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• Returning Congress weighs new attorney general, major issues
  What role will Congress play in approving the new Attorney General and the future direction of the Justice Department? What other key issues will Congress face when it returns to Washington next week?11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Steven Smith: Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
  More from MPR
  Gonzales resigns as attorney general (08/27/2007)
  Resources
  Weidenbaum Center at Washington University
• President Bush defends Iraq strategy
  President Bush said Tuesday that withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq would allow the Middle East to be taken over by extremist forces, and would put the security of the United States in jeopardy.12:00 p.m.
  Guests
  Michael Barnett: Harold Stassen Chair in International Peace at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.
  More from MPR
  Iraq's political leadership and security (08/27/2007)
  Is al-Maliki on the way out? (08/23/2007)
  The protesting rages on (08/22/2007)
  Former commander in Iraq assesses the war (08/14/2007)
  Resources
  American Legion National Convention

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