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10:00President Obama in Guadalajara

An update on President Obama's meeting with the leaders of Canada and Mexico on issues of mutual concern including escalating drug violence in Mexico, immigration, and the economy.

Guests

Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Policy fellow at the Brookings Institution and adjunct professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

Francisco Gonzalez, Riordan Roett Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Peter DeShazo, Director, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

John Morton, assistant secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Alex Lee, Director of the Office of Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State

11:00Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson: "The Battle for America 2008" (Viking)

It was the longest and most expensive campaign in history. It was also the most historic. Two veteran journalists offer new insights and analysis of the 2008 presidential election.

Guests

Dan Balz, of the Washington Post

Haynes Johnson, journalist, historian and author

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