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10:00President Obama and Healthcare

President Obama prepares for a rare prime-time address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday. Analysis of his efforts to rally support for healthcare reform after weeks of fierce debate

Guests

Jonathan Weisman, is a reporter for "The Wall Street Journal."

Karen Tumulty, National Political Correspondent, "Time" magazine.

John Dickerson, chief political correspondent for Slate.com and CBS political analyst and contributor. Author of "On Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News' First Woman Star."

11:00Deborah Tannen: "You Were Always Mom's Favorite" (Random House)

Sisters can be the best of friends or the fiercest of rivals. Linguist Deborah Tannen explores how family dynamics can influence a lifetime of communication between sisters.

Guests

Deborah Tannen, author of many books and professor of linguistics at Georgetown University.

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