Thursday, July 9, 2009

Ethnic Tensions in China

10 a.m. (ET)

More than one hundred fifty people have died as ethnic tensions rise in western China. A panel joins Diane to discuss what's behind the violence and the challenge it presents to China's leadership.

Christian Davenport: "As You Were" (Wiley)

11 a.m. (ET)

A reporter embeds with a Virginia National Guard unit as it heads to Iraq. He offers an inside account of the challenges citizen-soldiers face preparing for war, facing combat and returning to civilian life.

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