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December 6, 2007

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Rep. Jane Harman reacts to this week's U.S. National Intelligence Estimate report on Iran's nuclear weapons program. Acclaimed film director Marc Forster explains the backstory of his new film, The Kite Runner.


Rep. Jane Harman

Rep. Jane Harman

Rep. Jane Harman

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A seventh-term Democrat from Southern California, Rep. Jane Harman is a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and chairs the Intelligence Subcommittee. She's also a member of The Blue Dog and New Democrat Coalitions. Prior to her election, the Harvard Law grad served as deputy cabinet secretary for President Carter, special counsel to the Defense Department, chief counsel and staff director of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and Regent's Professor at UCLA.


 

Marc Forster

Marc Forster

Marc Forster

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Marc Forster saw his first film at age 12 and went on to become an acclaimed Hollywood director. He earned a Golden Globe nomination for Finding Neverland, and his work on Monster's Ball received two Oscar nods. Forster grew up in Switzerland and, after seeing the film, Apocalypse Now, decided to make movies for a living. He studied film at NYU and made a name for himself with his first film, Loungers. Forster's latest release is The Kite Runner. He's also signed onto the next James Bond film, Bond 22.