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Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) stated on Newsmakers that our troops should eventually act as a support group to the Afghans and not combat troops. He also said that benchmarks for progress are decreased violence and a return to routine daily life for Afghan civilians.

As the World Climate Change Summit approaches, Energy Sec. Steven Chu joined Newsmakers discussing U.S. preparations for the President & Cabinet members attend the summit in Copenhagen. He also went over the latest in the climate debate in Congress.

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On Newsmakers, Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Mbr. Richard Lugar (R-IN) reviewed U.S. options in Afghanistan. He urged Pres. Obama to finalizes his decision on additional troops and said Gen. McChrystal should testify before.

Pres. Harry S. Truman's grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, spoke about the letters written from Bess to Harry Truman at the National Archives in Washington DC.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ranking Member of the Energy & Natural Resources Cmte., talked about potential climate change legislation, saying that ''energy independence'' is one of the most important parts of any legislation.

Taylor Branch, ''The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President'' is interviewed by John Harris, editor in chief of Politico.

CTO Chopra relates how the Obama Administration wants to use technology to improve transparency in government actions. He is joined by guest host Cecilia Kang, a reporter at The Washington Post

Senate HELP Cmte. Tom Harkin (D-IA) talked about health care legislation in Congress and his belief that the final bill will have a public option. He also related the challenges of reconciling the various pieces of legislation.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) explains the proposals in h r climate-change bill, which she is co-sponsoring with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA). She goes over the Administration's plan for new EPA rules requiring large power plants to limit emissions as early as 2011. She also answers reporter's questions on the subject of global warming overall.

Senate and House Democratic women, with guest Lilly Ledbetter, called upon Congress to pass fair pay legislation. Speakers include Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Senator Hillary Rodman Clinton (D-NY) , Carolyn Maloney U.S. Rep 14th District NY and the Feminist Majority. The rally for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act took place July 17, 2008.