Julie Chen has been an anchor of THE EARLY SHOW, CBS News' weekday morning broadcast, since October 2002.  She has covered several major news stories, including the war in Iraq, and in March 2003 she reported for the program from Kuwait and Qatar during the war.  Chen has interviewed newsmakers such as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Queen Rania of Jordan, and former Defense Secretary William Cohen, and celebrities, including Tom Hanks, Ellen Degeneres, Tom Cruise, Ben Affleck, Angelina Jolie, Chris Rock and Jennifer Lopez.