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Pilot #20: Part of Your Complete Breakfast

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A Cherokee Indian stands in front of the US Capitol after praying. The Cherokee Nation is embroiled in controversy over whether descendants of its slaves should be recognized as tribe members.

While putting together today's show we learned that after you've done a few two-hour shows, a one-hour show seems to fly by. So starting tomorrow, we're going to broadcast 24/7 until the day before the show launches. That way, when we're up and running for real, it'll be a breeze. Here's what's on tap for today...

-- As Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker get their Iraq testimony going, we'll ask people who know them: Who are these guys? And we'll play Make Me Care when we cover Nawaz Sharif's arrest in and deportation from Pakistan.

-- Every Monday we present While You Were Out (Possibly Drinking), a survey of weekend news you may have missed. Today we'll cover the death of Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time and other children's classics, Oprah's star-studded Obama fundraiser, and Sen. Chuck Hagel's decision not to run for re-election in '08.

-- The BPP also goes in depth today when we explore a dispute between Cherokee Indians and the descendants of the Cherokees' slaves over what should constitute a member of the tribe. The Cherokee Nation voted earlier this year to oust descendants of their black slaves, who had been granted status in the tribe back in 1866. In response to the Cherokee vote to revoke membership from their slaves' descendants, the US House voted recently to revoke some federal funding provided to Cherokees. We talked to people on both sides of this issue.

-- We'll also talk sports with BPP sports guy (and spouse) Bill Wolff and fall TV with Variety's Brian Lowry.

It's just another Manic Monday, but we wouldn't want it any other way.

Dan Pashman

12:46 PM ET | 09-10-2007 | permalink

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Thanks for presenting both sides of the Cherokee Freedman issue. I'm from the Dine Nation and I don't envy any tribal leaders or tribal members involved, tough call. I also like the fact that both parties commenting knew Federal Law. So many people try to throw in their two cents, but understand nothing about Indian Law. Thanks!

Sent by cj | 5:09 PM ET | 09-10-2007

Good, I like the initial newscast earlier than it has been.

Who are General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker? This is a great angle to cover "The Petraeus Report" story since many other reports have focused on the actual content of the testimonies. However, it is very important to know these guys.

I like the While You Were Out...Possibly Drinking segment since it seems to help with the show's pacing. It is

nice to get the highlights of the weekend's news after a longer segment on a single story. I also like the Make Me Care segment; it's an interesting way to get experts' analysis.

Recruiting star collegiate athletes is an interesting topic to explore. Why do star athletes go to college -- education or a step up? If they're there for a step up, is that good for the institution and its other students?

I really enjoyed the Cherokee story. Tell Me More also covered this Cherokee Nation citizenship story back in March during its Rough Cuts period. This is a fascinating story since it brings up so is so fascinating. Please follow this story, and I would love to hear the perspective of people in BPP's target demographic who are Cherokee -- those who are actually Cherokee and threatened with being delisted.

LOL! Conservatives make more mistakes than Liberals.

Welcome, Tricia! Thanks for making it clear that Mormons don't condone polygamy.

This was a better show than the second hour from Friday.

Sent by Steve Petersen | 6:56 PM ET | 09-10-2007

Thanks, Steve! It's great to be here.

Sent by Tricia | 9:16 AM ET | 09-11-2007

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