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• Are conservatives ready for Rudy?
  Conservatives, particularly religious ones, are wondering which presidential candidate to back among a field that seems much more moderate than they'd like. Republican analysts size up the prospects.9:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Matthew Continetti: Associate editor at the Weekly Standard, and author of "The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine" (2006).
  David Winston: Republican pollster and strategist. He leads the Winston Group, a political research firm.
  Mark Smith: Conservative commentator and author of "The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy" (2006).
  Resources
  About Matthew Continetti
  About David Winston
  About Mark Smith
• The selfish generation?
  Results of a new research study indicate that members of the "millennial generation" are more selfish and narcissistic than their predecessors, but a critic says its just another example of the endless negativity aimed at today's kids.10:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Jean Twenge: Associate professor of psychology at San Diego State University and lead author of the recent study "Egos Inflating Over Time." She's also the author of the book "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled...and More Miserable Than Ever Before" (2006.
  William Strauss: Historian, playwright, and co-author (with Neil Howe) of "Millennials and the Pop Culture" (2004) and "Millennials Rising" (2000).
  Resources
  About Jean Twange
  Generation Me
  About William Strauss
  Neil Howe and William Strauss: "Today's teens are less selfish than some adults think"

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