The Diane Rehm Show

France and Germany urge E.U. governments to accept more central control over their budgets; Syria's President Bashar al-Assad denies ordering a crackdown on protesters; and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the U.S. of fomenting protests in Russia over election results. Moises Naim of El Pais, Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News and Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

The Federal Reserve joined other central banks around the world in a coordinated effort to make borrowing and lending cheaper for European banks; the British government closed its embassy in Tehran in the wake of rioting by Iranian protesters; and initial results of Egypt's first free election in 60 years point to an Islamist party victory there. Yochi Dreazen of National Journal, Mary Beth Sheridan of The Washington Post, and Hisham Melhem of Al-Arabiya join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

The deficit supercommittee remained far apart on the issue of taxes ahead of the November 23 deadline; GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich rose to the top of the polls; and an Idaho man was arrested after bullets were found near the White House. Diane will discuss the week's top national news stories with John Harwood of CNBC, Lisa Lerer of Bloomberg News, and Major Garrett of National Journal.

Weekly unemployment claims dropped to their lowest level in five weeks; GOP Presidential candidate Herman Cain denied reports that he sexually harassed former female employees, and accused Gov. Rick Perry of orchestrating a smear campaign...