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President Obama meets in Washington with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan as thousands flee the Swat valley. An update on the battle against Taliban militants and U.S. strategy in the region.
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, assistant managing editor for continuous news at "The Washington Post"
Shuja Nawaz, Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and author, "Crossed Swords: Pakistan, its Army, and the Wars Within"
Robert F. Grenier, managing director, Kroll served as CIA's chief of station in Pakistan until 2002, and director of the CIA's counter terrorism center until 2006
Ahmed Rashid, Pakistani journalist, writer, and author. His books include "Taliban" and most recently "Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia"
From media mogul to philanthropist, Ted Turner discusses his life as a yachtsman, baseball team owner and bison rancher. The billionaire talks about his latest projects, including green energy advocacy.
Ted Turner, CNN founder, philanthropist and chairman of the United Nations Foundation.