a single vote cast, and the latest on Minnesota's efforts to determine the final undecided Senate election.
Charles Mahtesian, national politics editor, Politico
Thomas Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How To Get It Back On Track"
Lynn Sweet, Washington bureau chief, "Chicago Sun-Times"
The man behind one of the most innovative and successful investment companies in history – the Vanguard Group – talks to Diane about the financial crisis gripping the nation and the importance of knowing when enough is enough.
John Bogle, Founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and is President of the Bogle Financial Markets Research Center.
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