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As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
Guest Host: Terence Smith
Two experts talk about U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft’s speeches across the country this week to defend the Patriot Act, enacted just six weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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- Terence Smith Media correspondent and senior producer for the "Newshour" with Jim Lehrer; former national and foreign correspondent and editor with the "New York Times"
- Laura Murphy Director of the ACLU Washington legislative office
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