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RNC Coverage: Hour 1

Ben Smith, reporter for Politico, and Stephen Dinan, reporter and blogger for The Washington Times, discuss the vetting process of Sarah Palin, plus the big speeches from last night.

Then
Christine Todd Whitman, former New Jersey governor, co-chair of the Republican Leadership Council, and president of the Whitman Strategy Group, talks about nuclear power, Sarah Palin--and why the northeast is trending more democratic.

Then
WNYC Meet the Delegates Series:Justin Burr from Albermarie, NC.

Then
The View From the Ethnic Press: Pilar Marrero, reporter and columnist for the La Opinión, and a reporter with Feet in Two Worlds, a project of the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School, talks about the convention.

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RNC Coverage: Hour 2

Amity Shlaes, senior fellow in economic history at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, talks why the Republicans shouldn't focus so much on character--and should start thinking about economic growth.

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Danny Diaz, communications director for the Republican National Convention, talks about how the Republicans are using the convention to get their message out.

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WNYC Meet the Delegates Series:Dora Kingsley from The Bay Area, CA.

Then
Fred Melo, public safety reporter with the St. Paul Pioneer Press, talks about yesterday's protests.

Then
WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein previews the upcoming events at the convention.

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