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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

September 23, 2011

President Obama declared his opposition to the Palestinian Authority's bid for a U.N. vote on statehood; Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the U.N. a day after the release of two American hikers it had held for two years on spying charges; and thousands of Greek public-transport workers walked off the job Thursday in a 24-hour strike over austerity reforms. A panel of journalists joins guest host Steve Roberts for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

September 16, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: A Taliban attack on the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed 16 people (including six children); the European Central Bank said it would coordinate with the Federal Reserve to aid troubled euro-area banks; and Iran's highest court denied the release of two American hikers, which was promised by president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Afghanistan: Taliban Attacks in Kabul

September 14, 2011

Militant attacks on the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul. Analysis of Afghan readiness to provide security after U.S. troops withdraw.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

September 2, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: Libya's embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi made a defiant speech on television, vowing to "keep fighting and never surrender" even as rebels gave loyalists until Saturday to surrender; the European Union announced plans for an oil embargo against Syria; and Iraq saw no U.S. casualties for the first time since the war began.

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Readers' Review: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Readers' Review: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

August 24, 2011

This month's Readers' Review is a charming book about reading, letters and life on the island of Guernsey during and after World War II.

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New Era for Libya

August 22, 2011

Libya leader Moammar Gadhafi's four-decade rule is crumbling. Analysts join Diane to discuss what's next for Libya and revolts in other Arab countries.

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Rory Stewart: "Can Intervention Work?"

August 15, 2011

Shortly after NATO's invasion of Afghanistan, Rory Stewart walked across the country, alone, nearly ten years on he tells us why the West needs to let go of it's smug sense of moral obligation and stop seeing intervention as the "cure of all evil."

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

August 12, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: England was rocked by the worst riots in decades; Syrian president Assad vowed to press ahead with his crackdown on protestors; and a NATO airstrike killed Taliban militants who downed a US helicopter last weekend.

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Navy Seals and U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan

August 9, 2011

The worst tragedy in the history of the U.S. Navy Seals highlights ongoing risks in Afghanistan. Diane and guests explore the challenges ahead for the U.S. mission and current plans for troop withdrawal.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

August 5, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: The trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak began in Cairo; the U.N. Security Council condemned the Syrian government's crackdown on protestors; and the European Central Bank tried to prevent the debt crisis from engulfing Italy and Spain.

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