Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Afghanistan and Iraq

10 a.m. (ET)

A spike in U-S troop deaths in Afghanistan and bombings of government buildings in Iraq complicate the tough choices ahead for the Obama Administration. How grim realities are shaping U.S. military options in both Iraq and Afghanistan

Harriet Reisen: "Louisa May Alcott" (Henry Holt)

11 a.m. (ET)

Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women' has entertained readers for generations. A new biography of Alcott reveals her own life was as interesting and epic as that of her most popular novel’s heroine.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.