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10:00New Rules for the Auto Industry

President Obama announces plans to dramatically accelerate fuel efficiency and emissions standards.

Guests

Charles Territo, communications director, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.

David Shepardson, Washington bureau chief, The Detroit News.

Daniel Becker, director, the Safe Climate Campaign.

11:00Readers' Review: "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

To mark the anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birth 150 years ago this month, Diane and her guests discuss the most famous of his mysteries. It's the tale of an ancient curse and a savage ghostly beast.

Guests

Carla Coupe, mystery writer

Daniel Stashower, author of the Conan Doyle biography "Teller of Tales"  and co-editor of "Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters." His most recent book is "The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe and the Invention of Murder." A two-time Edgar award winner, he is the author of five mystery novels.

Peter Blau, geologist, journalist, and secretary of The Baker Street Irregulars.

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