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• Defining the defense authorization bill
  The Senate continues its debate on the 2008 Defense Authorization bill. Midmorning examines the arguments and the proposed amendments.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Julian Zelizer: professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University.
  Barry Posen: professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  Resources
  About Julian Zelizer
  About Barry Posen
  Julian Zelizer: Nothing New About the Fight Between Congress and the President
• Designer babies
  Genetic testing is creating controversy for couples using in vitro fertilization. Some parents argue for the right to deliberately select an embryo with a trait like deafness or dwarfism.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Jeffrey Kahn: director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Minnesota.
  Paul Steven Miller: professor of law and director of the Disability Studies Program at the University of Washington School of Law and a former commissioner for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  Resources
  Center for Bioethics
  About Paul Steven Miller

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