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Hillary Rodham Clinton, President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore have been speaking publicly about problems with the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding homosexual Americans serving in the armed forces. A panel talks about the ways in which the policy has failed and ways it has succeeded, and how it could change.
Dana Priest, intelligence correspondent for "The Washington Post" and author of "The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military"
Dickson Osborne, co-executive director fo Service Members Legal Defense Network
Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration
The holidays usually involve festivities shared with family and friends, but it's not uncommon for lots of togetherness to raise tensions among family members. Many people find that relationships with relatives acquired through marriage can be especially difficult. A panel talks about relationships with in-laws and other family members and strategies for getting along and making the most of holiday times together.
Judith Martin, "Miss Manners" syndicated columnist
Peggy Treadwell,
Dr. Ted Beal, clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University
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