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10:00Senator Byron Dorgan: "Reckless!" (Thomas Dunne)

North Dakota Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan on the economy, corporate influence in Washington, and why he believes there is still great reason for hope.

Guests

Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat, North Dakota; author of "Take This Job and Ship It."

11:00Confirmation Prospects for U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor

President Obama has named U-S appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York to succeed Supreme Court justice, David Souter. Guest host, Terence Smith and his guests discuss the confirmation prospects of the woman who could be the first Hispanic on the nation’s highest court.

Guests

Stuart Taylor, senior writer with National Journal magazine, contributing editor at Newsweek, and coauthor with KC Johnson of "Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case" (Thomas Dunne Books)

Norman Ornstein, is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; coauthor with Thomas Mann of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."

Jonathan Turley, professor of public interest law at George Washington University Law School

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