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The Friday News Roundup. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with senators ahead of her confirmation hearings. General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and an abortion provider in Kansas is murdered. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.
Juan Williams, NPR News Analyst, FOX News Political analyst, and author of numerous books, including "Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It."
Byron York, chief political correspondent, "Washington Examiner" and author of "The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy"
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, White House correspondent, "The New York Times"
The Friday News Roundup. In Cairo, President Obama calls for a new beginning between the U-S and the Muslim world. Secretary Geithner travels to China to discuss the global economy and North Korea names a successor to Kim Jong Il. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Moises Naim, editor in chief, "Foreign Policy" magazine
Nancy Youssef, Pentagon correspondent, McClatchy newspapers
Michael Shear, White House reporter for "The Washington Post"
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