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April 4 • Featured Guests - Sen. Bob Casey and Rahm Emanuel
Linda Douglass speaks with Sen. Bob Casey and the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Rahm Emanuel. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring James Barnes, Kirk Victor and Jennifer Skalka; and campaign reports from the trail.
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March 28 • Featured Guests - Sen. Christopher Dodd and Mark McKinnon
Linda Douglass speaks with Sen. Christopher Dodd and John McCain’s chief media strategist, Mark McKinnon. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Marc Ambinder, Jonathon Rauch and Jennifer Skalka; and campaign reports from the trail.
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March 21 • Featured Guests - Richard Durbin, Evan Bayh, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, and Phil Bredesen
Linda Douglass speaks with Sens. Richard Durbin and Evan Bayh, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and John McCain's economic adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Ronald Brownstein, James Barnes and Josh Green; and campaign reports from the trail.
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March 14 • Featured Guests - Greg Craig and P.J. Crowley
Linda Douglass speaks with Barack Obama adviser Greg Craig and former Clinton Pentagon spokesman P.J. Crowley. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Ronald Brownstein, James Barnes and John Mercurio; and campaign reports from the trail.
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March 7 • Featured Guests - Tom Daschle, Andrew Kohut, Ed Rendell
Guest host Ronald Brownstein spoke with Tom Daschle, Andrew Kohut and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Marc Ambinder, Charlie Cook and Erin McPike; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Feb. 29 • Featured Guests - Sherrod Brown and Paul Burka
Guest host Ronald Brownstein spoke with Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Paul Burka, the Senior Executive Editor of Texas Monthly. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Ross Douthat, Bruce Stokes and Jennifer Skalka; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Feb. 22 • Featured Guests - Howard Dean, Charlie Black and Tom Rosenstiel
Linda Douglass spoke with Howard Dean, Democratic Party Chairman; Charlie Black, senior adviser to John McCain; and Tom Rosenstiel, executive director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring John Mercurio, James Barnes and Jennifer Skalka; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Feb. 15 • Featured Guests - David Wilhelm, Howard Wolfson, Sen. Russell Feingold and Gary Bauer
Linda Douglass spoke David Wilhelm, Bill Clinton's former campaign manager; Howard Wolfson, Hillary Clinton's spokesman; Gary Bauer, former presidential candidate and social conservative activist; and Sen. Russell Feingold. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring John Mercurio, Josh Greene and Amy Walter; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Feb. 8 • Featured Guests - Tom DeLay, David Keene, Mark Penn and David Axelrod
Linda Douglass spoke with former Rep. Tom DeLay; David Keene, head of CPAC; Mark Penn, chief strategist for Hillary Clinton; and David Axelrod, chief strategist for Barack Obama. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring John Mercurio, James Barnes and Jennifer Skalka; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Feb. 1 • Featured Guest - John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Antonio Villaraigosa and Edward Kennedy
Linda Douglass spoke with GOP presidential candidates John McCain and Mike Huckabee, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Amy Walter, James Barnes and Josh Green; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Jan. 25 • Featured Guest - John Kerry, Rick Davis, Charlie Crist
Linda Douglass spoke with 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, Florida Governor Charlie Crist and John McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Amy Walter, Marc Ambinder and James Barnes; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Jan. 18 • Featured Guest - Jesse Jackson
Linda Douglass spoke with long-time civil rights activist Jesse Jackson. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring James Barnes, Josh Green and John Mercurio; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Jan. 11 • Featured Guests - Bob Shrum, Mike Murphy
Linda Douglass spoke to veteran political strategists Bob Shrum (D) and Mike Murphy (R). Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring James Barnes, Jonathan Rauch and Amy Walter; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Jan. 4 • Featured Guests - Mitt Romney, Tom Daschle, Lindsey Graham
Linda Douglass spoke to Mitt Romney, Sen. Lindsey Graham and former Sen. Tom Daschle. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Ronald Brownstein, James Barnes, John Mercurio and Amy Walter; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Dec. 28 • Featured Guest - Doris Kearns Goodwin
Linda Douglass spoke to Doris Kearns Goodwin who put the 2008 presidential campaign in historical context. Plus: the Cook Report's Charlie Cook offers predictions about the future of politics and The Hotline's Amy Walter reflects on last year's turning points.
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Dec. 21 • Featured Guest - Fred Thompson
Linda Douglass spoke about the 2008 presidential race and more with Fred Thompson. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Ronald Brownstein, James Barnes and Charles Mahtesian; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Dec. 14 • Featured Guest - Rudy Giuliani
Linda Douglass spoke about the 2008 presidential race and more with Rudy Giuliani. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Ronald Brownstein, Amy Walter and John Mercurio; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Jane Roh's 'Only In New York, Kids'
Rudy Giuliani's autobiography skirts his personal baggage in favor of expounding on his many accomplishments and providing some insight on what made him into the man who is leading the pack for the GOP's presidential nomination.

Dec. 7 • Featured Guests - Janet Huckabee and Bill Richardson
Linda Douglass spoke about the 2008 presidential race and more with Janet Huckabee and Bill Richardson. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Amy Walter, Josh Green and James Barnes; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Deron Lee's 'A Negotiation 'Between Worlds''
In his autobiography, "Between Worlds," Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson describes how his unique personal history and his centrist political philosophy have fueled his success as a legislator, governor and diplomat.

Nov. 30 • Featured Guests - Mark Mellman and Ken Mehlman
Ronald Brownstein spoke about the 2008 presidential race and more with Mark Mellman and Ken Mehlman. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Jennifer Skalka, Marc Ambinder and James Barnes; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Carl Cannon's 'Heir Unapparent'
The 2008 presidential campaign, the first in more than half a century without a sitting president or vice president in the running, is a wide-open affair.

Nov. 16 • Featured Guest - Ron Paul
Linda discussed abolishing government agencies and ending the war in Iraq with the dark-horse presidential contender. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring John Mercurio, Marc Ambinder and James Barnes; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Nov. 9 • Featured Guest - Barack Obama
Linda discussed Hillary Clinton, Iraq and more with the presidential contender. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Amy Walter, Ronald Brownstein and James Barnes; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Erin McPike's 'Vetting The American Dream'
Barack Obama has been in the spotlight, but what do voters know about him? "The Audacity Of Hope" gives readers a glimpse of Obama's stances on the issues, while "Dreams From My Father" is a more personal look at his life.

Nov. 2 • Featured Guest - Mike Huckabee
Linda discussed religion, taxes and immigration with the former Arkansas governor. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Amy Walter, Joyce Murdoch and Charles Mahtesian; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Irene Tsikitas' 'The Rev. Feelgood'
Presidential contender Mike Huckabee's latest book, "From Hope To Higher Ground," reads like a grassroots conservative's guide to achieving the American Dream.

Oct. 26 • Featured Guest - Michelle Obama
Linda discussed life on the campaign trail, familiy responsibilities and more. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Jonathan Rauch, Ronald Brownstein and Amy Walter; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Erin McPike's 'Vetting The American Dream'
One of Barack Obama's books gives readers a glimpse of his stances on policy issues he'd have to broach as president, while the other delves into his personal life.

Oct. 19 • Featured Guest - Ann Romney
Linda discussed religion, Ann's fight with multiple sclerosis and more. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Ronald Brownstein, Carl Cannon and Amy Walter; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Jessica Taylor's 'Does 'Change' Begin With Romney?'
In "Turnaround," presidential hopeful Mitt Romney lays out the four guiding principles he claims helped save the 2002 Olympic Games -- and that he hopes could help land him in the White House.

Oct. 12 • Featured Guest - John McCain
Linda discussed immigration, Iraq, the election and more with the veteran Arizona senator. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring James Barnes, Josh Green and Marc Ambinder; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Irene Tsikitas' 'McCain's Brain'
Voters probably already have a feel for McCain the man or McCain the candidate. His book, "Hard Call," offers a glimpse into McCain the thinker and addresses the question, "What Would John Do?"

Oct. 5 • Featured Guest - Edward Kennedy
Linda discussed implications of President Bush's SCHIP veto with the Massachusetts senator. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Amy Walter, Carl Cannon and Jonathan Rauch; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Bara Vaida's 'Blogging On'
Senators and their staffs are starting to use blogs as a way to personally touch base with their electorate and explain their unfiltered messages and ideas.

Sept. 28 • Featured Guest - Mitt Romney
Linda discussed the already heated 2008 presidential race with the former Massachusetts governor. Plus: reporters' roundtable featuring Carl Cannon, James Barnes and John Mercurio; and campaign reports from the trail.
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Related Story: Carl Cannon's 'Heir Unapparent'
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National Journal Group has teamed with XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio service, to bring you "National Journal On Air," a one-hour weekly show providing a recap of the top political news and events from the week as well as a preview of the week ahead. "National Journal On Air," hosted by Linda Douglass, emphasizes news and analysis on the 2008 presidential campaigns and regularly features National Journal Group journalists, field reporters and top experts, including:

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