Let the smearing begin The Barack Obama campaign has said it will "respond forcefully" to any attacks made on the Democratic presidential candidate. The latest, but not the last, negative barrage comes from a book by Jerome Corsi, called "The Obama Nation."9:06 a.m.
Guests
Dermot McEvoy: Senior editor at Publisher's Weekly. He writes about political books.
Sid Bedingfield: Visiting professor, electronic and print journalism at the University of South Carolina. He was head of CNN's US network.
Pakistan's unclear future Midmorning looks at what lies ahead for Pakistan after the resignation of president Pervez Musharraf.9:45 a.m.
Guests
Moeed Yusuf: Director of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Economic Policy Research Organization, an Islamabad-based think tank. He is currently a teaching fellow at Boston University.
When love and money collide For the past six years, Wall Street Journal columnist Jeff Opdyke has opened up his family's personal finance discussions to readers. Now on the verge of ending the column, he shares what he's learned about love and money.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Jeff Opdyke: Writes the "Love & Money" column for the Wall Street Journal. The column is coming to an end in a few weeks.
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