OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY: Protests continue along the route of the Olympic Torch relay. Today the scene was Paris, where the flame was extinguished at least twice and put on a bus to avoid the crowds protesting China's handling of Tibet and its human rights record. There were also protests in London Sunday and more are expected when the torch arrives in San Francisco Wednesday. Our guest is New York Times London Bureau Chief John Burns. BIRACIAL AMERICA: Senator Barack Obama's recent speech on race relations opened up the dialogue on race in America, and how it's no longer just a black and white issue. Obama's description of himself as a multiracial American struck a chord with millions of Americans. There are now 7 million people, or about 3 percent of the US population, who identify themselves as being multiracial. As part of our occasional series on race relations, we speak to writer Francie Latour, who writes about raising mixed race children. We also talk to Matt Garcia, associate
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“…That's John burns London bureau chief -- the New York Times on the Olympic storage but John just a brief question with you because of course we followed earlier reporting from Iraq and at tomorrow there will be testimony from commander in chief general Petraeus and your thoughts on what he's going to say. …”